- f/8-16. High-index / low-dispersion optical glass, Fully multi-coated, every element, Anti-reflection coating
- Designed to maximize day and night shots by providing maximum light and image transmission with minimum distortion, Fantastic for all types of photographic situations
- Great for the wildlife or nature photographer who wants to be hidden while taking photos of the subject
- 500mm Mirror Lens, 2x Multiplier, Carrying bag, and lens caps included!
- Includes Lens Adapter & 10 Year Worldwide Warranty
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The Opteka 500mm mirror lens is incredibly compact and lightweight (Opteka 500mm with 2X Multiplier). Using an advanced reflex design, this is a mirror lens that is ideally suited for wildlife and sports photography. It has a fixed aperture of f8. It come
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I had originally been looking at a large zoom telephoto lens like the Sigma 50-500mm (Bigma) but at around £1000 I just couldn't justify it so I thought that I'd give a mirror lens a shot. I tried a few different types of mirror lens with my Pentax K-r and finally settled on this one from Opteka as the images that it provided were significantly better than all of the other brands. Like all the other mirror lenses that I tried, this is manual focus only. I've taken quite a few shots of wildlife and also of the moon, the 500mm focal length is a real boon here and as the other reviewer said, sorting out the exposure wasn't difficult at all.
Fitting was easy on the Pentax K-r, just straight onto the standard PK mount and away I went, no need to fiddle with any other settings.
Is the image quality as good as you get with something like the Bigma mentioned above at 500mm, I would have to say not quite but it is way better than the other mirrors that I tried and produces some really nice images. So unless you are really really serious and have the cash to burn then I would go for this one.
Fitting was easy on the Pentax K-r, just straight onto the standard PK mount and away I went, no need to fiddle with any other settings.
Is the image quality as good as you get with something like the Bigma mentioned above at 500mm, I would have to say not quite but it is way better than the other mirrors that I tried and produces some really nice images. So unless you are really really serious and have the cash to burn then I would go for this one.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
As you might read in other reviews, due to the fact it's compact and light, this lens is particularly good for sport or wildlife shots. You have to work a little bit to understand how to regulate the exposure (in the Pentax k100 is done with half pressing the shooting button and pushing AE-L). The lack of light is not a big issue, especially considering you might have a good tripod. Of course there might be better lenses, but i think this telephoto is one of the best in its price range.
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