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Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8

  
 
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p.1 #1 · Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8


Here's one I haven't seen before: Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8

It has mounts for both Canon TV and Canon SLR (R-mount)*. Note the size difference between the front cap (with "Canon" on blue circle) and the rear cap, which is leaning on the front cap, in the first image below.

It's the smallest of a rare trio: TV-800/3.8, TV-2000/11, and TV-5200/14.

The TV-2000/11 is listed in the Canon Lens Hall: https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/r91.html

..., but not the 800/3.8 and 5200/14. Leonard Foo to the rescue:

https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/reflex8002000/2000mm.htm
https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/reflex8002000/cat.htm

Check the size of the SLR stuck on the back of the 5200/14 (second image below). It looks like the cap for a PC sync port.

P.S. The starting bid of 4,863,637 yen (about $49k CA) for the lens in the first photo, is much lower than you might expect, because the lens has fungus and some scratchy bits. You could probably get it cleaned up for $5k, and still be ahead.

* R-mount is the old (1960's) predecessor to the FD mount, not the modern RF-lens R-series digital cameras.





Canon TV-800mm f/3.8, current listing on Yahoo! Japan Auctions, ID q1184931631







Canon TV (and SLR) Mirror Lenses, courtesy Ernst Thiel NL, posted on mir.com.my (Leonard Foo's place)




Jun 04, 2025 at 03:06 PM
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p.1 #2 · Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8


I like the guitar handle used on the 800 F3.8.


Jun 04, 2025 at 06:07 PM
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p.1 #3 · Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8


The 800/3.8 gives us a sense of scale for how large the front element of a 600/2.8 would be.


Jun 04, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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p.1 #4 · Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8


Those are CAT lenses designed for mid-century orthicon tubes. I would not be expecting high IQ. Imagine being the grunt having to haul and set them up all the time.

EBH



Jun 04, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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p.1 #5 · Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8


Not all Cats have poor IQ. For example, the Vivitar Series 1 450/4.5 has excellent IQ. OTOH, I can't live with the donut bokeh...


Jun 05, 2025 at 04:44 AM
 


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p.1 #6 · Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8


If I ever go through with my plan to build an observatory on top of my house, I'll look into them.


Jun 05, 2025 at 07:33 PM
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p.1 #7 · Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8


Wow, total cannon!


Jun 06, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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p.1 #8 · Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8


For far less money, you could buy a new 790mm f/2.2. You wouldn't have to deal with such slow glass that way.

https://agenaastro.com/celestron-36cm-rasa-rowe-ackermann-schmidt-astrograph-ota-91078.html?srsltid=AfmBOork3oGrF8wABmZs5TKYEtb238ItBYoe6UD1L81qt7yJ8RV_wSHP









Jun 08, 2025 at 09:30 AM
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p.1 #9 · Canon Mirror Lens TV-800mm f/3.8


I suppose the minimum focus distance is somewhere out in space.

EBH



Jun 08, 2025 at 08:47 PM







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