Review on 📷 Opteka 500mm f/6.3 Telephoto Mirror Lens with 2X- 1000mm for Canon EF-Mount Cameras by Paul Martindale

Any review of this lens should start with the phrase 'for the money' and yes, for the money it's great. Keep in mind that the 1000mm length is so long that you actually need a tripod or monopod. 500 mode lets you hold it if you have something to lean on. You may be wondering how this works at 500 and 1000mm. First, they make it universal for any camera, and it comes with an adapter that you screw in for your camera type. If you want to put on the doubler to zoom up to 1000mm, unscrew this adapter, put on the doubler (it's a small tube with a lens in it) and then put the camera adapter on the end of the doubler. Fixed Aperture: Only with this lens you need to use the camera in "TV" mode. Since it's fully manual, the camera has no idea if it's 6 or 12. The display that normally shows the aperture is simply blank. The camera also can't detect the light level, so you'll have to take a picture and adjust it. Shutter speed after checking how light or dark the picture is. Your first photo will be either blurry or dark every time, so don't even try to use this lens for quick shots! Below are some photos I took of the no parking sign across the street. The furthest is at 50mm, the next at 200mm, then this lens is in 500mm mode and finally at 1000mm. This should give you an idea of how much zoom there is. I took them with a Canon 6D.