A6500 - Massive 500-1000mm Lens - It's 80 Bucks, Does it Suck?

[@ChristopherBurress]

TO ANSWER IF IT SUCKS OR NOT: It doesn't suck for the price. I was impressed with the sharpness that could be achieved. New $87 link: amzn.to/2p3Sbgn (the last one went up to $120)

[@BryonBlack1]

Christopher Burress it looks pretty decent at 500mm (when watching on my phone, anyway). But it's pretty atrocious at 1000. The only use at 1000mm would be for surveillance of some sort. Thanks for the video! Definitely an interesting lens.

[@TheBeteljuice]

It does look atrocious at 1000mm because of the heat-shimmer in the atmosphere. a still image would remove that element. I'm not defending the lens, just adding some insight.

[@sweetguy19762]

Why is the price so cheap on this lense, what is the catch?

[@TheChameleon2008]

The catch is that its made from cheap plastic and elements but for sucvh a price you really cant bitch.

[@jramadora7081]

Owen Chase science channel probably because its aperture starts at F8

[@Daniel_V_]

Finally found a good vlogging lens. Thanks

[@saifa4537]

Varga Dániel you happen to be a vlogging giraffe?

[@gavincrowley562]

Varga Dániel 35 foot monopod? That's the minimum focus distance

[@NewStuffTV1]

Varga Dániel 😂🤣😂🤳

[@NewStuffTV1]

😂🤣😂🤳

[@AbeZchannel]

who said he was vlogging himself? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@KyleShoeBoi]

I think your lens has a camera attached to it..

[@allex_raresh3094]

Have*

[@indianbri]

Allex_Raresh no it’s has

[@indianbri]

Allex_Raresh 🤦‍♂️ nice try

[@kevingumfory]

Lol. Well played !

[@Suhdooper]

Allex_Raresh has*

[@danieldougan269]

The perfect portrait lens for COVID-19 social distancing!

[@ishanagarwalphotography]

Hehehe yes

[@anandkulkarni75]

😜😜😜😜

[@JoshxIZ]

hahahaahhahahhaahahahahah -_-

[@danieldougan269]

@@andrew_koala2974 Or, you know, people who believe in science and don't want to die in a pandemic.

[@ChristopherBurress]

I need to block him he is doing a great job of making himself look like an ass here.

[@MonsterKz69]

going on a roof with a Sniper's Optic looking lens on a tripod, good idea xD

[@westyavro]

Actually it would be safe in every country but the united states. To many gun crazy people there.

[@kenrussell1093]

I thought the same thing, might look a bit suspicious😏

[@pe1etr]

He could get some great shots of President Trump's motorcade.

[@f.d.6667]

Depends on your location. Remember the Aqua Teen Hunger Force "viral" prank? Black box with wires dangling from it attached to a bridge... Boston: under lock-down - same thing in SF nobody gives a shit.

[@camhoc2462]

Only an idiot would see that and think it’s gun related, looks just like a scope there’s not even a gun under it.

[@jimmyhidalgo2680]

Looks like i dont even have to show up to the photo location now

[@GloryStoryCz]

:D

[@Boldness-and-Virtue]

Lol!!! 😂

[@Bleeblo21]

Don't use youtubes stabilization when posting. It makes the video look like jello

[@ChristopherBurress]

Lascactus Smith I accidentally applied rolling shutter correction to everything, not just the footage that needed it.

[@Bleeblo21]

Good video overall though. Keep it up

[@ChristopherBurress]

Thanks!

[@jonodubs]

that jello is from the camera, the 6500 has a known crazy rolling shutter.

[@rehanhaque]

JONODUBS the a6500 is no where near that. In video can see the jello on the text overlay too which suggests it happened post upload to KZbin.

[@Aquatography]

Actually at 500mm it didn't look to bad at all. 1000 was pushing it; though I think the heat in air had a huge part to play. It reminded me of what its like to look at the moon through a large dobsonian telescope, where the atmosphere creates a moving fluid like distortion.

[@AtlantaTerry]

I said the same thing. Shoot tests like that early in the morning just after sunrise when the heat waves won't be present.

[@asiastreets4032]

Better use it in 4/3 camera to get 2x, or nikon j5

[@edwardreverseproductions]

I think,this specifically is just the rolling shutter of the a6300

[@kmoecub]

That's going to happen with any lens when there is a large heat gradient in the atmosphere. I don't generally take any long-distance photos, or use any telescope before allowing the optic to reach atmospheric temperature for just that reason. A closed lens takes longer to reach equilibrium than an open optic (such as a reflector telescope) does.

