Anyone with even a modicum of knowledge about long telephoto prime lenses will know that they cost a king’s ransom and are large and heavy. At least the Vivitar 500mm f/8 checks the “large” box, but for a prime lens at this focal length which costs just shy of a hundred dollars, the price point
When you start to get really serious about long-range photography, there’s nothing like owning a super-telephoto prime lens. There are zoom lenses out there that can cover the same focal length as a 500mm, but a prime lens will always give you that extra zap of quality. However, a 500mm prime is going to be
There always seems to be a common route taken when working up to owning a long telephoto prime lens. The journey usually starts with some sort of cheap and cheerful zoom lens, which may get you to your chosen focal length, but doesn’t quite doodle do. We then eventually stumble across images taken with a
As photographers, we don’t realize how spoiled we are with lens choice and cost until we venture past the 200mm focal length. Past the 200mm zone we are into the specialist area of super-telephoto prime lenses which are large and expensive, but also the best way to capture professional quality images at long distances. There
When it comes to owning the best quality glass for the likes of sports and wildlife photography, there is nothing like prime 500mm lenses to deliver the sharpest images. There are clearly many zoom lenses on the market that cover this focal length, but when you specialize in the telephoto range, tracking down a high-quality
