Large lens

[Bonsaidad]

As a beginner to photography, and with limited amount of money, i was toying with the idea of getting a Mirror lens but was put of by them only being f8, but now they are on the market at f6.5.
How much difference would this make, as i know that this type of lens has had a bad deal.
I plan to stay just purely on an amateur basis so i am taking these shots for myself, but i still want reasonable quality.



Best regards Paul

 

[Flash In The Pan]

I know of an experienced pro news tog that still has and uses a mirror lens, but he's probably the only one

How much are the f/6.3 ones?

 

[Bonsaidad]

Hi Stan.
If i remember correctly, on E-Bay they sell for £120.00 for the Olympus E series but of course there are other adapters available for cannon, Nikon etc.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Falcon-lens-5...66:2|39:1|72:1699|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50



Best regards Paul

 

[HoppyUK]

Difference between f/8 and f/6.5 is about half a stop - very little. Mirror lenses are cheap and short, but that's about it. They are 100% manual and they all produce those 'interesting' dough-nut shaped out of focus highlights. Cheap fun though