- 500mm Manual Focus Mirror Lens with a F8.0 fixed aperture
- 7 elements in 6 groups
- Filter size: Rear 30.5 mm/ Front 72mm
- Minimum focusing distance of 5.6 Feet
- Includes ND-2X, ND-4X and Skylight rear-mount filters, lens caps, lens pouch, instruction manual, and 1 year Rokinon warranty
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The Rokinon 500mm F8.0 mirror lens is highly powerful and is ideal for sports or nature photography. It is affordable, powerful and produces sharp and vivid images.
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By GH
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the 500mm mirror lens is just that ! no surprises here !
if your looking to get close to subjects like wildlife this is a starting point. without going into a photography lesson, f8.0 means your shooting in sunny conditions, or shooting macro with a flash. being that the lens isn't stabilized, I got best results at speeds over 1/320 sec. given the lenses shallow depth of field, shooting continuous burst is a good way to ensure a "keeper". chromatic adoration appears on back-lit objects and the bokeh is a little different, it will turn skinny branches "hollow" because of the central mirror. because the lens is a mirror lens and there is a lack of "glass" this guy is very light, which is a bonus if your packing it around at someplace like the zoo.
after shooting with this guy for a few weeks, i've come to realize that the kit 300mm, or my I.S. 18-200mm with a cropped image can produce beter, sharper images. but at $130.00, it was cheep enough to play with. watch some video reviews (if you can find one in english) and decide for yourself.
if your looking to get close to subjects like wildlife this is a starting point. without going into a photography lesson, f8.0 means your shooting in sunny conditions, or shooting macro with a flash. being that the lens isn't stabilized, I got best results at speeds over 1/320 sec. given the lenses shallow depth of field, shooting continuous burst is a good way to ensure a "keeper". chromatic adoration appears on back-lit objects and the bokeh is a little different, it will turn skinny branches "hollow" because of the central mirror. because the lens is a mirror lens and there is a lack of "glass" this guy is very light, which is a bonus if your packing it around at someplace like the zoo.
after shooting with this guy for a few weeks, i've come to realize that the kit 300mm, or my I.S. 18-200mm with a cropped image can produce beter, sharper images. but at $130.00, it was cheep enough to play with. watch some video reviews (if you can find one in english) and decide for yourself.
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2.5 out of 5 stars
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Know what you are getting
Dec 14 2012
By Nicholas M. Makin
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Most of the pictures I have taken with this lens look like the FBI surveillance photos of mobsters coming out of shady hang-outs in 1980's mob movies. That is to say that they are not super-sharp and do not have a fantastic dynamic range.
Many reviews called this lens a Toy and I have to agree; not to disparage the lens but to set the expectations -- you will need to play with this one to find love for it.
It has a sturdy construction. Definitely does not feel very toy-like.
The 500mm will really let you 'zoom in' on things far away.
The lens requires a good bit of light on the subject - but glare across the lens will kill dynamic range. Try to stand/setup in a shadow or use a lens hood if you can find or make one.
The lens has "bad bokeh" - that seems to be the technical term. I think it has its own aesthetic quality. A light source out of focus will be a ring. A branch out of focus will have ghosts with sharp edges which helps you find focus if you know what to look at. In general the out of focus areas will have a lot of false detail that can ruin the depth-of-field effect.
The lens adds a good bit of weight to the front of the camera. This will magnify camera shutter-shake on a tripod that is not rock-solid.
All in all it is hard to get a super-crisp photo with this lens. It may not even be possible (I have yet to do it).
Yet if you let go of the need for the quality of a $2000 lens and accept the lens for what it is then this lens is a lot of fun for the price. You can do a lot with it. The pictures it takes have their own aesthetic quality that is at least as good as any instagram filter.
If you purchase this lens because you want to take amazing National Geographic pictures of birds in the distance you are going to be fighting with the lens and grow to hate it. If you get it because you would like to have fun with a 500mm reflex lens then this is fantastic. You might even end up with amazing National Geographic cover pictures -- not because your equipment was great, because you were.
Update: added 3 images to the product gallery: The cat shows the washed-out fuzzy feel you get with you don't use a lens hood and high ISO. Using a lower ISO (even at lower shutter speeds) seemed to improve the image drastically. A lens hood is also highly recommended! Though mine introduces some vignetting it is still a huge boost to the dynamic range of the picture. The lens CAN take sharp images with vivid colors on contrast - You just have to work at it more than a fancy IS lens.
Many reviews called this lens a Toy and I have to agree; not to disparage the lens but to set the expectations -- you will need to play with this one to find love for it.
It has a sturdy construction. Definitely does not feel very toy-like.
The 500mm will really let you 'zoom in' on things far away.
The lens requires a good bit of light on the subject - but glare across the lens will kill dynamic range. Try to stand/setup in a shadow or use a lens hood if you can find or make one.
The lens has "bad bokeh" - that seems to be the technical term. I think it has its own aesthetic quality. A light source out of focus will be a ring. A branch out of focus will have ghosts with sharp edges which helps you find focus if you know what to look at. In general the out of focus areas will have a lot of false detail that can ruin the depth-of-field effect.
The lens adds a good bit of weight to the front of the camera. This will magnify camera shutter-shake on a tripod that is not rock-solid.
All in all it is hard to get a super-crisp photo with this lens. It may not even be possible (I have yet to do it).
Yet if you let go of the need for the quality of a $2000 lens and accept the lens for what it is then this lens is a lot of fun for the price. You can do a lot with it. The pictures it takes have their own aesthetic quality that is at least as good as any instagram filter.
If you purchase this lens because you want to take amazing National Geographic pictures of birds in the distance you are going to be fighting with the lens and grow to hate it. If you get it because you would like to have fun with a 500mm reflex lens then this is fantastic. You might even end up with amazing National Geographic cover pictures -- not because your equipment was great, because you were.
Update: added 3 images to the product gallery: The cat shows the washed-out fuzzy feel you get with you don't use a lens hood and high ISO. Using a lower ISO (even at lower shutter speeds) seemed to improve the image drastically. A lens hood is also highly recommended! Though mine introduces some vignetting it is still a huge boost to the dynamic range of the picture. The lens CAN take sharp images with vivid colors on contrast - You just have to work at it more than a fancy IS lens.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor Quality control
Nov 20 2012
By Lou T
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Amazon Verified Purchase
Lens would not fit a Canon EOS camera do to lack of a T adapter. One of the filters was packed disassembled. The box containing the filters was jambed in the lens bag and was difficult to remove. There was sufficient space to pack it separately. I wondered if the Quality Control was so poor on simple packing, what was it like on the assembly of the lens. So, I returned it for a refund rather than risk the same attention to detail being applied to the lens in a replacement.
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