Opteka 650mm-2600mm lens

[Duckys54]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000HGK80Y.01-A1P9QRDRYY6FXL._SS400_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg


Any heard of this or seen it before?

Link here (http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-650-2600mm-Definition-Telephoto-Canon/dp/B000HGK80Y/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-0350673-2573425?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1173151311&sr=1-2)

[gus]

Ive seen it advertised before. Photography is exactly the same as most other things in life...you get what you pay for & that to me looks like a bucket of camel spit.

1300mm @f16 with the elcheapo 2xTC for just $269.95 ? No thank you.

[pathfinder]

But, but, but Gus,

It's an Opteka!!:D :D

[gus]

But, but, but Gus,

It's an Opteka!!:D :D
...and it also has "precision optics" written on the box.

I must admit though...it does look handy in the event of dog attack.

[Andy]

...and it also has "precision optics" written on the box.

I must admit though...it does look handy in the event of dog attack.
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[Seymore]

:agree

[Art Scott]

I ran into a guy shootin a canon 20D with one of the 500-1000 opteka hooked to it.....and he was so proud that he could shoot someones license plate 2 blocks away and read it clearly.....to me it was very soft and fuzzy around the edges....but that was just me a non canon user..so I wasn't sure if it was the lens or the camera...or both:D

[Scott_Quier]

I ran into a guy shootin a canon 20D with one of the 500-1000 opteka hooked to it.....and he was so proud that he could shoot someones license plate 2 blocks away and read it clearly.....to me it was very soft and fuzzy around the edges....but that was just me a non canon user..so I wasn't sure if it was the lens or the camera...or both:DNo question in my mind. It was the lens or technique. Canon 20D is a spot-on camera.

[zacker]

id love to try one just for fun though.... anyone actually have one of these?? anyone have a link to pics taken with these? anyone wanna donate a Canon 100-400L to a worthy cause? anyone wanna kill me right now? lol,lol,lol..

[ivar]

...and it also has "precision optics" written on the box.

I must admit though...it does look handy in the event of dog attack.:lol3

Maybe i'm missing something, but doesn't the box say 650-1300? Where does the 2600 come from? :dunno

[andymillson]

:lol3

Maybe i'm missing something, but doesn't the box say 650-1300? Where does the 2600 come from? :dunno

It also comes complete with a 'High Definition' 2x multiplier, for that super-super zoom feel

This Guy (http://www.epinions.com/content_210972348036) wasn't happy with it

[ivar]

It also comes complete with a 'High Definition' 2x multiplier, for that super-super zoom feel Ah, thanks!

(http://www.epinions.com/content_210972348036)
This Guy (http://www.epinions.com/content_210972348036)wasn't happy with itwell, you get what you pay for.

[andymillson]

Another forum discussing this lens, including pics, here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=103319&page=15). i have linked to the 15th page where the pics start, but you can read the whole thing if you wish

I kinda like the one that shows the camera mounted to the lens. check the way the lens appears to bend down (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=103319&page=16)when fully extended 8-)

Andy

[Airedrifter]

:lol3

Maybe i'm missing something, but doesn't the box say 650-1300? Where does the 2600 come from? :dunno

A 2x extender comes with it.

[claudermilk]

I remember that thing. I also remember when the POTN thread got going. One of those guys biught it just for giggles to see if it worked. The amazing part was that is actually formed an image and it was recognizable. Other than that it's a pretty useless lens. f8-f16? And we're surprised AF doesn't work too well? Then you add their el-cheapo doubler?

[jdryan3]

Another forum discussing this lens, including pics, here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=103319&page=15). i have linked to the 15th page where the pics start, but you can read the whole thing if you wish

I kinda like the one that shows the camera mounted to the lens. check the way the lens appears to bend down (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=103319&page=16)when fully extended 8-)

Andy

Well, at that length I supposed you should be able to see to the end of the world - maybe that's how they put the curvature of the earth in the image :dunno ?

