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Sony 500mm f/8 Reflex

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Sony 500mm f/8 Reflex

A reflex (mirror) telephoto lens has advantages and disadvantages. It is remarkably small and light for the magnification it achieves, scarcely larger than a normal size lens. Reflecting light off of mirrors, rather than bending it through lenses, eliminates chromatic abberation and provides excellent sharpness and contrast. The aperture is fixed at f/8, however, and out of focus highlights have a ‘doughnut’ shape rather than a smooth spherical shape.

Roger’s take: OK, I admit it. I wanted to see if an f/8 500mm lens could be handheld and thought, maybe, just maybe with the in-body image stabilization it might. I’ve got to say this little lens far exceeded my expectations. It’s quite sharp, very small (well, compared to conventional telephotos) and on a winter afternoon I got very nice results handholding it. It does have the expected “mirror bokeh” but still quite a pleasant surprise.

If you want to see how the 500mm f/8 compares in size to the other Sony telephoto lenses, check the video below (about the 3:30 mark):

Specs:

Length
4.5"
Filter
NA
Weight
1.5 lbs

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Pricing

LensRentals.com offers rentals of every length between 4 and 90 days. Some common selections are:

Rental Period Price Day Rate
4 days $42.00 $10.50 per day
7 days $56.00 $8.00 per day
10 days $75.50 $7.55 per day
14 days $98.00 $7.00 per day
21 days $131.50 ~$6.27 per day
30 days $165.25 ~$5.51 per day
45 days $215.50 ~$4.79 per day
60 days $252.00 $4.20 per day
90 days $324.75 ~$3.61 per day

The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental.

LensRentals also offers an optional damage waiver on this product, limiting your expense should it get damaged while in your possession.

Rental Period Waiver Price Total Price Day Rate
4 days +$6.00 $48.00 $12.00 per day
7 days +$8.00 $64.00 ~$9.15 per day
10 days +$10.75 $86.25 ~$8.63 per day
14 days +$14.00 $112.00 $8.00 per day
21 days +$18.75 $150.25 ~$7.16 per day
30 days +$23.50 $188.75 ~$6.30 per day
45 days +$30.75 $246.25 ~$5.48 per day
60 days +$36.00 $288.00 $4.80 per day
90 days +$46.50 $371.25 ~$4.13 per day

Shipping

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