Quantaray 500mm f8 Mirror
Most Quantaray lenses were made by Sigma and some were made by Tamron and Tokina. This lens performs like a Sigma Mirror lens. It is reasonably sharp if you can hold it steady. It has the typical ringed bokeh we see from mirror lenses. Contrast is surprisingly high. While it is not a Zeiss or even a Tamron in quality, it is still far better than any of the off-brands flooding the market.




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Canon FD 35-70mm f4
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52mm
Canon FD
f4-f22
.5 meters
1:6.7
1981
Eos M3 - APS-C

My copy of this lens is in rough shape. The focus helicoid is loose and wobbles. Focusing is a chore and can't be trusted. Having said that, it takes good pics. I won't try to judge its characteristics because I can't trust what I see as typical, so I'll just let you look at the pics.

ISO 800 - f4

ISO 400 - f4 - 35mm - 100% crop

ISO 800 - f4 - 70mm

ISO 400 - f4 - 70mm

ISO 400 - f4 - 70mm - 100% crop