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04/12/2009 12:07:31 AM · #1 |
Guys,
What do you think about this glass?
Anybody have any experience with it?
Thanks in advance.
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04/12/2009 08:03:42 AM · #2 |
| If you look under equipment / lenses, not a single person on dpc owns any lenses by Rokinon (or at least wants to admit it). That should tell you something. |
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04/12/2009 09:31:02 AM · #3 |
| its f/8 to f/16 no shots at twilight for that matter probably only useful at mid day in bright sun |
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04/12/2009 09:42:58 AM · #4 |
| That's a spotting scope (and not a very good one). Your autofocus would not work, and the lens is so slow that it might only be usable on a rock solid tripod for distant stationary objects. |
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04/12/2009 11:01:08 AM · #5 |
There's a certain threshold that you get to.....when you consider the cost of manufacture & materials, there's no way this can be a quality unit.
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04/12/2009 12:52:40 PM · #6 |
The closest you can get to that MM and price is with a mirror lens. They are more expensive than that example, have non-adjustable aperture, manual focus, and are pretty slow. By pretty slow I'm talking F/8 for the 500 and F/11 for the 1000mm. Here is the 500 on DPC and 1000 on DPC.
500 used for sale
I have seen the 1000 turn up occasionally as well.
Message edited by author 2009-04-12 12:55:17. |
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04/12/2009 04:02:17 PM · #7 |
Thanks guys. I reached the same conclusion quickly after I posted the link and researched on the web.
One more glass now ticked off in the list:-)
Message edited by author 2009-04-12 16:02:25. |
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04/22/2009 11:23:49 PM · #8 |
| Here is an alternative for you for sale used at B&H, although it's "only" 1200mm. One of only about a dozen ever made... "Pack mule not included" it says! |
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04/22/2009 11:45:16 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by nova:
Here is an alternative for you for sale used at B&H, although it's "only" 1200mm. One of only about a dozen ever made... "Pack mule not included" it says! |
That description says it's the longest canon prime... but there's a 5200mm reflex lens floating around out there somewhere too.
Don't forget the Zeiss 1700 or Sigma APO 200-500 2.8 either. |
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04/23/2009 12:09:39 AM · #10 |
| Save your money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bought a phoenix 650-1300 it was a waste of money, I don't use it that much. Buy your self a sigma 170-500. SAVE YOUR MONEY!! |
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