Show us your Mirror Lens shots!

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

Very pleasant shots you got Dr Klaus.
Interesting how close this telephoto is able to work with.
I prefer this last one and the other with the lady at the top of the page.

Thank you! Indeed, it has a very short minimum focus distance for a 250mm lens of a little under one meter!

[Birna Rørslett]

My first mirror lens was the 500mm f/8 Reflex-Nikkor (old version). I struggled to get sharp images with it as at the time I never used a tripod, and the lens itself was very light weight.

Contrast also was on the low side, but shooting high-contrast scenes sometimes added more snap to the image.

Labour Day May 1st

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

"Carlos" - Portrait with Canon CL 4/250mm CAT

[arthurking83]

Just a bit of fun with this one ...

[John Geerts]

With the Nikon Df  and the Nikkor-Reflex 500/8 N

[Fons Baerken]

John, nice one.

[JJChan]

D850 with Nikkor Reflex 500/8N

[John Geerts]

John, nice one.

Thank you, Fons.

[Kim Pilegaard]

D300 with Tamron SP 350mm f/5.6 1/2000s ISO 400

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

That Tamron is a darn good lens, I have that (and the 500mm) too!

[Airy]

the Tamron 500/8 was my first mirror lens. Small size, effective lens shade, decent quality but the Nikkor is definitely better. The Tamron 350 looks very good indeed.

[Airy]

May 30. Df; 500/8N on a monopod (and even that is uncomfortable). These few pics give some hints about the front bokeh and the extreme compression that is a characteristic of the focal length, not of the lens itself.

[Birna Rørslett]

Also indicative of the lower contrast inherent to mirror lenses. Otherwise, good examples of the quality one can obtain with such a lens.I always found the 500mm f/8 Reflex-Nikkors unwieldy to handle because of their bulk combined with low weight.

[Imagelover]

Hello! The picture was shot from my home from where I can see this happening during summertime in Norway. The lighthouse is located on the island of Grip some kilometers north-west of Kristiansund. Nikon D7100 with Reflex-Nikkor 500mm f8N on a tripod.

[Akira]

Hello! The picture was shot from my home from where I can see this happening during summertime in Norway. The lighthouse is located on the island of Grip some kilometers north-west of Kristiansund. Nikon Df with Reflex-Nikkor 500mm f8N on a tripod.

Hi, welcome to NG!

This is unbelievable!  Thank you for sharing.