First m4/3 500 mm lens? (1 Viewer)

njlarsen

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• Jul 12, 2010

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I was wasting a little time today and came across this mirror lens marketed as a m4/3 lens: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0036Z1U5U

So, with the minuses of a mirror design, here is a lens that may work as a birding lens?

Niels

 

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pdh

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• Jul 12, 2010

• #2

hmm well on the Opteka website I can't see this referred to as a native m4/3 lens; it seems to have a t-mount; I'm betting on it requiring an adapter ... aside from the fact that at a price of < 150USD you do have to wonder what the quality will be like ...

 

Wildmoreway

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• Jul 12, 2010

• #3

I'm sure I have seen something like this lens discussed on the Olympus threads, I don't think the reports were very good.

 

njlarsen

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• Jul 13, 2010

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speckled wood said:

I'm sure I have seen something like this lens discussed on the Olympus threads, I don't think the reports were very good.

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I thought the ones I had seen was used with the regular size Olympus, but I might be wrong. Anyway, I just thought I would mention it ... While we are waiting to see what the next Pana superzoom will be like


Niels

 

Wildmoreway

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• Jul 13, 2010

• #5

There is one being sold on ebay with a sony/minolta adapter
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Opteka-500mm-...ns_caps_hoods_adaptors_ET&hash=item2eae5399b5