| Latest Review Posted | Takumar/Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 500mm F4.5
This is a real beast (my version is a Super-Multi-Coated)....... big and heavy: 3,5 Kg. When you look at the front-element you will be impressed by the size; a big 11cm diameter of solid blueish coated glass. Not easy to handle without a tripod for a long time. But ..... it's rewarding when you shoot with this beast. With only 4 elements it is able to produce excellent photo's the way a long tele-photo-lens should do. It's not made for short-focus-distance macro work like modern long-tele-photo-lenses. On a Full Frame sensor nice for birds, moon, landscape and astro-photography (with sky-tracker ofcourse). Nice feature is a rear-screw-filter-mount (49mm) which I use when shooting Sun (ND) and Astro (Red-Enhancer). Also there is a feature to turn your camera easy from landscape to portrait mode without turning the whole lens.
Wide open at f/4.5 it's fast but the CA is more there, but also easy to remove in postprocessing like LR or PS, a little less contrast and still good colours. Stop down aperture and it will all be better and better and you will be impressed by the results. If you learn how to handle this lens ............... you will love it and adore it.
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