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Opteka 500mm f/8 Telephoto Mirror Lens for Canon EOS 1D, 5D, 7D, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 300D, 350D, 400D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 1000D & 1100D Digital SLR Camera

by Opteka
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
Price: £78.21 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
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  • Will mount to All Canon EOS EF or Digital SLR Camera
  • High definition optics produce sharper, more intense pictures
  • Incredibly compact and lightweight, Fully Multi-coated, Manual Focus
  • Soft pouch and three (3) rear mounted, 30.5mm filters, (ND-2X, ND-4X & Skylight)
  • Can be combined with the Opteka 2X Multiplier for 1000mm Zoom (Sold separately - Amazon Item Code: B000JSZ41S)
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Opteka 500mm f/8 Telephoto Mirror Lens for Canon EOS 1D, 5D, 7D, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 300D, 350D, 400D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 1000D & 1100D Digital SLR Camera + Opteka 2X Manual Telephoto Converter for T-Mount Lenses + BV & Jo MACRO EXTENSION Full Set TUBES Fits CANON EOS SLR & DSLR,1D 1Ds 7D 5D 10D 20D 30D 40D,50D,60D,300D 350D 400D 450D 500D,550D,600D,T2i,1000D,1100D Camera DSLR.
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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10 x 9.8 cm
  • Boxed-product Weight: 907 g
  • Item model number: OPT-500-M-C
  • ASIN: B001LZOWFC
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 23 Nov 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,841 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

The Opteka manual focus mirror lens is incredibly compact and lightweight. 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 comes complete with a soft pouch and three (3) rear mounted, 30.5mm filters, (ND-2X, ND-4X & Skylight). Opteka mirror lenses incorporates advanced computer designed optics and the latest in multi-coating techniques.á The process of multi-coating assures virtually flare free photographs even under adverse lighting conditions resulting in crisp high contrast pictures with full color fidelity.


Customer Reviews

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66 of 66 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars It is what it is 30 Aug 2009
By Erasmus
I bought this to use with my canon 350D. I am an occasional photographer so a canon IQ lens is well outside my affordability. The lens is screw mount so comes with an adaptor to fit to the Canon mount. As such the lens does not communicate with the camera so the camera has no idea what's attached at the front. The result is that the camera does not know that the lens is f8 so will only operate on fully manual mode ( and even then reports f0.0). Metering is through the lens so is fine.

The focussing of the lens is really quite sensitive, and of course since not auto-focus is up to you to get it right. Without a split focus plate as of old this is tricky, also you must carefully set the eyepiece focus adjustment so that the image and eyepiece focus are at the same point. If you usually rely on the autofocus the eyepiece is probably not set correctly, as mine wasn't.

Having taken care of the above, the lens actually gives pretty decent images. For hand held, I set the camera to 1600ASA, which gives enough speed even on an average day. The lens doesn't come with a hood so extraneous light can get in and degrade contrast - either get a lens hood or fashion a simple tube yourself.

Four stars because it seems it's cheapness is due to its simplicity of design (i.e. manual) not dreadful imaging.
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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars There is no such thing as a free meal 11 Jan 2012
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Having decided you need a 500mm lens, the next question is do you want to spend the equivalent of a meal out on it, or the equivalent of a second hand car. If you go for the latter, then go and buy yourself a good canon lens like Canon EF 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens and you won't be disappointed. If your budget is a bit more restricted then read on.

This lens is well constructed and is very solidly made. It comes with three filters which are inserted at the back of the lens, between the camera and the lens itself, not at the front. Notice that as a result of that if you want to protect the front face another filter will be required. Your camera will not be able to control the aperture setting which is fixed at f/8 so you will be using predominantly Av mode. With our Canon 400D that largely worked ok but there were occasions where some shots were over exposed and it wasn't clear why that was happening.

The key limitations with this lens that you need to be aware of are as follows:

1. Contrast will never be as good as you might hope, this is as a result of it being a mirror based system. If you are taking shots of the moon this will not be a problem but nature shots (for example) will tend to look a little more washed out.

2. You will see an effect called "bokeh", which is where the out of focus background tends to have lots of circle effects.

3. If photographing nature, the narrow depth of field and manual focus means that you really need to choose an area to focus on then be prepared to shoot when the animal comes into shot. This is a great deal different from the normal point and shoot approach that you may be familiar with, where the auto-focus can be used to good effect.

If you are happy with the above, this is a very cost effective purchase.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value 27 May 2012
By B. Daw
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Having read the various reviews I was not sure what to expect in terms of quality. I can only say that as an amateur in the world of digital SLR's this lens exceeded my estimation. So far it has produced some excellent wildlife shots and whilst it may take some setting up I cannot fault the results. When I look at the cost of similar 'big name' lenses this will certainly do for my requirements so if you are looking for a reasonably priced lens (a bit more than a full tank of petrol) and you do not expect seriously professional results this is worth every penny.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good
only good for close up pictures tend to be a little flat and need to use tripod to get less shaky pics
Published 2 days ago by starrmann
3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate rerformer
As budget lenses go it feels well made, but optically it will never match a lens costing much more. For occasional use it's fine, but it won't produce super sharp images.
Published 15 days ago by Peter Malcolm
5.0 out of 5 stars just what i wanted
fantastic it was every thing it said on the tin even got fast delivery all i need now is the fine weather to try it out properly
Published 1 month ago by martin
5.0 out of 5 stars mirror lens
this is a lovely lens at silly money, being fixed f/8 made it a little difficult to focus in my case due to eye strain but for anyone with good sight it's a snip.
Published 2 months ago by E. A. Bills
4.0 out of 5 stars Great value for money
Could have paid a lot more for something that would have been no better than this, surprised how good it is as I was only looking for a everyday lens and it near as good as my... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bob Roman
5.0 out of 5 stars Opteka 500mm Telephoto Mirror Lens for Canon EOS
Don't be fooled by the cheapness of this lens. There are a few issues, like the rather loose fit of the focus ring, but overall this is marvelous value for money. Read more
Published 5 months ago by willy shrewsbury
4.0 out of 5 stars Back to basics
I'm using the lens with a Canon EOS 1000D. If you're relying on complete, aperture or shutter speed programs.... this is not a lens for you. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jens
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality
The lens presents a low quality. The photos get blury and with no definition. Not easy to focus. Médium quality constrution.
Published 12 months ago by Nuno Serrano
3.0 out of 5 stars About Opteka 500mm
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Published 14 months ago by Subir Bhaduri
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Value
I purchased this to go with a Canon EOS 500.

The lens appears to be of good quality, but getting used to manual focussing is going to take some time. Read more
Published on 19 April 2011 by John
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