Mirror lens question

12 years 11 months ago #57752 by ShotbyMe
I'm looking on ebay for new lenses and I see this:

Bower 500mm/1000mm Mirror Lens.

Buy it now $169.

My gut tells me that this can't be worth a hoot, can they? Does anyone have experiences they can share using this type of lens?


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12 years 11 months ago #57753 by L44Loo
On the plus side:

1. generally reasonably high resolution
2. very light for their focal length
3. very compact for their focal length
4. generally focus closer than conventional lenses of the same focal length

On the negative side:

5. very prone to flare
6. the world's worst bokeh
7. generally slow
8. no iris to adjust aperture; you always shoot at maximum
9. they are manual focus.


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12 years 11 months ago #57754 by ShotbyMe
Wow, I am glad I ask. Onto the next lens. lol


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12 years 11 months ago #57792 by Baydream

ShotbyMe wrote: Wow, I am glad I ask. Onto the next lens. lol

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12 years 11 months ago #60389 by Joves
Mirrored lenses come in two varieties, ones that are terrible and ones that will produce a fair image. There is no in between.


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