Mirrorless lenses allow you to experience the fun of super photographic focal lengths without the often steep price tag, but they often come with some compromises. However, depending on your needs and budget, they could be a suitable alternative. One such option is the Tokina SZ SUPER TELE 500mm f/8 Reflex and this excellent review video takes a look at the lens and the kind of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice. .
Coming to you from Christopher FrostThis great video review will look at Tokina SZ SUPER TELE Reflex Lens 500mm f/8. Mirror lenses are quite special devices. By using a mirror placed centrally in the structure, they can extend the focal length of the lens without adding significant size or weight. On the other hand, since the mirror is in the center of the lens, all the bokeh has a distinctive donut shape that can be quite distracting or even annoying, although if you’re careful about your composition you can can avoid this. Another limitation is that mirror lenses are almost always manual focus-only, including this one. That being said, if you don’t shoot fast action and want a way to experience a very long focal length, this Tokina produces pretty good images for an affordable price. Check out the video above for Frost’s full thoughts on the lens.