[@wackerr]

lol "whoa there's a sniper on the roof"

[@JHA854]

wackerr seriously, got to be careful with a lens like that haha

[@NeilSahay]

wackerr that's what I was thinking the whole time. As a brown person, I feel like it would be wise for me to keep away from this lens.

[@emanuelgodfried7559]

wackerr of when you really badly need tot spy on someone

[@LJS01]

@ wackerr, lol, "Let's see, over here we have a police station, then a nuclear power plant, over there is the Governors mansion, a church and lastly my ex-wife walking the dog" yeah sounds legit :-D

[@RagicalPlays]

Haha you should check out the "Novoflex Noflexar 400mm/f5.6, 600mm/f8 pistol grip" or the more professional grade and vintage TAIR-3S Photosniper

[@ExotiqBeautii]

*Perfect! I can secretly film my crush without him calling the cops now. I hate it when he pranks me like that smh. We're actually married; he just doesn't know it yet! Wish me luck guys!*

[@h.ar.2937]

But when I make the same comment on Facebook, the " *police* " have to get 'involved'.... Double standards.

[@andrewyork3869]

I was thinking about how perfect this would be for observing my love from beyond the restraining order!!

[@jimmyhidalgo2680]

@Andrew York @Vani Jay you’re creepy

[@andrewyork3869]

@@jimmyhidalgo2680 woosh

[@Pilzi02]

@@jimmyhidalgo2680 Oh you don't get the joke don't ya. People like you are just stupit. I only open those comments to see people like you writing dumbshit :D

[@DemiaAbzorTime]

Finally some good lens for selfie’s

[@JatinSharma-wb8nq]

Gud luck finding a million mm selfie stick 😂😂😜

[@PhilJonesIII]

I take it your shirt-sleeves are always too short?

[@thomasrush2095]

Are you taking those selfies with a drone that's 10000 feet in the air?

[@jeepjoseph9036]

If you are on two continents at once

[@MrPriceMonroe]

Set that timer to 30 minutes and run.

[@b3naqua]

I wish that lens was somehow even bigger

[@ChristopherBurress]

Lol

[@NotMyNameHaHaHa]

Meyer Optik 500mm Medium format lens. Affordable and gigantic.

[@GoatBarn]

Largest refracting (read "telephoto")lens in the world is Yerkes Observatory telescope (40") with a focal length of 19,400 mm (63.64829 ft)! The format is 8"x10" so the DX "equivalent " would be about...29,000mm?? Long...

[@b3naqua]

Goat haha geeeez that's insane!!

[@b3naqua]

Nick Finley Music lol 500mm 😱😱😱 aka basically a telescope!

[@lifevstravel1849]

dang. that turned out way better than I would have thought.

[@AgriVideos1]

When the first sample picture of his wife came up I literally said wow, pretty impressive sharpness. I suppose considering my expectations were very low.

[@JonnyBlueChair]

AgriVideos1 same here!

[@TheDemockery]

Marcus Nixon same here. Quite surprising.

[@kaboom555]

Heck even with low expectations that was INCREDIBLY impressive. The city shots were less impressive but that's mainly due to atmospheric effects, the actual air puts a limit on the sharpness that can be achieved, but the portraits literally blew me away. I was in no way expecting to be able to discern individual hairs, there's very little or no chromatic aberration at all... Unbelievable deal for certain situations.

[@TheBobhyp]

For the price, that's a pretty good lens! I had been using a Schmidt cassegrain 500mm lens on a Nikon Ftn some time ago, and it was just about as good as the lens you used in this video at 500mm. The 2X magnification reduces the quality of the photos. The interesting thing about these long lenses is that in hot weather, the heat distortion becomes very obvious. Very well presented, and a pretty good deal for $81!!

[@mark33328]

at 500mm is was pretty good, the 2x converter ruined it.

[@terriplays1726]

That is also my take-away. You could probably the same result as with the teleconverter just by cropping.

[@smashtime1904]

with an a7RII I'd think it'd be superb for crop in or 2x crop with stabilized m43 sensor...

