facedodge Goldmember  1,193 posts Likes: 20 Joined Feb 2012 Location: Silver Spring, MD (DC Suburb) More info | Apr 23, 2013 22:06 | #1  Picked this up at a thrift store along with some really impressive 135mm 2.8's. I had to buy a T-mount adapter as well, but I am impressed. The lens is a Five Star 500mm f/8  I have some shots of items around the house, but I hand held and had to crank up the ISO... Maybe tomorrow I'll get out the tripod and do a real test. This is ISO 5000 hand held 1/800th at f/8  100% - Pretty sure it would do better on tripod and focused with live view.  Gear List | Feedback | facebook
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CyberDyneSystems Admin (type T-2000)  More info | Apr 23, 2013 22:09 | #2 Not bad, and f/8 isn't that slow either. I thought these things were more like f/11 GEAR LIST
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samsen Cream of the Crop  7,468 posts Likes: 239 Joined Apr 2006 Location: LA More info | Apr 23, 2013 22:16 | #3 These lenses do not have quality control and do come with a variety of quality or lack of it. You seem to have got a good copy with nice rez. Weak retaliates,
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msowsun "approx 8mm"  More info Post edited over 7 years ago by msowsun. (2 edits in all) | Apr 24, 2013 09:35 | #6 That 500mm f/8 "Preset" lens is actually made by Samyang in Korea and has also been sold under many other names. (Opteka, Bower, Kalimar, Phoenix, Rokinon, Quantaray, Vivitar, Bell & Howell, Falcon, Walimex, etc)   (7D at 18mm to show reference position)  Kalimar (Samyang) 500MM f/8 Preset lens    Mike Sowsun / SL1 / 80D / EF-S 24mm STM / EF-S 10-18mm STM / EF-S 18-55mm STM / EF-S 15-85mm USM / EF-S 55-250mm STM / 5D3 / Samyang 14mm 2.8 / EF 40mm 2.8 STM / EF 50mm 1.4 USM / EF 100mm 2.0 USM / EF 100mm 2.8 USM Macro / EF 24-105mm IS / EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS Mk II / EF 100-400 II / EF 1.4x II
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dgiglio3087 Senior Member  520 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2012 Location: Slidell,LA More info | Apr 24, 2013 11:52 | #7 pretty cool stuff, especailly for someone who just wants to use it for say moon photos and doesnt want to spend $1000's for a telephoto. <---Daniel'sFlickr
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joeblack2022 Goldmember 3,005 posts Likes: 5 Joined Sep 2011 Location: The Great White North More info | Apr 24, 2013 12:00 | #8 Great find! Joel
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facedodge THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,193 posts Likes: 20 Joined Feb 2012 Location: Silver Spring, MD (DC Suburb) More info | Apr 24, 2013 12:40 | #9 Thanks, everyone... and thanks, Mike for that mini-review. Gear List | Feedback | facebook
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KirkS518 Goldmember  3,983 posts Likes: 24 Joined Apr 2012 Location: Central Gulf Coast, Flori-duh More info | I have the same lens, but with the 'REXATAR' name. It out performs my 500mm mirror, but my eyes have trouble focusing it, and with live view, when I touch the lens, the image shakes so bad I can't see it. It's a fun lens, and I've been able to use it with my old 2x TC (1600mm equivalent on my crop). Cheap too, mine was in a box of lenses for $15 (6 lenses). If steroids are illegal for athletes, should PS be illegal for models?
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G.M. Mostly Lurking 18 posts Joined Apr 2013 More info | Apr 24, 2013 15:16 | #11 Moon shot is really nice. Great deal you got there!
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facedodge THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,193 posts Likes: 20 Joined Feb 2012 Location: Silver Spring, MD (DC Suburb) More info | Apr 24, 2013 19:01 | #12 Got the monopod out... looks like f/11 is the sweet spot. No NR or sharpening.  100%  f/16 100% ISO bumped  Shows some fringing at f/8 and is a little soft - 100%  Gear List | Feedback | facebook
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pdrober2 Goldmember  2,318 posts Joined Nov 2010 Location: Durham, NC More info | Apr 24, 2013 19:36 | #13 i would love to pick one of these up just to play around with. Fujifilm X-T1 | 23 | 27 | 56 | 90 | 55-200
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facedodge THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,193 posts Likes: 20 Joined Feb 2012 Location: Silver Spring, MD (DC Suburb) More info | Apr 24, 2013 19:52 | #14 pdrober2 wrote in post #15863969  i would love to pick one of these up just to play around with. Looks like a few can be had on ebay. I found it's nice to have extension tubes handy as it has a pretty poor minimum focus distance. Gear List | Feedback | facebook
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Tiller Senior Member  523 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2013 Location: Charleston, SC More info | Apr 24, 2013 20:10 | #15 The shipping is almost double the price on that first one. If it was local, I would pick one up! Canon 60D|Tamron 90mm 52B|Canon 50 1.8|Canon 85 1.8|Yongnuo YN-568ex|Manfrotto 055XProb with 498RC2|Fuji AX Multi Program with 50 1.9 and 135 2.8|Mamiya 645 Pro with 85 2.5|
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