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jay tieger
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · ....anyone use 500mm mirror lens....?


Has anyone had any experience with any of the 500mm mirror lenses on 35mm size sensor Nikons? ....whether Nikkor or other brand?


Feb 10, 2015 at 08:50 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · ....anyone use 500mm mirror lens....?


Not on Nikon, but I'm using the Leica R 500/8 on a Sony a7II, and that lens would be easy to convert to Nikon.


Feb 10, 2015 at 10:14 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · ....anyone use 500mm mirror lens....?


You might find this of interest:

http://pindelski.org/Photography/2012/03/07/nikkor-50mm-f8n-ai-reflex/



Feb 10, 2015 at 10:46 PM
jay tieger
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · ....anyone use 500mm mirror lens....?


Thanks Jamont.....


Feb 10, 2015 at 10:48 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · ....anyone use 500mm mirror lens....?


i've been using the rokkor one on the a7 and it's surprisingly sharp and contrasty. if the nikkor is comparable it should be great.




Feb 10, 2015 at 11:17 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · ....anyone use 500mm mirror lens....?


I owned the Nikon for a while, wasn't thrilled with it. Could've been a bad copy but was pretty soft.

I now have the Nikon 1000/11 and like it a lot more.

What do you plan to use this for? 500 is not long enough for the moon.



Feb 11, 2015 at 02:51 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · ....anyone use 500mm mirror lens....?


I've got a Vivitar Series 1 600mm f/8. I wish it was sharper and I wish it produced more contrast. YMMV

Henry Posner
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Feb 11, 2015 at 03:11 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · ....anyone use 500mm mirror lens....?


here's a bunch of samples with 100% crops with the rokkor 500/8:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1342008/0#12801743



Feb 11, 2015 at 03:46 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · ....anyone use 500mm mirror lens....?


I've got both the Nikon 500mm f/8 and 500mm f/5 mirror lenses. I've used them both at a zoo and if you can be careful not to get highlights in the picture, you don't get the donuts. The f/5 version is a little too large to use much. They should have made it an f/5.6 instead.


Feb 12, 2015 at 07:41 AM





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