[@TheJudge064]

@@smashtime1904 I don't think it'll resolve enough for there to be a difference between teleconverter and the m43

[@padkirsch]

Yeah I agree. Personally I don't think I've ever seen a 2X converter that worked good. If you can find the exception, please let me know if you know of a 2x converter that works amazingly. 💟✅👍

[@AtlantaTerry]

@@padkirsch dusting off my memory banks... didn't Nikon make a Nikkor 2X Teleconverter at one time?

[@chillzwinter]

Whats the moon and saturn look like with that thing - that's a good benchmark test.

[@angus5427]

That's what I was thinking I'd use it for

[@jaysonharvey1678]

The moons not real you idiot.

[@scarmsaniiaggrey1646]

You guys expect too much off of 80 bucks!😂

[@nugget5515]

I guess you can expect seeing a planet made of 99% chromatic aberration and 1% atmosphere. As for the moon, depends on the phase. Full moon - Most likely chromatic aberration all around the edge, and too bright to get any natural color and depth. Crescent - chromatic aberration along the edge, the rest too bright except for the darkest visible parts left. New moon - most likely just chromatic aberration.

[@leonelpadron5626]

Hazy and blurry with lots of chromatic aberrations...I'm guessing :|

[@RyoHazuki224]

Crazy. On that close-up shot of the AT&T logo, you can tell the faint markings of an older logo that used to be there next to it! lol

[@ChristopherBurress]

Oh yeah, you can!

[@RyoHazuki224]

They probably had the old logo there before but off to the left and probably had the actual words AT&T next to that!

[@nativetexan5457]

Are you sure that's the old logo marks? The marks disappear a few seconds later. I thought it was an artifact of the lens somehow.

[@SianaGearz]

Native Texan, no, there's a very clear super thin upper left circular arc section outline to the left of the round AT&T logo carved into the concrete and a diffuse unevenly darkened patch of concrete, like moisture damage, in the lower part of the same circle and they certainly don't disappear. The circle is about the same size as the logo too. It looks like they had the logo moved to the right. Similarly, dark spots to the right of the current logo spell "&T".

[@nativetexan5457]

I stand corrected. In my honest defense...i wasn't lying. When I first posted that reply, I watched multiple times to be sure. I swear to god it disappeared a few seconds later. 110% positive. I just rewatched all the scenes with that building, nothing. Didn't disappear. I'm going to chalk it up to monitor issues I guess. I dunno. But it DID disappear a few seconds later every time originally. *shrugs*

[@KentuckyRanger]

As a professional photographer, I was expecting horrid things, LOL! The big drawback is starting at an f/8, that's where more expensive lenses exceed. But other than that, it was really impressive! I figured barrel distortion, chromatic aberration, and vignetting would be really bad. But for an $80 zoom lens, this really surprised me! I have a 500mm lens that cost me $500+, and while I can see the limitations of this lens, it wasn't a $500 Olympus lens, LOL! The one that really impresses me is the lack of barrel distortion. I figured the 1,000mm views would really show this flaw, but the lens did very well! If you didn't tell a professional photographer, they would be hard pressed to judge this lens badly. Although chromatic aberration is present, it isn't that bad. In fact, most wouldn't even notice it. And vignetting is almost non-present! One has to look at the really bright scenes to see it, and only when one looks close can it be noticed. This lens really blew me away! And I'm hard to please, LOL! P.S. The CCD needs cleaning. Telephoto lenses really bring out the flaws in a CCD's cleanliness, LOL!

[@greenidgejonathan07]

I think I'll buy it thanks to your mini professional review. It should help me out. Thanks LOL!

[@ast5515]

Starting at F8 isn't all the best but most kit lens go to F5-F8 at full zoom so you are still better off with this.

[@mikehaines1712]

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL SO HARD

[@yassineoutoloub3886]

Kentucky Ranger LOL!

[@mrEbraheem]

Shut up.

[@lightningwave]

Did you by any chance manage to take a photo of the moon? Someone I know wants a cheap way to be able to take picture of the moon.

[@airplaneemoji7291]

lightningwave I actually have a similar lens and took a picture of the moon that didn't turn out half bad. I used crop mode so it was effectively 1500mm. You can see it here instagram.com/p/9VLNY0Sk_c/

[@lightningwave]

Airplane Emoji Thanks a lot for the link, looks quite good :-) Is this with editing afterwards or straight out of the camera? And do you have a link to the full size file by any chance?

