navs Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>hi Guys,<br> I just bought this lens at a pawn shop for CAD$100 with original case and filters near mint condition , hope this was a good decision , are there any adapters for the same for use on A-700. Any one having previous experience with this kind of manual focus lens. All inputs appreciated , thanks all and offer my best wishes for the New Year.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgussin Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I have a similar looking cheap Phoenix 500mm f/8 mirror lens that I use on my Canon Digital Rebel. Its lightness and short, compactness allow for handheld shots that a longer, heavier lens don't, even with a doubler! The only real funky issue is the "donut" bokeh, although that can have an interesting charm. Fun, fun lensEnjoy! and post some pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_de_ley Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Congrats Navnitrai! That should be a really good lens, precursor to the Minolta/Sony AF version. To put it on your A700 you could try a glassless "macro" adapter like <a href="http://cgi.ebay.ca/MACRO-Minolta-MD-MC-Lens-To-SONY-MInolta-MA-AF-Adapter_W0QQitemZ270505365098QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLens_Accessories?hash=item3efb604e6a">this one</a> , it won't enable you to focus to infinity but it will avoid loss of light and quality that you're likely to get with adapters including a corrective lens. At 500mm focal length, a few mm of macro extension won't restrict your focus distance too much and you should still be able to focus out to approx 50 feet or so.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navs Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Thanks Paul for your help, I just bought the adapter from the link you posted , are the optics similar to the Sony AF version apart from auto focus and its performance as good Paul ? do you have any experience on the same.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_de_ley Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to try one out myself, but the Rokkor X 500 f8 has an excellent reputation as one of the three or four best in its class and is reportedly the direct ancestor of the AF in optical design.</p> <p>Note that even if you decide in due course not to hang on to the lens, you should have no trouble selling it for twice what you paid the pawn shop, as long as it has no flaws in the glass/mirrors. Here's a good <a href="http://www.rokkorfiles.com/500mm.htm">online review</a> in rokkorfiles.com, a great website for specs and history if you're getting into pre-AF Minolta lenses.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_de_ley Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>And not to lead you any further to temptation, but... now that you'll have a macro Alpha/MD adapter, you might as well keep an eye out for one of the classic manual focus macro lenses in MD mount :-)</p> <p>Minolta's own were excellent, some of the third-party options can be found for even better bargains (eg the Vivitar/Panagor/Elica/Komine 90mm f2.8)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdm Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 <p>Hey any more lenses like that in your Pawn shop?..lol I'm strictly a MD mount user so this would have been perfect .</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navs Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 <p>Thanks all, I will take a look Paul and may be if something is interesting will pick it up , I happen to get lucky at the pawn shop dan as I went to sell some gold for $$ , usually they donot swap lenes but it seems a regular /old client had one so they did as a favour. of course goes with out saying I did tell them if they had any more offers ,they could give Me a call and check, besides am sure dan you would be an avid ebay hunter for such glass. regds and cheers for Happy New Year and more pics.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdm Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 <p>Yes, when i have time to, and have my computer working.lol, like i do now during this winter break from school. For the last month or so last year, i didn't, when i was getting ready for and having my finals i do look for this glass on that auction site and it always goes for about twice what you paid for it. That is beyond what this college student can budget with his limited resources.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHildreth Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 <p>I have had one about 5 years, and have not used it much. For one thing, I usually shoot with 100 speed film and it is difficult, being an f8.0. Then, if you try B&W, you'll likely need a yellow filter, and you are down to ISO 50 with most of my films. Of course all this is an old problem indeed.<br> But, once in a while....here is one I took on Kodachrome 64<br> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/tomhvt/RAIL/NECR/NECR323N.jpg" alt="" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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