One of the guys on another board said that it's not a mirror lens, fixed, but other than that I really can't find out much. It might be the same type of glass as some Vivitar t-mount lenses. One site I read that they made a few for Vivitar so I am hoping it's not too bad, but for $12 I guess it doesn't matter much. I can always use it for a door stop if it turns out it's really bad!
If it isn't? Then I will have a nice LONG bird lens at a price I could actually afford. I admittedly have low expectations and I didn't think I'd ever own a 500mm anyway so even if it's borderline mediocre it will likely still do me. I'm still learning and I can't afford to be too picky on my budget. I think there's one on Ebay in the UK for like 69 pounds. I guess that's like what $100 American? That's a BIN. Other than that I can't even find another one.
Yeah, I think I completely lucked out though, even if it's only a so-so lens. I was watching it all week expecting it to go to $65-75 at the very least. Most of the time I'm just watching lenses out of idle curiosity, particularly the longer ones. $12? I think I'll live even if it does turn out to be a dud.
Last edited by magkelly; 08-12-2010 at 01:22 PM.