[@JeffHettinger34]

lightningwave you don't need this long of a lens to take great shots of the moon. I took this image with a sigma 70-300mm cropped in post. instagram.com/p/BSzfsH9DWNg/

[@fotofillholland]

mirror lenses are also fun for this. i had a 500mm one with a x2 teleconverter. But the image quality was terrible, this lens looks a little better, but it's hard to objectify quality on a KZbin video.

[@campervanelvisitoofonyou8720]

300 mm lens ? How ?

[@jokerperson1572]

When you’re really shy but still want to get footage

[@maddercat]

Various companies have been selling this same lens for probably at least 20-30 years. I have one from the 90's and used it for several shoots and always impressed by the lens for the price I bought it for like 25 years ago it more than paid for itself probably 100 times over. I wish all lenses were like this one.

[@hashbrownz1999]

People bash cheap lenses, But if you compare a $100 lens to a $1500 lens, you'll see minor improvements all across the board. at the cost of another fourteen lens's. it's just not worth it unless you're a full time professional.

[@ChristopherBurress]

+Probably Not A Chicken there we go, some common sense! Some comments here bashing it aren't considering the fact that this is a 500mm lens, and I would NEVER spend $2k+ on a lens that would be this specific of a use case. So no matter how bad the $100 version is, it's better than any alternative on my radar.

[@ArthurEmbleton]

Why would I want 15 lenses? I have three and that works for me.

[@juanpena5797]

@@ArthurEmbleton and you have your reasons for that just like he has his reasons for a 100dollar glass. The only question should be what do your pictures look like and what type of work do you do?

[@juanpena5797]

@B Roli well that 400 becomes 520mm on a 1D body or a 640 on a crop sensor. There you go...😎

[@gunfighterzero]

@@juanpena5797 1d? you mean a full frame camera? no it stays at 400mm

[@davefreeman9847]

Ideal for horizon shots for Flat Earth research

[@MrSpaceRatt]

Zippy, we need folks like Dave. Makes the normal people seem intelligent.

[@MrSpaceRatt]

I bet it can be used to prove you have a flat head

[@mysko417]

It's obviously banter, calm down guys.

[@Scientists_dont_lie]

Get the P1000

[@richardwilliamjohnson8566]

What you see through the lens is a government conspiracy though

[@doplinger1]

That's actually way sharper than would have expected. The vet seen a few reviews for these kinds of lenses and none of them looked that good.

[@Noealz]

Kinda surprised how well it actually came out. I just recently ordered another more expensive lens but kinda regret not watching this one first lol

[@mikejensen9120]

It's 80 bucks, it works for that price.

[@MrPhilbautista]

Chromatic aberration control is terrible. Every high contrast area is magenta. Then again, 80 bucks.

[@Maxippouce]

So easily to fix post production though

[@azeronephoto8755]

Pretty dang good at 80 bux for cheapoin around town! Nice video.

[@amaranthnath8310]

Azerone Photo

[@bloop4058]

Azerone Phot

[@DaveHaynie]

When you get to really long lenses over distance, your single shot quality is often limited by the atmosphere, not the lens. Up closer, though, the cheaper ones probably have a super long minimum focus range, and show their weaknesses.

[@Ck87JF]

Do you still have this lens? I'd be interested in seeing pictures of the moon.

[@jekanyika]

6:44 A cigar and a cap. That's all the protection you need.

[@memedbengul4350]

looks pretty decent. impressed, considering it's 80 bucks. people, keep in mind that some of the softness is ineviteably linked to atmospheric refraction. 1000mm lens+tele cropped by the sensor to 1500mm, is going to pick up serious air turbulence.

[@DasEtwas]

Is it normal for photographers to slam their stuff on the table so brutally?

[@ChristopherBurress]

I think brutally might be a strong word, it was filmed in a kitchen with hard surfaces everywhere, a wooden table, and I microphone about 14 inches away. No camera gear was harmed in the making of this film.thanks for watching though!

[@DasEtwas]

Christopher Burress :)

[@ZZz3rDeYezZZ]

DasEtwas You should see Linus Tech Tips! Dude smashes everything! lol

[@sheikhdanish201]

you should look at Casey Niestat dude literally throws everything

[@priyanshdwivedi8151]

DasEtwas for ne I am very careful with camera and lens because if you do it it could cost you way too much

[@Sandiafui16]

You should take pahoto of Full Moon by using this lens

[@ChristopherBurress]

+Sandi Afui that's the plan! We are right in the midst of a new moon now though so there is no moon to work with :/ soon though!

