Howard N. Lute wrote in message ...

>I'm about to purchase a 500mm Mirror lens for various long lens
>scenarios, I'm looking at a Reflex Nikor 500 and would like to know your
>opinion(s) of this lens.

I prefer the older-version non-macro Nikkor f8 mirror for distant
subjects (it is also excellent with the TC14/14B converter), though
the newer version is still a good mirror. Mirrors are not easy to use,
and produce "doughnut" out-of-focus highlight spots, but used carefully,
results can be fine. You can find many images taken with mirrors on my
web page (along with a Nikkor evaluation list, under "I babble").
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David Ruether
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