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| Sony SAL-500F80 500mm F8 Reflex Super Telephoto Lens | |
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| simtzewei | Jan 21 2011, 08:32 PM Post #1 |
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any reviews for this lens? Sony 500mm F8 Reflex Super Telephoto Lens
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| tankm | Jan 21 2011, 09:52 PM Post #2 |
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My own opinion on this lens : Pros - Light - Cheap alternative to reach 500mm - Reasonably sharp overall - Unique donut bokeh if used to your advantage Cons - Fix aperture at f8 - Need good light for reasonable high shutter speed if using hand-held - Can be hard to hold it steady. Light weight doesn't help in this case. Tripod is recommended, unless shooting at very high shutter speed. - Donut bokeh can be ugly too. Other peoples opinion on this lens ... http://www.dyxum.com/reviews/lenses/Minolta-AF-Reflex-500-F8_review25.html ... http://www.dyxum.com/reviews/lenses/Sony-AF-Reflex-500-F8_review310.html |
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| kei | Jan 22 2011, 12:50 AM Post #3 |
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unless using in broad day light or with lots of lighting, you would have to bump up the ISO pretty much alot.. and colors... not really great out of camera JPEG. using this lens, would advise to shoot in RAW. |
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| LightReactor | Jan 23 2011, 07:11 AM Post #4 |
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| Heavensleaf | Feb 2 2011, 04:09 PM Post #5 |
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Likes: V light for 500mm, V small for 500mm, Cheap 500mm lens ( its in yr bag when u need that reach ) "no fish, prawn also good" At least this mirror lens is AF....ONLY for sony users haha... Cons: AF is abit cmi when lightings is poor, AF is abit slow, Only can use center spot metering, The uknown: Donut bokeh is both hated and liked by diff users. Can look v pro when hanging it on yr neck even if you cant take good pictures with it! haha |
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| eyesthruthelens | Feb 3 2011, 01:12 PM Post #6 |
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You will enjoy this lens if your subject is at around 50-80m range
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| Goldie9009 | Feb 3 2011, 09:10 PM Post #7 |
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Agree with TANKM's feedback. I have it's predecessor......Minolta Reflex 500F8 and have no real complaints as I purchased it after much surfing the pros & cons. The donut bokeh does not happen all the time. I have two birding kakis using Sal500F8 & their feedback is also positive. It's the poor man's birding lens. Go for it if you do not have deep pockets but still likes to do birding.
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| kei | Feb 9 2011, 10:28 AM Post #8 |
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also Spot AF. HAHA it'll look pro? from the front people'll think i'm carrying a radar |
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| vodox | Feb 10 2011, 02:31 PM Post #9 |
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Bought this 2nd hand, and am really happy with it. Takes a little while to use and get used to, and I actually prefer this on MF, but it works great! For the price, definitely something to keep handy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This last image was shot with the Nex , but it was really overcast and sun was setting soon, so didnt have nice light on this one. |
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| LightReactor | Feb 18 2011, 08:57 PM Post #10 |
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nice.....how much u bought? |
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