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From: Winsor Crosby
>>>I may be going on a trip to Costa Rica in the spring and will
>>>hopefully see some wild life.
Lucky guy..
>>>.It seemed to me that the Zuiko 500mm mirror lens might be a way to
capture some of the wildlife and still
>>>be easily portable.
True for the most part.
>>>Have people on the list used this lens?
I was able to 'test drive' one that Scott Gomez subsequently purchased.
>>>Is it useful? It seemed to me that the F8 aperture might be a problem.
Have people had success
>>>hand holding it? Probably would need fast film, huh?
For the situation and intended use you're describing, I'd say yes, this
would be a useful lens. I didn't buy the Zuiko 500 that I test drove for
Scott as I already own the Tokina version, and don't find the slowness of
the lens a particular problem. I've done almost nothing but hand holds with
it, and only had a few come back looking 'shakey'. If you're out in the
daylight of Central America, film speed shouldn't really be that large an
issue.
>>>> How easy is it
>>>>to keep the little doughnuts out of the picture?
Use the shade, and try to keep the sun at your back as much as possible.
One observation I made on my short test drive of the Zuiko... It appeared to
me that the Zuiko had next to no visible vignetting, whereas my Tokina
suffers from a bit of it. Didn't shoot any film with the Zuiko to either
prove or disprove what I thought I saw, but it was noticeable to my old
eyes.
Jim
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