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- In this video I give my OPINION about The Opteka 650-1300 with 2x Extender | Review with Sample Images and Footage. Take a look at the sample images and footage and judge for your self.
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This video was filmed using a a Canon EOS 6D Mark 2 and a Canon EF 50mm 1.8. The Audio was captured using the Canon EOS 6D Mark 2 and a lapel mic, and a Sennheiser Shotgun Microphone
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"I don't recommend you drop this lens" Well, there goes my plan for the weekend.
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Good to see an honest review and as Ive been tempted at the stupid cheap price of these lenses Im glad youve saved me the trouble returning a purchase. I guess its so cheap that quite a few people just dont bother to return them so the sellers still make a good living.
Great review! Thanks for saving me from buying and returning one.
i know right!!
@@davidcurrie6955 sound good :) of course if you can afford it a telescope seems to be a better option
@@davidcurrie6955 sadly - as much as I would love to get a telescope, after a 2 day research - I am realizing that I can't afford one right now... but I'm hoping in several months
That shot of watching the moon move amazed me
I almost bought one but decided to see if there are any TH-cam reviews on it, and here you are . Thanks for saving me from buying and returning it .
Saaaaaaaaame my little brother has picked up photography and has expressed how much he wants to take a good pic of the moon and i of course don’t have thousands of dollars to buy one for him so when I saw the cheap alternative I knew I had homework to do lol
@@DatMothBoi I have a olympus e-m10 with the 70-300mm four thirds lens with adapter to m43. I paid $87 used for that lens. Take beautiful moon pics, captures Jupiter's moons, and even managed to get one of Saturn with rings. Watch for good deals.... they're out there!
I wanted to get this focal length, too, but after watching all these reviews I decided not to go for it and just kept my money for other potential purchases. Thanks for this review. Helped me a lot to decide whether to buy or not. 🤘☺️
I started getting into the world of photography a lot around christmas time when i got my camera. Its not a dslr or anywhere near that level. But the zoom and the picture quality is insane. I was looking at nikons p900. But it was upwards of $700-$800. So i started looking around a bit more and came across the kodak az901 that funtions similar to a dslr. But i wanna say the focal length is like 22-1980mm for a total of 90x optical zoom. Then it has 4x digital for a total of 360x for like $500. In my opinion it was a steal and a really good entrance camera. It allowed for me to learn how to be a better photographer and shoot in manual mode. Before i was only shooting in automatic. Now i only shoot in manual. There are some things it definitly lacks in and could be better. But for $500 i got 90x optical zoom, 20mp, i love it. Thing can see planets and stars. My moon shots before i got it were terrible. Now they are insane
hey bro , i think this is the best review for that lens i have seen on youtube . thanks and keep up the good work !
thank you for your comment
Thanks for doing this video, its very well done & timely, just received my 1st DSLR yesterday. I am also interested n photographing the moon & I have zero knowledge of lenses. Once again thank you & keep up the great work!
Wow. Thank you so much for the information.
It would be interesting to see how this lens zooms in on something in the middle or near distance, rather than something miles away.
i think thats what they use in sports zooming out on nails and teeths of player.
I think it’s not gonna work because of the focus distance
The minimum distance on a 2400$ lens 200-600 is 1.8 meters
Good feedback, thank you
@@filgiupo4853 the comment is talking in terms of miles. that's really far away. would be better to see something that's like 10 meters away
The 150-600 lenses from Sigma and Tamron are probably the best long lenses for the money. The image stabilizers make a huge difference, and the lenses are soooo much sharper. With the ability to crop photos or even video, a soft lens like this doesn't make sense. I would not add a 2X converter to those, I'd crop in post. I think your results will be better.
Great review, thanks for doing it. Wish I lived in NYC!
This is for messing around i guess hence the price, the sigma is five or six times more expensive
@@wynwilliams6977 I get that, but this thing is still $200. A $100 used 70-300 is going to give better results once you crop the image.
Bruh you can’t crop in an extra 1300mm in post. Cropping is also a different effect from the true compression from a longer focal length
@@Jakenbake98 You can. And the compression effect is identical. Soft lenses like the Opteka 650-1300 just make no sense with the high resolution cameras we have today.
@@texmex9721 you’re telling me zooming in on someone’s face optically will look exactly the same as zooming in digitally. That is not true
"If I was that guy's cousin, maybe I could tell who he is" 😂
When he said the cousin comment, I was rotflmao.
Great Review, and good to see that you are getting similar results as I do, as I have the same lens. But I bought it really only for the moon, and I am very pleased with it for this purpose. What I found to make it work was that I do not use not more than 1100mm focal length on my Pentax. Focussing is a pain, but using magnified live view and focus peaking helps a lot. And then I take 30 to 50 shots and use Autostakkert to stack them. I get brillinat high resolution images of the moon out of this that you normally expect to come only from a Telescope.
can you share the moon shot you had? thanx!
