Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF Lens for T Mount, Black

Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF

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Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF 

Explore the Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF lens. 500mm focal length, manual focus. Excellent image quality. Shop now for stunning telephoto shots!

Before you is the Tokina SZ Super Tele 500mm F8 Reflex MF, a high-quality, durable, and versatile lens that is designed for the modern photographer. This innovative lens boasts a catadioptric optical design, which combines lenses and mirrors to reflect light back and forth within the lens. This unique structure not only reduces the physical size of the lens but also makes it incredibly lightweight, making it an ideal choice for travel photographers.The 500mm Super Tele lens features a constant F8 aperture, perfect for capturing distant subjects in good lighting conditions. Its compact size offers a practical alternative to standard telephoto lenses, especially for photographers seeking easy-to-carry gear. Whether you're capturing outdoor landscapes, wild nature, or birds, this lens is designed to deliver exceptional results.One of the standout features of the Tokina SZ Super Tele 500mm F8 Reflex MF is its T-mount standard. This allows the lens to be attached to any camera using mount adapters, making it a versatile addition to any photographer's kit. The lens is not only compact and lightweight but also offers superior optical design. Thanks to the catadioptric optical design, this lens can achieve a long 500mm focal length while maintaining a compact and lightweight form. This makes it an excellent choice for photographers who need to capture far-off subjects that are beyond the reach of standard zoom lenses.The lens elements inside the Tokina SZ Super Tele 500mm F8 Reflex MF are coated with a multi-layer anti-reflection coating. This ensures effective light intake and increased shutter speed in low light conditions. The mirrored surfaces of the lens elements incorporate a high-reflectivity silvered coating and a protective antioxidant layer on the backside, ensuring a longer product lifetime.With a minimum focusing distance of 1.7m and a magnification of 1:2.86, this lens is also suitable for macro shooting. Its unique optical construction creates a specific donut-shaped and super smooth bokeh, a feature that is highly appreciated by artistic photographers. The lens comes with a hood and supports 72mm (front) and 30.5mm (rear) filters, allowing photographers to use any creative filters for artistic purposes. Whether you're into landscape, people, street snap, macro, wild nature, or even sports photography, the Tokina SZ Super Tele 500mm F8 Reflex MF is a reliable and innovative choice.

This is a great 500mm telephoto for the price. I work's very well with my Nikon Z30.

Great inexpensive 500mm for outdoor work.

What I like most:

1. price affordability
2. size and weight make this lens portability for long hiking and nature photography
3. constraint forces me to be creative

Weaknesses

1. focus is acceptable not tack sharp
2. hard to focus in backlighting
3. manual focus is acceptable and Sony A7 manual assist works but Sony A7Rii's manual focus magnification does not work 

I recommend this lens when you want to explore abstract landscape and backyard bird photography when most are not flying.

limited capable superzoom can become creative lens

When I heard about Tokina SZ 500mm, I was reluctant but decided to give it a try since it meets my priorities: size, weight and price. For last 5 days, I have tried the Tokina SZ 500mm for seascape, people, and pets. The results  exceed my expectation despite some of the lens' weaknesses.

What I like most about the lens:

* size and weight make this lens haulable for long hiking

* price is affordable

* Versatile super lens in abstract landscape, for instance to shoot mountain top of glaciers or rice/wheat fields from a distance point of view; backyard songbird photography (not in-flight) and flower photography

What I do not like

* Hard to focus on remote object in strong lighting condition (backlighting). Focus ring is not accurate
* Mirror is susceptible to humid condensation
* Cleaning mirror can create streaks of dirty residues

Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF Lens for T Mount, Black

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