On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 11:37:22 -0400, you wrote:
>And while I'm here......
>What about the 500mm f8 mirror telephotos?? f-stop too high to do anything
>with? If you did bump your head & get one, WHICH one would you get? (No
>winning LOTTO ticket).
>E-Bay (which everyone seems to like) has Kalimar 500mm's for less than
>$200... a silly price (IMO) considering you can pay $300 for a 28mm.
>Or am I mixing apples & oranges?
>
A 500mm/f8 mirror lens can useful, but I wouldn't spend
more than $100 for one, unless it's one of the cult
classics like the Vivitar Series One Solid Cat.
Somewhere on my website I discuss my Soligor 500mm
mirror and show some sample photos. I actually have two
of them now, and took the newest one for a test run
today. It does not focus as close as the older version,
but it is easier to focus and has a tripod mount (not
rotating collar).
My 500/8 mirror lenses are both older Soligor lenses.
They come in T-mount, usually with a Pentax screw mount
adapter which can be removed and replaced with a
K-mount. I paid $80 for one and $90 for the other.
Replacing the screw-mount with a K-mount cost another
$20.
A hood on the lens helps a lot, as does a tripod mount.
No matter which mirror lens you try, it will probably
focus the wrong way compared to Pentax lenses.
Shooting at f8 requires 400 ISO film and a sunny day,
bright shade, or a bright overcast to get the high
(1/500 and faster) shutter speeds I like to use with a
mirror lens.
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Happy Trails,
Texdance
http://members.fortunecity.com/texdance
http://members1.clubphoto.com/john8202
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