@@aob001 , please go here and open the section "Mond" (german for "moon") the first shot is a composit of 10 pictures with the Opteka at a focal length of 1100mm, stacked wit Autostakkert.
@@petermein4943 thanks.... but when you say "go here" where exactly, I don't see a link :( ?
@@aob001 I can't post a picture in here. So please go to www.sternbilder.space then select Galerie, open the Mond (the moon). It's just the first picture. Otherwise, please drop me a note on sternbilder@outlook.com , and I will send you a pic
@@petermein4943 that moon shot is beautiful, I was wondering to get one, used, for 150E but couldn't find an example of a photograph properly done for the moon.
I totally agree with your thoughts.The image quality seems to be rather poor.
But I got an alternative. I bought a vintage Cosina 100-500mm lens on ebay for 100 Euros (I´m living in Germany). Of course this lens is fully manual too. I use it with my Olympus M4/3 resulting in a crop factor of 2. So I get a good focal length - and the lens gives a very usable image quality.
Thanks Moe! What you have reported does not really surprise me. I had seen a comment elsewhere suggesting that one might get as good or better images by using a smaller but higher quality / shorter focal length / less zoom / larger aperture lens and then cropping it. Very helpful to see you actually shoot the various photos and show the results.
you got me when you mentioned the moon :) I have been having the same obsession for... well 7 years now - and yes the moon moves, you will get used to it :) I have the 420-800mm version of this lens and I got pretty decent images of the moon with it...
Lesson learned:”You get what you pay for”.
True!
219 usd...
Good honest review. I appreciate that you tried many techniques and scenarios to get the lens to work. This helped with my buying decision.
Thank you very much for a great no nonsense review.
There’s a lot more to photography than just sharpness bro
Agreed. I slapped an extention tube on this and basically took its range down from 35 feet minimum to like 15 and was able to take some great bird pictures on my film camera. They are soft sure but good pictures with nice comps.
My first camera last year was the Canon M50 and I use the 70- 300 mm lens to get the moon and it was decent.. for $500 camera and a lens I paid $90 for. I was pretty happy. Fast forward a year and I'm shooting with the Canon EOS R and I pretty much own about $12,000 in lenses now. But I don't have anything further then the 70-200 f2.8 ... so since I sold my little M50 and bought a Canon 80d. I decided to use my Canon 80d and my Tamron 18-400mm lens. And because it's a crop sensor camera I'm getting about 640 mm in the end... I did some moonshots the other day and posted them on Instagram and those things are razor sharp! Now I know that's a 400 to $500 lens so it's a little bit better quality but even with that lens it's not an L Series lens. It's also one of those lenses that when you push it all the way to 400 MM you get some softness around the edges. But since the moon was in the middle while I cropped in. It was super super Sharp!
i am actually thinking of buying the tamron 18-400mm for my Canon 250D and am wondering if you could link some photos you took with it (also from the moon). i currently have the 200mm tamron lens and don't know if i should get the 400mm one.
Haven't seen anyone else mention it here but Opteka actually sells(makes?) a mirror lens (Catadioptric telescope really) that's way more compact than this long boi. It's a 500mm f/6.3 lens with T mount. Contrast is probably poor compared to the 600mm but it doesn't really matter if your goal is to shoot the moon. Just bought one with the T-ring adapter and 2x teleconverter for $110. Just waiting for it to arrive.
Would you agree that specifically regarding the sharpness, what prevents this lens from yielding better results is the fact that the focus ring does not have enough travel (in order to increase focus precision) ? It seems to me that, from an engineering perspective, it should not be hard for the designers to implement a larger focus travel, without drastically impacting the lens manufacturing price. Also, if we make abstraction of the sharpness, what did you think of the colors, tones and light rendered by the lens ?
El problema es la pésima calidad del vidrio corriente
Im gonna buy this to try on a mirrorless camera with focus peaking.
Excellent review. Very informative + useful. Thanks for making this. 👍
Hi its a nice lens its not sharp or fast but the way I look at it is I gives you the ability to see like a binoculars and you can take a photo to show what you saw
Great video 👍 thanks for being so specific, great vid
I appreciate the review, thorough and concise. Thanks for the info!
Thanks for watching!
Comparing pictures from different times of the day isn't fair, then factor in the atmosphere, you can have the cheapest or most expensive lens but if that lens has a very long focal length, the atmosphere wins every time. That view of the bridge is about the best you can expect unless you have an exceptionally rare day where the atmosphere is perfect. As someone who has been an amateur astronomer for a long time, one of the biggest issue people coming into the hobby have is focusing, not sure why, on telescopes, focusers can have micro focusing to give that little bit extra sharpness but i have never had issues with a standard rack and pinion focuser but some people do. Cool video.
Thank you for your comment and feedback.
