A Long Lens
Posted 08/07/2009 - 21:02
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If they are the things advertised as a 600/1200mm lens, then, No, I don't have one and wouldn't want to.
I imagine the optical quality is commensurate with the price - very low - and the max aperture with the T/C at 1200mm would be unuseable, except on a tripod.
But, of course, it may be something else entirely.
G
I imagine the optical quality is commensurate with the price - very low - and the max aperture with the T/C at 1200mm would be unuseable, except on a tripod.
But, of course, it may be something else entirely.
G
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Posted 08/07/2009 - 21:18
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They are the one's made from recycled toilet roll tubes!....they were doing them on Blue Peter!......If you buy them near christmas they have tinsel around the front element!........cant see them being any good at all,I wouldn't bother................Ken
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Posted 08/07/2009 - 21:55
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jackitec wrote:
Anybody got one of these, they come from an EBay'er based in Glasgow and I'm going back for 3 days on Sunday and just wondered if there any good,
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A friend of mine has one of these and reckons its superb.He uses it with a D200 and it's a t-mount so i assume all the lenses would be the same quality mounted on any camera.Anybody got one of these, they come from an EBay'er based in Glasgow and I'm going back for 3 days on Sunday and just wondered if there any good,
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He also said that when he took some pics of the moon when used with a x2 converter the moon was to big(he was serious)
Also jackitec a serious tripod is needed
Posted 08/07/2009 - 22:56
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I actually think he bought it from this person aswell i remember seeing the auction
Posted 08/07/2009 - 22:59
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Thanks Martin, I might give it go,
Jack.
Jack.
Posted 08/07/2009 - 23:16
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My mate seemed well happy with his jackitec
I forgot to mention i've held the lens seems very well made piece of kit.
I forgot to mention i've held the lens seems very well made piece of kit.
Posted 09/07/2009 - 13:41
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I was looking at these lenses a while ago, purely out of idle curiosity (while at work ), and found some test shots here:
http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/porton/464/id37.htm
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo1063596.htm
Also a review here:
http://tinyurl.com/nhpfxh
Some info on the 500-1000 version here:
http://tinyurl.com/lue69h
These are all of what I believe is the same lens but with different badges (Samyang, Opteka, Phoenix, etc).
General consensus seems to be that they are good fun, but not great image quality.
http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/porton/464/id37.htm
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo1063596.htm
Also a review here:
http://tinyurl.com/nhpfxh
Some info on the 500-1000 version here:
http://tinyurl.com/lue69h
These are all of what I believe is the same lens but with different badges (Samyang, Opteka, Phoenix, etc).
General consensus seems to be that they are good fun, but not great image quality.
Tim
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MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
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AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 09/07/2009 - 13:58
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I think Opteka manufacture lenses for Samsung, including for the new hybrid camera.
Fancy using Falcon as a brand name makes it really easy to Google...NOT
shim
Fancy using Falcon as a brand name makes it really easy to Google...NOT
shim
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