I have always avoided reflex lenses, because of the well known bad bokeh and
lower contrast issues.
However, they have huge advantages in size and weight over conventional lenses
and don't suffer from out of focus color fringing. I was traveling last year
and was thinking that maybe a reflex lens, makes sense for travel.
With a high ISO setting on my A7R they might even be handholdable as they are
not long,heavy and unwieldly.
The OM lens weighs about 20oz and some of the current generic reflex lenses are
even lighter.
Gary Reese's tests on the OM 500m/F8 showed it has quite good resolution and I
seem to remember he was even more enthusiastic about it in actual use. Nikon
and Canon both made similar lenses of the era.
They go for less $ used, but also weigh more than the OM. Minolta and Sony had
an AF reflex lens, which would work on my A7 with AF adapter and Sony even sold
it up to a few years back. It tends to cost more and weighs more.
Any experiences with these lenses would be appreciated,especially the OM lens
as it is lighter and compact.Please don't waste bandwidth on the bad bokeh of
reflex lenses, we all know that!
I seem to remember John H. said to beware of possible delamination issues,which
are common on some of the cemented elements?
Tim
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