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Old 06-01-2020, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Mickoid View Post
Thanks Bob. I was lucky purchasing this mirror lens, it turned out to be a good one. Apparently they did vary in quality, a bit like the Samyang lenses, some were made better than others. I didn't think that depth of field would matter so much at 500mm focal length as I took these from about 8m away from the subject. They ended up being difficult to focus on at this short distance, it was just a case of picking a point on the bird and going for it. Also had to keep the shutter speed fairly high to minimise camera shake as they were taken hand held.
Yes, well done for the mirror lens Mick, I watched a youtube of that lens, inquisitive, & looks to be some mastering of it, soo, persistence has paid off for you and recognizing the Focus abilities of different lenses is always a cool aspect of photog

BTW, here a Tawny I posted some time ago @ 200mm

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=148676

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