Fly me to the moon…
Meyer Optik – Gorlitz Telemegor 400mm f/5.5
Type: Prime lens | Focal Length: 400mm | F/ : 5.5 – 22
Ebay Value: ~ 150 euro
Purchased for: 25 euro
I mainly use this lens for moonphotography. I like to try stuff. And I especially wanted to try out an older lens, which is ofcourse a wee bit cheaper than a new one. Now, I not only bought this lens, but also a Soligor 2X extender. This brings the Focal Lenght to a wopping 800mm ! The extender cost me five euro’s by the way. The M42 EOS adapter was already in my posession a week before I purchased the lens and the extender. The M42 EOS adapter was mine for 17,50 euro.
Don’t forget the cropfactor of a non-full frame digital reflex camera. So 800mm multiplied by 1.6 brings the grand total to 1280mm, which is enough for a shot of the moon. However, I do want to try if there’s another extender that will fit between the Soligor and the M42 adapter…
As mentioned in the intro, the lens was mine for 25 euro. The average lens of this brand and type is sold for between 120 and 150 euro. Seems like a fail-safe way of trying out stuff!
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