It's been quite sometime since I used it, but I remember the Zuiko 500 as a
little lacking in contrast.
Bill Pearce
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From: "Jeff Keller" <om-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko 500/8 mirror
>I find the f8 lenses difficult to focus. I've missed focus with it mounted
> on a tripod and having plenty of time to focus. IIRC a list member posted
> a
> sharp picture taken with one hand held, in a rain forest, while in a
> canoe.
>
> The faster catadioptric lenses are fairly easy to focus: Celestron 750/6,
> Vivitar 450/4.5, Tamron 350/5.6. Donut bokeh and low contrast have to be
> watched for.
>
> If I'm going to be taking pictures of distant moving objects (birds, bugs,
> people) I accept handling the weight and size of a Tamron 400/4
> conventional
> lens. If I want to carry a long lens for "just in case", I will take a
> catadioptric lens.
>
> Using 10x live view on a digital camera would probably solve the focus
> issue
> leaving the donut bokeh for highlights as the main concern.
>
> Jeff Keller
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicholas Herndon [mailto:nherndon@xxxxxxxxx]
> Subject: [OM] Zuiko 500/8 mirror
>
> Anyone have one? How useful do you find it?
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