Lens Question

[photonoob]

whats the best cheapest lens you can buy

 

[airgunr]

What do you want to do with it?

Manual focus lenses are cheaper than auto focus. Faster lenses, like a 50mm f1.2 is more expensive than say one in something like f2.8 (if they even make that).

Wide angles and telephotos are more expensive than standard lenses as well.

 

[mrsid99]

whats the best cheapest lens you can buy

Pinhole?

 

[photonoob]

Im flipping threw a ritz magazine and I see this 800-1200 mm zoom lens by quantaray does anyone have this is it any good

 

[BernieSC]

I wouldn't waste money on that 800-1200. Its made to look like something its not. It has an extension tube you put on it to get up to the 1200mm focal length and I think its got some rediculous f stop rating. its very limited to the type of lighting and exposure range you can use it at. Its a cheap lense trying to look like an expensive lens. I know there was another lens with a high focal length being sold that was basically a small telescope you could mount on a camera which means it was a tube with a mirror practicallly no optics.

 

[usayit]

and what type of mount are we talking about?

I say used M42 screwmounts if thats the camera you have.

Pinhole... thats funny.

 

[PhotoErik]

I know there was another lens with a high focal length being sold that was basically a small telescope you could mount on a camera which means it was a tube with a mirror practicallly no optics.

wow, I almost bid on one of those. thanks in retrospect.

 

[Varthlokkur]

Im flipping threw a ritz magazine and I see this 800-1200 mm zoom lens by quantaray does anyone have this is it any good

Are you using it for photography or baseball? Well, its not good for either.