Something of interest on ebay right now.

Something of interest on ebay right now. · 08:17 PM

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I just ran across this listing by a florida salvation army store on ebay:

Takumar 1 4 5 500 Made in Japan by Asahi Opt Co | eBay

Huge zoom lens. Hasn't been bid on yet as of this post.

Adam · 11-05-2014, 08:24 PM

That's a really really sharp lens. Does suffer from CA, though.

**Weevil** · 11-05-2014, 10:44 PM

wow, it should end up at a reasonable price... CA can be treated in PP, so for low budget it's interesting!

**sergysergy** · 11-05-2014, 10:48 PM

salvation army posts are always tricky...

MarkJerling · 11-06-2014, 07:17 PM

Drat! Seller won't ship here!

**gordon_l34** · 11-06-2014, 07:47 PM

Or Here!

VoiceOfReason · 11-06-2014, 08:20 PM

Could be good for astrophotography.

y0chang · 11-06-2014, 08:46 PM

Someone should put this on a Q. Imagine you could go birding in another state and never leave your driveway.

MarkJerling · 11-06-2014, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by y0chang

Someone should put this on a Q. Imagine you could go birding in another state and never leave your driveway.

LOL! That's brilliant! Deep space here I come!

**alfa75ts** · 11-06-2014, 09:27 PM

Originally posted by y0chang

Someone should put this on a Q. Imagine you could go birding in another state and never leave your driveway.

Not long enough, I put a 1250mm lens (telescope) on my Q the other night. That gave me a 7000mm equivalent.

But it was cloudy

MarkJerling · 11-06-2014, 09:29 PM

Originally posted by alfa75ts

Not long enough, I put a 1250mm lens (telescope) on my Q the other night. That gave me a 7000mm equivalent.

But it was cloudy

You should be able to see the rover on Mars with that thing!

**luftfluss** · 11-06-2014, 09:35 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

You should be able to see the rover on Mars with that thing!

There's a dog on Mars? Holy Crap!!!!

MarkJerling · 11-06-2014, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by luftfluss

There's a dog on Mars? Holy Crap!!!!

Possibly Wallace and Gromit?

**alfa75ts** · 11-06-2014, 10:30 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

You should be able to see the rover on Mars with that thing!

Posted a shot here

MarkJerling · 11-06-2014, 10:42 PM

Originally posted by alfa75ts

Posted a shot here

Wow. that is truly impressive! Great work!

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11-05-2014, 08:24 PM	#2
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Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,444	wow, it should end up at a reasonable price... CA can be treated in PP, so for low budget it's interesting!

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MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Drat! Seller won't ship here!

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y0chang Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: United States Posts: 793	Someone should put this on a Q. Imagine you could go birding in another state and never leave your driveway.

11-06-2014, 09:02 PM	#9
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by y0chang Someone should put this on a Q. Imagine you could go birding in another state and never leave your driveway. LOL! That's brilliant! Deep space here I come!

11-06-2014, 09:27 PM	#10
alfa75ts Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,356	Originally posted by y0chang Someone should put this on a Q. Imagine you could go birding in another state and never leave your driveway. Not long enough, I put a 1250mm lens (telescope) on my Q the other night. That gave me a 7000mm equivalent. But it was cloudy

11-06-2014, 09:29 PM	#11
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by alfa75ts Not long enough, I put a 1250mm lens (telescope) on my Q the other night. That gave me a 7000mm equivalent. But it was cloudy You should be able to see the rover on Mars with that thing!

11-06-2014, 09:35 PM	#12
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,619	Originally posted by MarkJerling You should be able to see the rover on Mars with that thing! There's a dog on Mars? Holy Crap!!!!

11-06-2014, 09:38 PM	#13
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by luftfluss There's a dog on Mars? Holy Crap!!!! Possibly Wallace and Gromit?

11-06-2014, 10:30 PM	#14
alfa75ts Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,356	Originally posted by MarkJerling You should be able to see the rover on Mars with that thing! Posted a shot here

11-06-2014, 10:42 PM	#15
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by alfa75ts Posted a shot here Wow. that is truly impressive! Great work!