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The Minolta 250mm F5.6 Mirror (...) 04/30/24(Tue)20:27:23 No.4309119

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The Minolta 250mm F5.6 Mirror lens Anonymous 04/30/24(Tue)20:27:23 No.4309119 Archived

Scored one for cheap. Been playing around with it today.. had lots of fun. Not ultra sharp, but it makes up for it in how compact and easy it is to manage.
Seems strange that nobody has bothered making these ultra compact mirror lenses in the modern age up until NISI's recent announcement.
Will the new NISI be sharper than the OG?

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Anonymous
04/30/24(Tue)20:32:04 No.4309123

Anonymous 04/30/24(Tue)20:32:04 No.4309123

>>4309119
post your pics

Anonymous
04/30/24(Tue)22:16:55 No.4309142

Anonymous 04/30/24(Tue)22:16:55 No.4309142

>>4309119
>Seems strange that nobody has bothered making these ultra compact mirror lenses in the modern age up until NISI's recent announcement.
because they're all objectively terrible, and a 70-300 will beat them, and be desired by far more people

Anonymous
04/30/24(Tue)22:32:09 No.4309145

Anonymous 04/30/24(Tue)22:32:09 No.4309145

>>4309142
These things cost $1000+ so i wouldn't say they are undesirable. The main point is having long reach in a small package.. Regular telephotos from the era usually suck ass and has to be stopped down to f11 to not have an image that is 50% green and purple anyways.

Anonymous
04/30/24(Tue)22:36:23 No.4309149

Anonymous 04/30/24(Tue)22:36:23 No.4309149

You have 250mm in a lens that is no more than 6cm long, looks like a regular lens. The stealthy nature of it is also something to consider. Just think of how you could put it to use in streetfaggotry for instance where having a large lens attracts attention.

Anonymous
04/30/24(Tue)23:14:56 No.4309154

Anonymous 04/30/24(Tue)23:14:56 No.4309154

>>4309149
Mirror lenses are the opposite of stealthy since you have a big bright fucking mirror attached to the front of your camera. They are objectively dogshit lenses and there’s a reason they’ve basically disappeared from any manufacturer’s line up. They’re soft, shitty lenses with horrible bokeh.

cANON
05/01/24(Wed)05:00:52 No.4309207

cANON 05/01/24(Wed)05:00:52 No.4309207

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>>4309119
>Seems strange that nobody has bothered making these ultra compact mirror lenses in the modern age
Because better things exist.

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