[@Kriptonyan]

That's no moon...!

[@nativetexan5457]

Chris...any joy on that lunar shot yet? That would be my primary focus with a lens like this. I was wondering about it while watching this video.

[@MrR2185]

My thoughts, exactly. Considering how cheap this thing is and how clear it seems to be, it may be worth it for moon shots, alone.

[@nbain66]

MrR2185 I have one arriving Tuesday just for that purpose lol

[@blackcloud5157]

“this might have been a bad idea [...]” what? he’s a genius, he just turned these 80 bucks into a 1000$+ video

[@ChristopherBurress]

Here we go, someone who gets it. I've had dozens of comments telling me that I have wasted my time and money and should do something more productive. Well, it worked out didn't it....

[@ThomasQuanter]

@@ChristopherBurress 👌😂

[@AmazingKevinWClark]

@@ChristopherBurress I wouldnt say you wasted your money exactly but you do get what you pay for and a lens like this is fine for amateur photography but if you were doing a professional job then higher quality would be expected and you'd probably wouldnt get away with using an 80 dollar lens. It all depends on the use of the product. If you're just starting out then it's a good tool to get some practice on but eventually it's not going to do the job you're looking for as you progress.

[@paulashley2894]

@@ChristopherBurress get the 80's version spiratone 500mm for $30 used with better build.

[@concernedcitizen5320]

@@AmazingKevinWClark Are you serious? This man invested $80, made a video with the lens that now has over 2million views, I'd say he's gotten way more than he paid in the money made from youtube along

[@bobolito]

Can you make a video with pictures of the moon or Jupiter? I’ve seen the quality of other lenses and would like to see a comparison.

[@squirrelonmapletree]

Minus the fact that it's not automatic, the image quality is actually really decent. I'm half tempted to make the purchase now, this video gave me some confidence in this lens.

[@mickeyjmoons]

There must be a factory somewhere in Asia that churns these lenses out, and it's been doing it since the days of film cameras and wet processing. I've seen them with a dozen different brand names but the performance was always the same... slightly muddy image with less than ideal contrast, which was not ideal with film. Digital however makes these lenses great value for money as any shortcomings can be corrected somewhat in post. Another advantage of these lenses is you'll get to see how much use you'll have for a long lens without spending, and possibly wasting, a lot of money.

[@mmadmic]

Not sure you'd add sharpness in PP.

[@davekal]

More than half of the shots I have taken with mine have not been recoverable in lr. I pretty much just use it on rare occasion to shoot the moon lol

[@BassPlayerAvailable]

So, overall what did you think of it yourself Chris? Worth a punt? Its looks so.

[@ChristopherBurress]

+BassPlayerAvailable I think that if you are wanting some serious reach and don't want to spend a couple grand this is totally an option that I would recommend.

[@christopherpowles7249]

BassPlayerAvailable )

[@ianholmes5951]

I have heard that above 50mm or so is great for capturing peoples faces, do you think there is enough compression at 1000mm to compliment people’s appearance? ;)

[@paulsheridan424]

Worth mentioning, in case no one else has: this lens has a preset aperture, two rings. One ring "sets" the aperture, and the other must be closed down just before taking a still exposure, or while doing video to actually closed the aperture to the F-stop you have chosen. Leave it open so you can more accurately focus, but remember to work up (on Manual) your exposure settings with the pre-set ring closed, then re-open to frame, and focus and close ring just before exposure or filming. Added problem is every time the lens is touched it creates vibration. For a still photo wait 10-30 seconds for jitters to stop. For video plan to shoot 10 seconds of "waste" footage before action. I see your camera has in-body image stabilization, sensor-shift. Does that help?

[@MrAdrianSW]

1000mm in urban environments is really tricky. The air convection becomes really noticeable. For wildlife work, and long distance stuff in clean air its not bad. Need the WiFi remote trigger though. Besides bird hunting, I really haven't found a use for the 1000mm capability (I own 6" and 9.5" telescope's so astronomy work gets done with those). 500mm... Now, that's a lot of fun. For $80.00 its worth it I think. Its a lot of fun, and if while you are playing it gets mangled you haven't lost next months mortgage payment.

[@tcdahn7]

Funny that I saw a Dish Network dish on the AT&T building. It's pretty telling when the company that owns DirecTV doesn't use DirecTV. I guess they would know best.

