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My VERY BIG lens came today!
Dec 8, 2015 07:36:26 #
I only ask the cost because I'm just getting back into "real"camera stuff after doing point-and-shoots and video. I'm trying to get a fix on what's what since 35mm. Want to see my slides?
Dec 8, 2015 07:49:50 #
Dewman wrote:
Holy Cow! I knew it was big, but I wasn't expecting it to be THIS big! And heavy? OMG!
Wow,I would love to see some photos taken with this lens,enjoy!
Dec 8, 2015 07:58:54 #
Dec 8, 2015 08:30:43 #
Dec 8, 2015 09:09:43 #
ragatazz wrote:
So are you going to tell us what it is???????
It's an SMC Pentax 500mm f:4.5
Dec 8, 2015 09:55:18 #
Hold on you bought a lens without handling it, looking through it, finding out if it served your purpose
Get a Swifter right away. You'll be dusting it regularly
Get a Swifter right away. You'll be dusting it regularly
Dec 8, 2015 10:05:38 #
Congratulations. I hope you really enjoy your monster. I have a Canon 400mm F2.8 IS. Once, while I was using it atop Mount Scott in Oklahoma, I was literally mobbed by people who had never before seen anything like it. They thought I was some celebrity photographer. My pictures were okay, too. Yours will be as well.
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Dec 8, 2015 10:22:59 #
Dewman wrote:
It is a SMC Pentax 500mm f:4.5 lens. This sucker weighs 7.7 lbs.!
You better guy yourself a gimbal head for the tripod. That ball head is going to flop around like a fish out of water with all that weight on it. Gimbal!
Dec 8, 2015 10:41:02 #
Dec 8, 2015 10:49:24 #
RRS wrote:
But will it AF???
This lens is totally manual. There is no such thing as AF with this lens.
I have this same lens. It is big and heavy. And you really need a Gimbal mount. It is not real sharp wide open at f4.5. And it improves a lot when stopped down. By f11, it is quite good.
Its not a good idea using a TC with this lens.
I also have a Tamron 150-600, and the Tamron is sharper at 500mm and can be used with a wider aperture. But it too is noticeably sharper at around f8.
Dec 8, 2015 10:49:34 #
Dewman wrote:
Holy Cow! I knew it was big, but I wasn't expecting it to be THIS big! And heavy? OMG!
You have someone to lug it around when you go out shooting?
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Dec 8, 2015 10:50:22 #
Dec 8, 2015 11:02:59 #
RRS
Loc: Not sure
JimH123 wrote:
This lens is totally manual. There is no such thing as AF with this lens.
I have this same lens. It is big and heavy. And you really need a Gimbal mount. It is not real sharp wide open at f4.5. And it improves a lot when stopped down. By f11, it is quite good.
Its not a good idea using a TC with this lens.
I also have a Tamron 150-600, and the Tamron is sharper at 500mm and can be used with a wider aperture. But it too is noticeably sharper at around f8.
I have this same lens. It is big and heavy. And you really need a Gimbal mount. It is not real sharp wide open at f4.5. And it improves a lot when stopped down. By f11, it is quite good.
Its not a good idea using a TC with this lens.
I also have a Tamron 150-600, and the Tamron is sharper at 500mm and can be used with a wider aperture. But it too is noticeably sharper at around f8.
Thanks for the info. I had a Pentax Spotmatic in the day and always wanted a 500mm but never got one.
Dec 8, 2015 11:08:23 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
Less than 8 pounds? Pfffft. How much does that spear and shield and the armor weigh in your avatar?
I think that is without the camera. Add that and you got your 8 lbs!
Dec 8, 2015 11:20:52 #
Set it up in front of a background of tenches to show off its howitzer capability. :-)
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