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[19andy78]

Hi Guys, I really am new to all this and i'm trying to feel my way through the enormous amount of tech/equipment out there which I no nothing about. can you tell me what this type of lens is for please?

 

[sphexx]

It’s a mirror lens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catadioptric_system , similar to the much larger versions in astronomical telescopes. The main advantage I think was that they could be fairly compact telephoto lenses, but they have a number of peculiarities compared with ’normal’ telephoto lenses.

 

[TCR4x4]

They are a fairly cheap way of getting long focal lengths. You trade image quality, bokeh quality and much more though.

 

[woof woof]

I don't know if bokeh quality is the right phrase as some people say they like it. I think it's maybe fair to say that the bokeh is more distinctive than a similar focal length non mirror lens would produce. Just to avoid upsetting mirror lens bokeh fans

 

[TCR4x4]

Donuts are for eating... not for the background of photographs!

 

[Box Brownie]

Donuts are for eating... not for the background of photographs!

If I have told you once, I have told you twice a 1000....................do not sugar coat it!

Just a minor edit, as realised I must have had a tad of brainfade when I first posted