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njlarsen · Monday 12th July 2010, 20:52

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/B00...SIN=B0036Z1U5U

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

Niels

pdh · Monday 12th July 2010, 21:16

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 ...

speckled wood · Monday 12th July 2010, 21:53

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 · Tuesday 13th July 2010, 00:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by speckled wood

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

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

speckled wood · Tuesday 13th July 2010, 09:47

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

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Monday 12th July 2010, 21:16	#2
pdh Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dorset Posts: 267	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 ...

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speckled wood Tea and Coffee Maker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Torbay, Devon Posts: 1,231	I'm sure I have seen something like this lens discussed on the Olympus threads, I don't think the reports were very good.

Tuesday 13th July 2010, 09:47	#5
speckled wood Tea and Coffee Maker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Torbay, Devon Posts: 1,231	There is one being sold on ebay with a sony/minolta adapter http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Opteka-500mm-M...item2eae5399b5

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