In a message dated 99-06-16 07:40:57 EDT, you write:
> I am looking to buy one....my Zuiko 500 that I inherited from my father
> was ripped off in a buglary, and I don't want to spring the $400 for
> another one used. I'd like to pay around $200-250.
So would I but I haven't seen one around that price. Please pick up one for
me if you see two.
> This folded mirror
> design has been around for a while....I think the Russians produced it
> first. Anyway, there's a whole bunch of after-market makers....and I
> know some of them use a (shudder) plastic mirror blank (Cambron?). I'm
> somewhat partial to Tamron, and I see that in one review Vivitar got
> badly panned. So....on Ebay I see: Vivitar, Samyung, Tamron, Rubinor,
> Quantaray, Spiratone(!), even one of the old Russian ones (Tmount?) and
> I'm sure there's others.
>
> Comments?
>
I have a Tamron now and its very capable of producing sharp 8x10s. I used to
have a Spiratone that came in a nice velvet lines birch box. I recall that it
also produced OK pics although my technique (if you can call it that) was
negligible. I also have a Samyang which I will send to you for the shipping
costs-absolutely terrible. Please see Hawkins' site for mirror lens tests:
http://www.astro.wellesley.edu/lhawkins/photo/photo.html
Nothing really comes close to the Zuiko as far as performance is concerned at
500mm.
Warren
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