In case you didn't recognize that sig - *ribec -* it's old me at a new addy.
Rick Beckrich
Sunny Southern Maryland by the Bay
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> WOW - That kind of asking price made me go dig mine out and take a look;
>
> of course, my excitement diminished when I re-read the ad and realized that
> he
>
> was offering an f4. Aside from that, mine reads SIGMA XQ MIRROR ULTRA
> TELEPHOTO
>
> 1:8 500 MM 704xxx. It's a T mount with a dual tripod base - both 1/4 & 3/8.
>
> Rick
>
>
> PS - OM note for a change... I'm getting my tired old E-1 back tomorrow!
> Let's see,
> that makes this 500 a whoppin' what?
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Jeff Keller <om-list@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> A Sigma Ultra-Telephoto ?
>>
>> ... They seem to have made several versions of the 500/8 with possibly
>> only
>> cosmetic changes.
>> I first noticed these while trying to track down a reference to the Sigma
>> 500 f4 mirror.
>>
>> Your's has grips similar to the Spiratone Ultratel on ebay (190499719972)
>>
>> Mine is very similar but has rubber diamond patter grips and glossy black
>> paint at the camera end just the inverse of yours. It is labeled "SIGMA
>> MIRROR ULTRA-TELEPHOTO". It appears to have at least two widely spaced
>> glass
>> elements in front of the mirror. Although long for a mirror, it isn't
>> particularly heavy. A similar one is at ebay (180625801777)
>>
>> There is a more cosmetically varied one at ebay (390261297402) offered for
>> sale at $200.
>>
>> There is a 500/4 at ebay (280409224944) for $825.
>>
>> Jeff Keller
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rick Beckrich [mailto:rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx]
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Zuiko 500/8 mirror
>>
>> Not a Zuiko, but a (very) old Sigma... it's a monster:
>>
>>
>> http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=132224&ppuser=
>> 20714
>>
>> Contrast is not bad, but it size keeps it at home... and yes, it is a 500.
>>
>>
>>
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