[@DJGSonik]

so this is a wide angle lenshood on a 500mm lens? :D

[@BigBadLoneWolf]

No, its a lenshood , to prevent glare

[@scry1888]

@@BigBadLoneWolf petal hoods are wide lenses. The tube type would be more appropriate considering its a 500mm le s

[@Psi105]

That's much better than i was expecting for $80. Makes me wish my 40D had optical stabilization in the camera. I think you would need it with 1000mm

[@facitenonvictimarum]

Wow, great lens! I could read Grace Church, Downtown, 101 W McBee Ave, Greenville SC, and Greenville County on the ambulance.

[@URBANAMERICANTAC]

For 80 Bucks thats awesome.

[@MHzZz]

Dude just threw a whole telescope on his camera

[@furulevi]

7:39 Isn't the aperture closed? Usually that's when the dirt becomes visible...

[@tomlemole4164]

Nice review @ChristopherBurress. I'd agree that it does NOT suck for that price and is surprisingly sharp. I might have to check it out and see how it performs with my Nikon 1 series cameras.

[@UPhoneIFlip]

Perfect stadium graduation lens

[@ChristopherBurress]

+King Flip all except for that stinking f/8

[@kkb218]

can't help but ask...it can only be used in broad daylight right? and is f/8 available @1000mm?

[@ralfjansen9118]

With a 2x teleconverter, you lose 2 stops. (1,4x would be 1 stop). Forget 1000mm. You should use a solid tripod and a protected place where is no wind, then you are safe.

[@zepzop8471]

For what purpose this lens is used , for photography or vediography

[@DevonWayne]

summary.... it does a great job as long as you dont drink redbulls

[@kevingumfory]

This lens FINALLY helped me find my pecker ! I couldn't afford the microscope !

[@nikosadie]

Dude! Wicked lens for the price! You can clearly see the strands of hair in the shots... I might buy this!!!

[@ginjeff]

Spiratone was selling these back in the 60s and 70s. I had a 400mm for my Miranda. They are called "pre-set" aperture where you have to use the second ring to actually stop down. When you remember. And the T mount lives on!

[@tjoelfoster]

Good video. Getting back into the hobby after a 25 year absence. Fighting GAS already. Had to subscribe after seeing the parking garage and downtown you went to. Good to find a local on here. Thanks.

[@Ck87JF]

Gas? I'm guessing something to do with apathy?

[@paulsheridan424]

@@Ck87JF Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Pandemic, unemployment, poverty are all cures!

[@timotheus34]

Whats the closest focusing distance on this sucker?

[@ChristopherBurress]

+Tim Wolf about 35 feet. It's a long ways off. The portraits of my wife were within a foot of minimum focus

[@timotheus34]

Wow... thanks for the quick response :)

[@faudanke4459]

Christopher Burress holy balls 35 feet?!

[@ChristopherBurress]

LOLWTF673 Yeah, long ways

[@cooldude20115]

Christopher Burress you're kidding.. 35 feet. I've got a built-in 1000mm lens on my camera that focuses within roughly 10-12 feet? never bothered to check accurately, but damn. that's a lot further than expected.

[@JRiberaMagia]

Awesome video man!

[@ChristopherBurress]

+Julio Ribera thanks!

[@Christian-moviesCoUk]

It seems like it could bring something pretty unique. Reminds me of establishing shits of cityscapes from 80's films, always seemed a bit flat and creamy, excellent for playing with a look.

[@Athiril]

That is pretty surprising at 500mm, given the tripod foot, the techart AF adapter should be able to drive AF by moving the camera body after a quick prefocus on the lens.

[@spraymadfoamyo7262]

I found mine at a thrift store for 10 bucks without all the extras. 14 dollars for a t-mount to canon later... my wife stole it and shot Eagles all day with it. Oh well. She says it shots well.

[@markparkinson2548]

I nearly peed myself lauighing at the silly petal shaped lens hood,probably off some 24mm lens !

[@mariahfelixdesouza]

i'm wanting to buy one like this..the same one! was nice to watch this to have a preview idea

[@emilioortega9068]

The little thin gear ⚙️ cicle on the lens hood is meant to be put on with the hood and then tightened to secure the lens hood in an upright way

[@TheReTurnersFlips]

So on the a6500 that would essentially be a 1500mm lens. I have seen old lenses just like this for about half the price but no lens hood or teleconverter. Might have to look into this for moon shots

[@SteedDigital1]

Now I want this for my G85. 2000mm equivalent. I bet it would look terrible.

