Nikon 500mm F8 Reflex Nikkor C Mirror Lens

There were only three known reflex nikkor lenses being introduced at 500mm focal length from the high speed reflex nikkor 50cm f 5 0 first introduced in 1961 a second version which adopted a concept of compact reflex nikkor lens design with an f 8 aperture in 1968 and the current.

Nikon 500mm f8 reflex nikkor c mirror lens. Reflex nikkor 50cm f 5 0 august 1961 this catadioptric long focus lens has an unusual fast lens speed which typically uses f 8 0 for this focal length. Nikon 500mm f 8 reflex nikkor c. Reflex nikkor c 500mm f 8 mirror lens hooked up to a jvc ls300 via a novoflex f to mft adapter. Over the years unlike other lens type within the nikkor lens family reflex nikkor lenses seldom have updates.

If you like these videos you can make a kind donation of 2 or 5 via paypal to email. The reflex nikkor 500mm f 8 lens is one of those classic lens from the film age. This free website s biggest source of support is when you use any of these links especially this direct link to this lens at ebay see how to win at ebay or at adorama when you get anything regardless of the country in which. You can get some classic nikkor slr lenses and just mount it on your latest nikon dslr and shoot straight away.

It has ten times the magnification of a standard lens but doesn t weigh much more than a standard lens. It is best used as a telescope with the nikon lens scope converter. Which happened to produce not just one but two of such high speed cat lenses. Where i thought the zeiss 500mm f 4 5 was impressive enough in its maximum aperture of f 4 5 but least expect was from nippon kogaku k k.

This is one of the sharpest 500mm f8 reflex lens that i have ever use other than my nikon 500mm f4 vr2 af s. 39mm rear and 88mm front filters 35 3 oz 1 000g about 300 used. Reflex lens or catadioptric lenses or mirror lens has quite a distinctive look. Its donut background give me the different kind of feeling and different approach in a more artistic way rather then what a lot professional rate it as messy background.

The nikon 500mm f 8 reflex nikkor is optically superb however it is nearly impossible to make sharp images with it. The nikon f mount is basically the same since 1959. The field of view was extremely narrow which made operating the camera quite tricky.