Does anyone here have any experience with the Sony SAL500F80, 500mm f/8 reflex lens?
This is for someone else who needs a long telephoto reach to get fine detail yet must be as light weight as possible and reasonably fast autofocus? Then, if you have the lens, how about on a Sony A55 DSLR?
I would love to see comparison images between the above and something like a 7D (or D60 or T2i) and 300 f/4 L IS + 1.4x TC. Or is there a nikon or other equivalent that will give the resolution of the canon setup but be lighter weight. It must also have image stabilization.
I used that lens in the past and it has pros and cons.
It is lightweight and can AF well (quite fast) despite of being a fixed f/8, but it has low contrast
and the funky bokeh of the mirror lenses. Some Sony/Minolta users really like it though.