[@newfoundmass]

dave091790 it shouldn't look any worse than this does, just the shake from the camera will probably be worse. If it's on a weighted tripod though it should be very similar quality in both stills and video.

[@1barnet1]

The G85 has Ibis too. Not that it will be enough at these focal lengths.........

[@ralfjansen9118]

If there's an adapter, it should be possible without any problems. Because of that small sensor, only the sweet spot in the center of the lens is used.

[@Lifehatepwn]

"Im gonna show you a few of the things im planning on shooting at" Man, that sounds wrong when you are sitting on top of a parking garage.

[@Charlieczek]

Exactly ! Haha :D

[@user-xq6kz7ob5y]

I was looking for a street photography lens. Thanks for the video 😊

[@Forrteroi]

Love how the "@500mm" and 1000mm text wobbles as well, the little things lol

[@Leo_Dewa]

Nay, i think he accidentaly put the text on the footage, nest both of them, then warpstabilized it. Usually the text shouldnt be stabilized altogether but it do make sense in this context.

[@samsen201]

Not sure if you got a very good copy or you are good in handling the lens but footage is excellent. For the price tag, "Priceless". Now if you accept the challenge, how about trying to see if you can capture a recognizable image of ISS (International Space Station) when passing over your home, with this lens. Just curious how much detail you might pick up.

[@ChristopherBurress]

It's funny to see this view point contrasted with the people who call the lens garbage becuse it's not a $12k canon. Thanks for watching and I'm not sure if I'll get into iss tracking anytime soon. Maybe one day!

[@B-RaDD]

That LENS needs it's own tripod

[@Ck87JF]

If you look at large lenses, cheap to expensive, the tripod mount goes to the lens instead of the camera. Especially when shooting football, they have massive zoom lenses with heavy glass. Try to hang that lens from the camera without being supported, and you'd mess up the mount hole.

[@OutlawFarmersRC]

For the price this is really cool to play around with. Nothing though I would post on my main Photography page.

[@ChristopherBurress]

Agreed, once the moon comes back out i'm going to see how it does with shooting that. Those might make for some pretty good shots.

[@OutlawFarmersRC]

I like shooting the moon too. It's funny how fast the Moon moves across the viewfinder so fast at those focal length.

[@ChristopherBurress]

For sure! You have to frame and shoot fast otherwise it'll be halfway out of the frame.

[@komad1na]

Can you upload pictures of moon somewhere and share it later ? Thanks

[@ChristopherBurress]

KOMAD sure thing!

[@UntrainableWizard]

My fear of heights would make this video completely different. You : *stood near wall* "We've got a church down here" *leans camera over the edge* Me : *stood spot on in the center of the car park* "We got a nice safe wall right there, and juuuuust over that wall we're not approaching is a hill we're not photographing"

[@ChristopherBurress]

Lol nice

[@UntrainableWizard]

Loved the video, BTW. : ) Seems like a pretty decent lens, for so cheap.

[@uni-byte]

You have (had) something living on your sensor. Time to clean. Quite surprised at the resolution and lack of CA of this cheapie. Not too shabby for internet work, given the price. It gives a bit away on contrast, but that can be fixed in post processing.

[@chuckd2483]

I live in the city where the shots were taken. I used to work in the building attached to the garage.

[@Badgertronix]

very impressive for the price. Nice review

[@kings7man]

Gee I could imagine walking round with this lens on my camera

[@jasonanderson6271]

Wow, watched most of the video thinking “that looks familiar” before I realized it was 30 minutes from my house. Good review though, maybe fun to look at the moon with the kids if we can avoid breathing on the tripod.

