I have a Zeiss Mirotar 8/500 lens for sale. Given the range of telephoto lenses I have 85mm, 170mm (85+Mutar I), 300mm, 500mm,and 600mm (300+Mutar II), the 500mm is a bit redundant for me. With the holidays coming, I'm selling my non-essentials - see AX for sale in previous post. I have pictures of the lens from every angle that I can send or post. Includes leather pouch and MDF charts, but no box. Asking price is $625 USD plus shipping.
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FS 500mm F8
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The lens can produce some excellent images. Compared to the Zeiss 300mm f4 it is not quite as sharp and is a bit more difficult to focus due to the image in the viewfinder being less bright. A better comparison would be against the 600mm f8 of the 300mm f4 + 2x Mutar II. I that comparison the viewfinder image is about the same and the picture sharpness near equivalent, with the 600mm being slightly sharper. I will get some scans made of pictures that I have taken with the lens and post them here:
I currently have pictures of the lens and the AX body that I am also selling posted there.
The big advantage of the 500mm f8 lens is that it is extremely compact. The 300m f4 lens is much longer and more heavy, much more so with the 600mm combo.
I got the 500mm lens thinking that it would be the perfect air show lens, but at the recent Miramar air show, it proved to be too much telephoto for most of my shots. The 300mm was better for framing and tracking close-in fast moving jets.
I currently have pictures of the lens and the AX body that I am also selling posted there.
The big advantage of the 500mm f8 lens is that it is extremely compact. The 300m f4 lens is much longer and more heavy, much more so with the 600mm combo.
I got the 500mm lens thinking that it would be the perfect air show lens, but at the recent Miramar air show, it proved to be too much telephoto for most of my shots. The 300mm was better for framing and tracking close-in fast moving jets.