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Phoenix 650-2600mm Telephoto Lens with Mount for Canon EOS 30D 20D 5D Digital Rebel XT XTI & Film SLR Cameras. Kit Includes 4 Products — All Brand New Items With All Manufacturer-Supplied Accessories + Full Phoenix Usa Warranty more info
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Not worth it’s weight
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I am not saying this is a bad bad lens. But, the problem is about handling it. Too heavy and too long to any serious amateur, whereas this lens is claimed to be used for bird/wild life photography. NOT AT ALL FLEXIBLE.
Quality of pictures is just about average. The only good thing you could do with this is, try lunar photography. With a lot of patience, you might get above-average-quality moon pix.
Get what you pay for only
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
This lens is decent for beginner experiments. I have a duplicate Russian lens that is more compact and easy to deal with. If this is all you can afford then my recommendation is to make sure you have one mamma jamma tripod for this because at far zoom it will be longer and tilting your tripod over. If you want to get into basic telephoto and learn the craft before spending the money this will work. Put your camera into aperture priority mode and off you go. I found that buying the wired remote and using the custom mirror lock gave much clearer images. Just the shutter mirror folding up at 1300mm causes blur. Assuming you have patience then you will have fun. Enjoy
BIG!!
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I knew I ordered a large telephoto lens, but nothing prepared me for exactly how big this baby really is. It seems like 20 pounds, although I’m sure it’s not quite that heavy. After attaching the lens to my camera (Canon digital rebel xTI)my camera looks miniscule. I didn’t expect perfection in my shots, and that’s exactly what I got. But I also didn’t pay the price for a ‘real’ telephoto lens. For the money it’s still a lot of fun. I’d buy it again.
Performs as advertised
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was skeptical that a lens which just costs a couple of hundred dollars can actually take nice photos. I was totally surprised with the results. If you own a really sturdy tripod and can live with long exposures/high ISO(read noise), this lens is more bang for the buck. A similar focal length “real” lens can cost you in five figures. You can make more out of this lens if you own a camera with 10M+ pixels and high ISO sensivity. My lens came with a bag though once you screw T mount adapter, it becomes little tricky to bag the lens, but I guess I don’t use the lens on every day basis so that shouldn’t be a problem. I haven’t tried the 2X adapter yet as I have to buy a new tripod. So this review is for just the lens 650 – 1300 mm.
Overall very statisfied and the lens performed as advertised.
Phoenix 650-2600mm Telephoto Lens
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This lens not bad for the money,Can’t hand hold it. Its long and heavy, I found that it leaves halos around some of the images like ducks and eagles I have been taking photos of.Other wise it not a bad lens used with a tri-pod or mini pod. If you can’t afford a canon hi end lens like i would of like this one not bad.
It all Depends on What You Will Be Using it For!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Before I received it, I was very skeptical; quality! usability, value! All these questions were lingering in my mind. Then I received it. At first impression, I was elated! The build quality was not bad at all, it reminded me of Canon’s big lenses, though much less fancy.
What struck me as odd, was not the external zooming or focusing design rather than the short end of the zooming tube left to support the weight of the lens at ful zoom range.
I could understand the designer’s point of view from an engineering perspective, what I could not understand was that a 2″ extra length in the internally moving tube beyond the maximum zooming range would have added enough stability to render the lens far superior than its cuurent pathetic configuration, yet nobody gave this thought a rat’s tail end.
It is made in China, yet the add stated that it was made in Japan. It appears that, though some chinese products are equal to the Japanese when under strict engineering and manufacturing tolerances, left to their own whims, they try to cut corners that cannot possibly be cut from an American end user’s perspective, rendering the whole thing a fiasco.
Fortunately, this is not a total fiasco, but I sure hope that somebody out there is reading these letters right now! Only 2″ of extra aluminum tubing would do the job just fine.
Another aspect, albeit, this time strictly esoteric; the lens is so bland! When you hold a German or a Japanese Lens, apart from the instantly evident signs of high quality, you will notice that it has had a lot of thought when the general looks were being considered.
This one is lacking luster, which when added, would not really add any extra cost. Just placing some fancy tags and inscriptions with multi color zooming lines scheme would make a world of a difference to the appearence and the seeming quality. Again, I hope someone is reading these letters right now!
Now to usability: If you think you could use this lens for anything other than mounted on extremely steady tripod for long to very long exposure shots, you will have wasted your time and money. This lens could only be practical for nature, some wild life, and landscape, where quick shots are not even part of your prepearation, much less your consideration.
Quality wise, well, for the price and the market for which it is intended, it is a very good tool, all you need is a good knowledge of its capability and limitations, and a super heavy tripod as well as super majestic targets to shhot it with this lens. The rest is superflowous.
Conclusion: You are not a pro, you have $300 to spare, you enjoy photography and are willing to go distances for good shots, and you are not thinking of selling your products to photo agencies! If these conditions meet you half way, buy the darn thing, it is the only lens out there capable of doing what a hunting rifle is capable ofPhotographic Lenses: Photographers Guide to Characteristics, Quality, Use and Design; bringing you the head of a trophy from a quarter mile away!
Phoenix 650-2600mm Telephoto Lens
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Very large and heavy lens. Cannot use freehand, must use a tripod. Manual focusing only, but works well. I’ve just taken a few pictures with it but I believe I’m going to like it. The only problem I’ve had so far is with an older model tripod that won’t attach due to the mounting screw, which appears to be same thread but deeper a thread cut. The tripod works with everything else. May have to TAP the mounting bracket. Manual focusing is not difficult. I also recommend using a remote control on the camera to prevent shaking when snapping a picture. I would buy again.
Phoenix 650 – 2600mm Telephoto Zoom Lens
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Great lens for the price. A little difficult to use hand held and you need a good tripod.
A fine product!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This lens does exactly what it states, which is to bring distant images closer.
To the reviewer above who claims that- its too big… I say he’s not even an amatuer, he must have never picked up an add-on lens in his life. Of course this lens is big and heavy. Thats how it is able to give such magnification.
Super Telephoto Lens
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
A rather hard unit to work with. I am using this on my Canon XSI camera and the depth of vision is very shallow and it is rather hard to take good looking pictures with it. Admittedly I am not a pro or even a semi pro photographer, but I have been taking pictures for a long time.
The price was right so I went for it. I will probably end up selling it.