This Vivitar 500mm Manual ultra-telephoto, multi-coated mirror lens is a brand new lens. Incredibly compact and lightweight, this lens is ideally suited for sports and wildlife photography. It has a fixed aperture of f/6.3 which is faster than most other 500mm lenses. This lens attaches to your camera with the included T-Mount adapter and works with auto focus cameras in manual mode.

The Vivitar Manual 500mm f/6.3 Multi-Coated ED Mirror Lens is incredibly powerful. This lens is designed and constructed with ED Glass for enhanced dispersion. It's an excellent addition to any photographer's collection. This lens is a high-quality, computer designed product that incorporates the merits of both reflex optics and refraction optics. This combination provides the user with an extremely sharp picture with minimum color aberration. With its tremendous power, this lens is ideally suited for wildlife and sports photography. Multi-coated high definition optics and an integrated lens hood combine to maintain maximum contrast with reduced glare and reflections. It produces sharper, more intense pictures. Take incredibly close shots from long range distances. While this lens is designed for high definition telephoto photography, it is also one of the most affordable precision optics available, which allows anyone on any budget to enjoy shooting crisp, clear pictures. Aluminum alloy construction provides for a lightweight and rugged design that includes a rotating tripod mount, for balance and stability when mounted on a tripod or monopod.

Check out the below YouTube demonstration of this lens in video mode : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5aQjbU4Jog&hd=1

SPECIFICATIONS:

Lens Construction: 7 Elements in 6 Groups

Maximum Diameter: 98.0mm or 3.86 Inches

Length: 119.5mm or 4.70 Inches

Filter Size (Front): 95mm

Minimum Focusing Distance: 2.0m or 6.1 ft.

Fixed Aperture: f/6.3

Lens Type: Manual

Weight: 705g or 24.87 oz.

T-Mount Adapter Required and Included