I find it to be a nice lens. Build quality is good and focus is extremly
smooth. It has a screw on lens hood that is just about as long as the lens
itself, and it came with some rear filters which I have yet to use. The
magnification factor almost always (99.9%) requires use of a tripod. The
typical donut bokeh in the background highlights will happen if shooting
subjects that are close.
In this instance, I shot using the 12-sec self-timer mirror lockup, because
I wasn't sure the shaking would settle down in the 2-sec mode. On
examination of the images, the first 4 or 5 I took in 2-sec mode, are not
quite as crisp as those in the 12-sec mode, especially those that were
portait orientation. The grip ball head seems to be a little springy when
shooting in portrait orientation.
Tom C.
From: Gaurav Aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: PESO: Idaho Snow Moon
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:15:10 -0500
Great shot. Excellent composition and exposure.
How do you like your Tokina 500mm mirror lens, in general??
Gaurav
On 2/12/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tajken approximately 1 1/2 hours ago. Tokina 500/8 mirror lens.
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> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4118417
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> Tom C.
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