Quantaray 500mm f/8.0 Macro Lens

This lens works very well with my Canon EOS. You have to get the adapter for your camera, (T-mount), and take it off auto. You need to adjust the speed for the shot, there is no adjustable apature setting for this lens. Crystal clear photos and excellent macro capability.

The lense, a Quantary 500 F8 Mirror is a very good lense. It came with a BRAND NEW Canon EOS adapter. It's not a lense you can use for everything, BUT for medium telephoto (some might call this LONG but LONG to me is like a Celestron 2000mm or larger) BUT given the multiplying factor of 1.6 (making this an 800 MM effective with the Canon Rebel XT/350D), it's good enough if used in AV mode.

You gotta' know a little bit about the lense to use it. I hear folks getting frustrated with the sensitive focus BUT that's true even with the over-priced Camera-Brand lenses too. You got to learn your equipment.

A MonoPod is an absolute minimum. There is very little way, unless you use a brick wall OR the top of your car to steady this one. Again, the nature of the beast. But I've been able to get some hand-held shots that were acceptable as well, for what they were. A tripod is best and if you want to do some astrophotography, get a motor drive one.

For about half-price of a new, I was able to be this LIKE NEW Quantaray and I'm more than pleased with it's abilities. I hope it'll last as long as I need it. AND I see no reason, if taken reasonable care of, it shouldn't. Mine came with the 72mm Skylight filter. Another positive about this purchase (along with the aforementioned NEW EOS T-mount adapter). I'm happy with it all. I might try it with a Good 2 x converter soon however, just to see how that all works...(Effective 1600 mm)..