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500 8 Reflex-Nikkor and Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14
Does anybody have any experience with this one?
500 8 Reflex-Nikkor.C http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...6newwindow%3D1 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...6newwindow%3D1 http://images.google.com/images?svnu...kor+Reflex+500 I'm just wondering because it's pretty old and I didn't hear that this one even exists. Also found couple more interesting links. http://www.canonfd.com/mirrorlenses/index.html This brochure tells about Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14. Interesting monsters... Made for a special purpose? Never heard that we're having something like that now. Just D. |
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500 8 Reflex-Nikkor and Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14
"Just D" wrote in message ... Does anybody have any experience with this one? 500 8 Reflex-Nikkor.C http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...6newwindow%3D1 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...6newwindow%3D1 http://images.google.com/images?svnu...kor+Reflex+500 I'm just wondering because it's pretty old and I didn't hear that this one even exists. Also found couple more interesting links. http://www.canonfd.com/mirrorlenses/index.html This brochure tells about Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14. Interesting monsters... Made for a special purpose? Never heard that we're having something like that now. Apparently not. They were used for the '64 Olympics and could mount either Canon SLRs or TV cameras. Did you notice that the 5200mm lens weighed 100 kg? Toby |
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500 8 Reflex-Nikkor and Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14
"Toby"
http://www.canonfd.com/mirrorlenses/index.html This brochure tells about Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14. Interesting monsters... Made for a special purpose? Never heard that we're having something like that now. Apparently not. They were used for the '64 Olympics and could mount either Canon SLRs or TV cameras. Did you notice that the 5200mm lens weighed 100 kg? But 100 kg... But 5200*1.5 for digital... But 100 kg... That's wow! All current lenses can just relax. I guess that mechanically they should be very primitive, I'm not even taking about "electronically", the number of lines per unit is rather significantly smaller, but these terrible numbers... I'm very impressed. Maybe it was not very bad for TV with its much lower requirements for the picture? Just D. |
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500 8 Reflex-Nikkor and Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14
On Feb 20, 6:41 pm, "Just D" wrote:
Does anybody have any experience with this one? 500 8 Reflex-Nikkor.C http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...om.my/rb/photo... http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...om.my/rb/photo... http://images.google.com/images?svnu...kor+Reflex+500 I'm just wondering because it's pretty old and I didn't hear that this one even exists. Also found couple more interesting links. http://www.canonfd.com/mirrorlenses/index.html This brochure tells about Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14. Interesting monsters... Made for a special purpose? Never heard that we're having something like that now. Just D. I used to have one that I used on my F4. It made for a pretty reasonable (read: MUCH less expensive) alternative to a conventional 500mm lens, and was also quite a bit lighter. But there are always trade-offs, and in this case the downside was that the lens sacrificed quite a bit of contrast. Whether that was by virtue of the cat design or just a case of less than optimal glass in mine, I don't know. But many of the pictures it produced were rather "blah" looking due to the low contrast, particularly those of more distant subjects (probably at least partially due to atmospheric haze). In any case I don't have it any more. I doubt that it would even mount on my D200 anyway. Jeff |
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500 8 Reflex-Nikkor and Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14
"Just D" wrote in message ... Does anybody have any experience with this one? 500 8 Reflex-Nikkor.C It is listed at my www.donferrario.com/ruether/slemn.html (note the address change). There are two versions, the "C" is the earlier, larger one. I preferred that one, though the later compact one focused closer and was good at medium distances. The first version was good enough to perform well with the Nikon TC14/14B converters for a surprisingly good 700mm (1050mm equivalent on digital) that is fairly light and compact - though it is a slow f11 (but in practice, even slower). -- David Ruether www.donferrario.com/ruether/ (note the address change) |
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500 8 Reflex-Nikkor and Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8,
"Toby" writes:
"Just D" wrote in message ... This brochure tells about Canon mirror lenses - 800/1:3.8, 2000/1:11, 5200/1:14. Interesting monsters... Made for a special purpose? Never heard that we're having something like that now. Apparently not. They were used for the '64 Olympics and could mount either Canon SLRs or TV cameras. Did you notice that the 5200mm lens weighed 100 kg? I think they are still current, but now only listed for TV use. ------------ And now a word from our sponsor ------------------ Want to have instant messaging, and chat rooms, and discussion groups for your local users or business, you need dbabble! -- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_dbabble.htm ---- |
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