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testing my lenses - part 93 - Samyang 500mm/8
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:19 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:19 pm
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it's not a mirror lens









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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:30 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:30 pm
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Surprisingly sharp I must say! But the ghosting is horrible in the second picture!


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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:18 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:18 pm
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I would say more that resolution is low but the CA control is suprisingly good for such an cheap and long tele-lens.

Tair 3C with tele-converter is a lot better though and plays in about the same price class.


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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:34 pm
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ForenSeil wrote:
Tair 3C with tele-converter is a lot better though and plays in about the same price class.


off course that tair 3 is better, it has more complex optical scheme, but is probably 3 times heavier.
sharpness surprised me
what i don't like is that the minimal focusing distance is 10 meters, i'm not used to that, with oly mirror 500mm i have minimum focusing distance of 4 meters, so with this lens it was difficult to get used to 10 meters.
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