[NEIGHBORHOODSPIDERMAN]

Dont Waste Your Money:d

[TylerW]

...and it also has "precision optics" written on the box.

I must admit though...it does look handy in the event of dog attack.

If you knocked all the rubbish glass out of it, you could probably use it to store wet umbrellas, too.

[wxwax]

Another forum discussing this lens, including pics, here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=103319&page=15). i have linked to the 15th page where the pics start, but you can read the whole thing if you wish

I kinda like the one that shows the camera mounted to the lens. check the way the lens appears to bend down (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=103319&page=16)when fully extended 8-)

Andy
:lol3 Sure does (http://www.casciola.com/pics/opteka_2705.jpg).

[wxwax]

Yech.

The moon with that abomination (http://www.casciola.com/pics/moon_3403.jpg).

And here's a 100% of the moon with a Canon 300 f4 (http://www.casciola.com/pics/moon300mm.jpg).

Might be good for peeping toms and private eyes, but not for quality photography.

[ziggy53]

Just think of it like a really big LensBaby. :wink

[gus]

Yech.

The moon with that abomination (http://www.casciola.com/pics/moon_3403.jpg).

And here's a 100% of the moon with a Canon 300 f4 (http://www.casciola.com/pics/moon300mm.jpg).

Might be good for peeping toms and private eyes, but not for quality photography.
...and again with a canon 400 L prime. (http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/41080189-L-3.jpg)

[wxwax]

Just think of it like a really big LensBaby. :wink
:lol3

[wxwax]

...and again with a canon 400 L prime. (http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/41080189-L-3.jpg)
Beautiful, lovely detail.

[David_S85]

I am currently working out the bugs of my prototype digital pinhole 1200mm lens. More information at a later date.

[Seymore]

I am currently working out the bugs of my prototype digital pinhole 1200mm lens. More information at a later date.
Make sure you engineer it to add a 2x TC... :thumb

[Patrick D. Harrington]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000HGK80Y.01-A1P9QRDRYY6FXL._SS400_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg


Any heard of this or seen it before?

Link here (http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-650-2600mm-Definition-Telephoto-Canon/dp/B000HGK80Y/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-0350673-2573425?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1173151311&sr=1-2)

I picked an Opteka 650mm-1300mm lens up off Kijiji for $200 ( no 2x TC ). It's a manual focus lens, it is a little slow "f8-f16", but it gets you up close, really close, and it does it cheep! Don't listen to all the negative talk. If they do not have this lens they cannot comment, I have paid more for canon original extenders than this lens and it performs wellllllllllll beyond expectation. Sure image quality is not prize winning but if you can steady it, it is reasonably clear for the money. This is not a lens to be taken seriously for sports but the build quality is much better than some of the plastic canon kit lenses I have seen. If you have a serious project that requires professional quality it might not be the lens, I would probably recomend renting something like the 400mm f2.8 and try a Canon 2x extender on it. I do not regret purchasing this lens and anyone who cares to open there mouth to share their Magazine educated negative opinion with me can save their breath.
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As for comparing this lens with 300mm or 400mm L primes?????? Are you for real? It's real impressive to hear about all the big buck glass everyone carries around in their bag but I think he was asking for feedback on this lens, not opening a telephoto-stroking thread! When I see someone post an image shot with a Sigma 200-500mm F2.8 APO EX DG I will be impressed!<o:p></o:p>

[ThatCanonGuy]

Is that a 5D in the picture?

[kdog]

I picked an Opteka 650mm-1300mm lens up off Kijiji for $200 ( no 2x TC ).
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I do not regret purchasing this lens and anyone who cares to open there mouth to share their Magazine educated negative opinion with me can save their breath/
So, let's see some samples. :dunno

[Pupator]

You dug up a four year old thread just to be hostile? Really?

[Harryb]

Well I'm willing to be convinced. I would love to see some images from that lens.

[Seymore]

Yea, show us what it can do Patrick.