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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject: testing my lenses - part 12 - Olympus 500mm/8 Reflex |
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WolverineX wrote:
_________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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stingOM
Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 3168 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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stingOM wrote:
Conglats - this is one of the best high contrast Reflex lenses around.
I like #1 most. |
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poilu
Joined: 26 Aug 2007 Posts: 10471 Location: Greece
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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poilu wrote:
wow! top results! _________________ T* |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
thanx, i got my lens all the way from New Zealand for $267.50 USD
and i love it, i'll make a comparison soon between this lens and two other types of 500mm lenses, one a sniper like Samyang and other Maginon 100-500mm zoom _________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
some new samples taken at the Adriatic sea
_________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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aoleg
Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 1389 Location: Berlin, DE
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:54 am Post subject: |
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aoleg wrote:
One of the better reflex lenses out there. Note the complete lack of purple fringing and CA. Try getting an APO refractive 500mm lens and see what kind of weight and money you're looking at _________________ List of lenses |
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ManualFocus-G
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 6624 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:02 am Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Incredible results How is there no CA in #2?! _________________ Graham - Moderator
Shooter of choice: Fujifilm X-T20 with M42, PB and C/Y lenses
See my Flickr photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/manualfocus-g |
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ChromaticAberration
Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Posts: 819 Location: Portugal
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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ChromaticAberration wrote:
Very nice indeed though I still don't understand how an f/8 aperture can get so shallow depth of fields.
Keep them coming! _________________ Body: Fujifilm X-E1
Landscapes: Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
Macro: Vivitar Series 1 105mm ƒ/2.5
Portrait: Helios-44 58mm ƒ/2.0
Low-light: SMC Takumar 50mm ƒ/1.4
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Surefoot
Joined: 24 May 2011 Posts: 15
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:18 am Post subject: |
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Surefoot wrote:
I got this lens recently too, and i'll be testing it shortly. Very nice build, and i love the integrated sliding sun hood. Why dont they make those anymore, it was a lot more convenient...
ManualFocus-G wrote: |
Incredible results How is there no CA in #2?! |
There is no prismatic lens element, this is a mirror lens, that's why. Also the size of this lens is impressive (so small for its focal length !)
ChromaticAberration wrote: |
Very nice indeed though I still don't understand how an f/8 aperture can get so shallow depth of fields. |
DoF is related mostly to magnification (and then to aperture), that's why. It becomes very obvious when you try to do macro work |
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kryss
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 2169 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:31 am Post subject: |
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kryss wrote:
Hi WolverineX,you have certainly mastered your 500 reflex, some of the best shots I have ever seen using this type of lens.Well done. |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
kryss wrote: |
Hi WolverineX,you have certainly mastered your 500 reflex, some of the best shots I have ever seen using this type of lens.Well done. |
thank you _________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57849 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
poilu wrote: |
wow! top results! |
+10 _________________ -------------------------------
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Surefoot
Joined: 24 May 2011 Posts: 15
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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Surefoot wrote:
My first tries with that same lens, everything hand held:
Overall i find it difficult to have something really sharp with this lens, but it can reach tiny things that would be otherwise unreachable (like that dragonfly). |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
Surefoot wrote: |
Overall i find it difficult to have something really sharp with this lens, but it can reach tiny things that would be otherwise unreachable (like that dragonfly). |
just stick with it and with use you'll get a hang of it and start hitting the right focus more consistently _________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Wow, this lens produces incredible results!
Any pics of the lens itself? _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
Wow, this lens produces incredible results!
Any pics of the lens itself? |
here is my lens (taken with my mobile phone)
_________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Many thanks for that. I didn't realise mirror lenses could be this good!
I need a 500mm telephoto to add to my collection, longest thing I have is my Tair-3C.
Have to wait for a while to get a 500mm mirror lens though as I blew the last of this month's budget on a gorgeous mint Wollensak Aporchromatic Raptar f10/21.25inch (541.2mm). _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:56 am Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
Many thanks for that. I didn't realise mirror lenses could be this good!
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pretty much any mirror lens from major makers is this good or even better. it's been often discused here, best mirror lenses are zuiko, nikkor, rokkor, zeiss and alike, but that quality comes with a price tag. _________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Thanks for that info, I've only seen the results from the cheap mirrors like the Centon and Sigma, I've always been impressed by the Russian MTO/Rubinar mirror lenses but they are 3-4x as much as the cheap ones.
I will have to save my pennies for a good mirror lens. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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fuzzywuzzy
Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 1258 Location: Down East, Canada, eh?
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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fuzzywuzzy wrote:
Surefoot wrote: |
My first tries with that same lens, everything hand held:
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Congrats on the dragonfly pic, so hard to get something like that in the viewfinder at all, never mind focused. _________________ I welcome C&C, editing my pics and reposting them on the forum is fine.
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Surefoot
Joined: 24 May 2011 Posts: 15
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Surefoot wrote:
WolverineX wrote: |
just stick with it and with use you'll get a hang of it and start hitting the right focus more consistently |
I am thinking of getting a monopod just for this lens (and maybe my 200mm). Do you shoot hand held ? |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
Surefoot wrote: |
WolverineX wrote: |
just stick with it and with use you'll get a hang of it and start hitting the right focus more consistently |
I am thinking of getting a monopod just for this lens (and maybe my 200mm). Do you shoot hand held ? |
yes, i almost always shoot hand held, but my oly dslr has in body shake reduction so that helps me _________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
new samples with E-M5 (Adriatic edition)
_________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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Lloydy
Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 7785 Location: Ironbridge. UK.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
I'm stunned, these images are terrific. That's a lens going straight to the top of my 'most wanted' list. _________________ LENSES & CAMERAS FOR SALE.....
I have loads of stuff that I have to get rid of, if you see me commenting about something I have got and you want one, ask me.
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