Site Supporter Registered: November, 2012 Location: North Wales Posts: 2,870 | | Review Date: June 16, 2014 | Recommended | Price: $40.00
| Rating: 8 |
| Pros: | Construction, t-mount, closer focus than 400mm | | Cons: | overall not the best. | | Sharpness: 8
Aberrations: 7
Bokeh: 7
Handling: 8
Value: 9
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Interesting focal length, trade 50mm for a third of a stop in comparison to the common 400mm 6.3's. Sibling to the Soligor 400mm I had: same looks, 9xxxx serial, chrome ears... except where it counts - IQ. This lens disappointed, dull and soft wide open, didn't improve sufficiently stopped down. Maybe it was a bad one. But on this evidence not recommended relative to the 400's.
Update - 9/18.
I have now picked up another one and this one is much better, very much in the right ballpark IQ-wise for one of these t-mount preset lenses.
These are my standard test pics of one of the castle turrets. Samsung NX20, f5.6, f8, f11.
These results are good actually, pretty much as good as the results with both the tamron and tokina made ones. However closer focus pics of seagulls etc. have so far been less impressive, suggesting the IQ tends to ease off with closer focus. More sample pics here.
Ratings amended anyway, now a recommend.
I would still rate the tamron made 350mm best. Between the tokina made 350mm and this one I think the tokina edges it on IQ but this one has the advantage re focusing closer. This lens might be a preferred choice over it's sibling the chrome eared 400mm f6.3, also because of its closer focusing capability - ~ 4m (3.65m/12' measured to front of lens) as opposed to 6m.
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