[@Pablodiovisuel]

Take care, he can spy you up now. °-°

[@Manny_News_Blogs_Tutorials]

This 500mm prime preset manual focus lenses comes from many generic brands. I got one under a "Five Star" brand for around 28 USD (PhP1500 Philippine peso) bought surplus from a thrift shop. For the cheap price I paid, I got sharp photos of birds at f11 straight from my Nikon D90 or D300. The 1.3x area crop mode on my Nikon D7100 turns it into a 650mm lens. I was able to follow seagulls and heron in flight, but not the quicker swifts and sparrows - which I use another technique for those shy birds such as pre-focusing and framing while at rest and waiting for it to flap it's wings and fly. It's a bit tricky to use when using full manual, luckily the Nikon D300 and D7100 offers metering for full manual lenses that I use auto ISO and exposure compensation so the exposure is always good under sunny conditions outdoors (shooting in shade or cloudy skies requires to raise ISO at around 1600 to 2500 or so). A bit bulky to travel with a 500mm that big and a heavy D300 so I just bought today a used but good old Panasonic DMC-FZ70 with a hefty 60x zoom (equivalent to 1200mm) which I'm about to try on a light travel. With a superzoom from 20-1200mm you can have all that bulky lenses in one small package, as long as you limit the ISO under 1600 in low light.

[@VIDEOVISTAVIEW2020]

it looks impressive. I did not take this lens seriously before, but now that you have shown what it can do, I think I going to get one for me👍

[@lennartwars]

Dude, your Channel is great!

[@ChristopherBurress]

rev_lenni thanks! I'm glad you like it!

[@DiegottlosenCharmeure]

For that price it achieves pretty damn good results!

[@TheREALMuad-dib]

its called a spotting scope...

[@vincepack5213]

Not nearly as bad as I expected! It was kinda surreal once I recognized the buildings (the ambulance gave it away) plus, I thought I recognized that vintage Honda - I see it parked downtown all the time!

[@tke3ller]

I got one thats similar for my Canon T7 and it does pretty good. I havent used it for anything other than moon shots and those come out very well for what it is! Mine came with a X2 converter and the T adapter.

[@FraserKillip]

You need to turn off that KZbin auto stabilisation! I was wobbling everywhere!

[@ChristopherBurress]

It's not on.

[@wissell4287]

It’s just bc he’s using a a6500 and the senser on that that thing is kinda a joke

[@noel.friedrich]

he accedentaly applied anti rolling shutter to the entire video

[@blamm5348]

Then set the a6500 to jpeg and used the Sony digital zoom and you will be at 4000mm. lol

[@andr_line]

Please turn off that Autostabilisazion

[@zandemen]

1:45 It's a locking nut, thread it further on to the hood, thread the hood onto the lens until it is oriented in the desired direction, then turn the locking ring off until it locks against the lens and holds it in the right direction.

[@zandemen]

Also most filters have threads to stack them together, or have both a filter and the hood attached to the filter.

[@jakesimpson6365]

You should zoom in on a plane flying over at cruise altitude. Used to do this w my P900, just for fun. I could see the planes quite clearly even at 35,000 feet, it’d be cool to see what this lens can do:)

[@voltron979]

Not bad at all... Thanks for that simple but, interesting review man!

[@RozelyLindim]

this lens perfect for moon shooter

[@TechUnboxingVideos]

Christopher Burress, You Rock! 🔥Huge Fan of Your Channel 🔥Looking Forward to Watching Your Next Video

[@Shotin35mm]

I noticed lots of issues. Maybe super long distance video isnt the best but the photos arent bad at all.

[@tommywoods9177]

It takes a perfectly clear day to get the clarity and quality you really want. I wouldn’t mind owning one. For 80 bucks, it’s worth it.

[@mmhoss]

I'd imagine it's pretty useless without ibis. It definitely picks up more wind too since its long and lightweight. Cool toy nonetheless

[@IrisCheran]

I took a bird from around 200 yards with this and faked it to be a Nikkor and believe it or not everyone praised it and got a lot of likes. After that I confess and lost my audience. That's sarcasm. I love this lens it's great to play with it.

[@richardwilliamjohnson8566]

Classic

[@tuhinmaji999]

Iris Cheran upload some pictures taken through this lens please ....

[@UnauthorizedExpression]

If ur wondering why this video was demonitized: Ur shooting from the top of a parking garage. =)

[@skwrttj]

Much sharper than I expected... NOT real photo award winning glass, BUT pretty good. I could see it as a reasonable movie lens for hobbiests. Of course you are limited by atmospheric conditions. Thanks for testing it. I liked it best at the 500mm range mostly cuz it’s less susceptible to vibration.

[@davidedwards3361]

See that vibration in the video, well that's the reason I bought a remote control for my Nikon camera. When you are using it on a long zoom, the least camera movement is magnified. (PS. The price in Australia was close to $350.00. plus postage. Why is Australia called the lucky country again? And of course, there is also a 10% tax on top of that).