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Vivitar 500mm f/8.0 Lens

 
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  • Camera Format: 35 mm SLR
  • Lens Type: Fixed Focal Length Lens
  • Focal Length: 500mm
  • Lens Max Aperture: f/8
  • Focus Type: Manual Focus
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Vivitar 500mm f/8.0 Lens
 
   

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Telephoto 500mm f/8.0 Mirror (Reflex) Manual Focus Lens (T-Mount Required) SEE SITE FOR KIT SPECIAL
 
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Average Rating: 1.5
 
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Vivitar TelePhoto 500mm f/8 Mirror lens

Date of Review:  Mar 21, 2002
The Bottom Line: Light, and a very reasonable price, but not easy to use and, in my experience, no good for wildlife photography
Review: I bought this lens on the advice of a shop assistant, since I told him I wanted a lens suitable for nature photography (birds), but one that wasn't especially heavy or unwieldy since I could be carrying for many hours at a stretch in difficult...
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  1.0

by: ianstewart
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Light, very reasonably priced
Cons
Fixed focal distance, difficult to focus
 

Awful lens

Date of Review:  Jun 13, 2006
Review: Picked up mine without reading any reviews beforehand & regretted it :( The only nice thing that I can say about it is its very light weight. What I didn't like was:

1.Very awkward to focus. There is a lot of focus movement past infinity...
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  1.0

by: ap507b
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Cheap, light weight. Bokeh wasn't too...
Cons
Awkward to use, poor image quality.
 

Bad, but not that bad.

Date of Review:  Sep 11, 2004
Review: Ok, this is not a great lens. This is also a VERY cheap lens and it's also small and light. Focus is difficult and the image (f8) is dim. Pictures show low contrast and edge to edge sharpness is just not there. However, I paid less than $100.00 for...
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  2.0

by: dlb435
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Price, size and weight.
Cons
Low contrast images, poor sharpness.
 
 
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Product Details and Features

Product MPN
MPN 211865

Key Features
Camera Format   35 mm SLR
Lens Type   Fixed Focal Length Lens
Focal Length 500mm
Lens Max Aperture f/8
Focus Type   Manual Focus

Other Features
Closest Focusing Distance 60 in
Picture Angle 5 degrees
Attachment / Filter Size 30.5 mm
Macro Lens   Without Macro Lens
Groups / Elements 7 Elements in 6 Groups

Dimensions
Diameter 3 in
Length 3.4 in
Weight 12.64 oz

Miscellaneous
UPC 19643118652
Product ID 20724750
 
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