This guy: it’s not tac sharp
Me: whoa look at all the cool visual effects you can get
Finally a review of the black version of this lens.not sure the difference from the white one, but at least this is the one I was looking at on amzn. Except the White one looks like it has a wider glass diameter
Thank you for the info. I change my mind. I won't buy it. I wanted sharp images. Thank You.
I have the same setup as you, the 6dm2 and the 24-105L2. And I had the exact same idea, taking pictures of the moon. Good video, had all the info I needed. Not gonna buy the lens. Better save up for a proper one :)
Love reading comments like this, glad to be of service. Have a great day
Bagus buat ngintip😁😁
4:11 What focus setting do you have the camera set to? Also, what aperture setting is the lens set to? (and, what 50mm f1.8 version.... the all metal original, the all plastic mk2, or the newer metal/plastic SMT?)
You can buy a used bridge camera with a 50x optical zoom for less than 100, and in general you will get better results for far await subjects, not to mention how compact that setup is in comparison. Or spend way more and go for the Nikon P900 or P1000 for anywhere between $300 and $1000.
300mm is all you need for a DSLR, and older lenses with that zoom are cheap as hell nowadays for most crop DSLRs.
Real beast man 👊🏿
Thx for the Honest review saved me a few $!
great vid thanks. Woulda been nice to have also shown same 'effective' crop comparison of heavily cropped 75 mm vs optical 1300mm. You discussed it, but didn't quite show it critically visually.
I was beating myself up for that honestly after I posted the video I was like “why didn’t I do that” we live and learn! Thank you for the feed back bud!
Alhumdulillah!!! Jazakallah khair this was helpful As salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Heyyy Thank u Bro, you really help me before the bad buy, hugs man.
Thanks hoy from Spain
Great review ! Thanks !
Thanks for watching!
Same here was looking at this for the moon but no way. Thanks
Thank you for this review! Just saw this on eBay and decided to search TH-cam & found your video. Was actually thinking of trying this out to get a good Statue of Liberty shot but like you said the lens isn't that sharp. I'd be better off taking a ride on the Ferry and getting a shot with my 75-300mm.
better than i expected...
Omg you must have had REALLYYY LOW expectations! Haha
Well you got more detailed moon pictures than I get with my 300mm so that’s something.
thank you for your comment
Review first before buying thanks for your review
Thanks for the vid mate was a big help
Perfect bro 🔥
I have a Canon 650D and I purchased the same lens and extender as you, but...sorry to tell you, I only paid $80 for it. I've only used it once, but I like the price and the reach of it. If your not wanting to pay thousands of dollars for a telephoto lens, then this lens is for you. I say buy it if your not a professional photographer. Your comment about this lens being OK for a PI is what I thought about it too. It's not good for taking professional pics at all. But...it was only $80. I wonder if photo stacking will make corrections that are acceptable.
Thanks. Very informative!
Thanks for the great vid and samples. I also shoot Canon full frame (and love the 6Dm2), and also am itching to work on some up-close shots of the moon, and also am not ready to shell out >$2K for a proper zoom lens just yet. Btw, I'm sure you already know this, but when doing astrophotography, the 5x and 10x zoom via the LCD works really well for focusing celestial bodies. 👍
Thank you for the video. I rather crop the images like you said.
That was very helpful. Thank you.
In addition the softness, the chromatic aberration & contrast is just horrendous. I'm guessing there are no coatings on the lenses (or at least none that actually work).
Thanks for this! Been thinking about getting a telephoto to record rocket launches 100+ miles away better then my Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens. And even it's just was the objects may be closer but even at 65MM 1x zoom the rockets are so crisp even if they are tiny. But this is a $100ish lens and mine is $399.
These lenses are really good. They have few elements and are a simple formula. Forget their teleconverters and use a good quality 2X.
Agreed, thanks for sharing
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Nice review bro.
A remote release probably would have aided your focus and softness. When I shoot the moon with my M50 mii with my 55-200 I use a remote.
you're probably right, the remote could potentially (i own one, i just forgot to use it here) help but the picture is still soft AF
thank you for protecting my money!
I got to get me one
That lens will be good. For astrophotography?
Good job 👏
At that focal length nothing can be clear in a single exposure because of the atmosphere, guess if you take a video and stack the frames like what the astrophotographers would do, you might get better results lol
Good point
I was going to buy this tonight because I'm looking to buy a lens for telephoto uses. But I'm worried about the image quality. I'm right now looking at the Tamron 150-600 G2... I'm finding them used for like $1,000 so I'll probably just get that
Good review
Thank you for your comment.
Mohamed, good afternoon or friends, good afternoon I already have that zoom but after 2 months I take it apart and clean it, to avoid that dirt, and I ask you to suggest that the tripod supports the weight of this zoom, I hope your suggestions, thank you very much
I would defo get this for just having for fun and do the moon and other things
Something fun to have defenetly
I have the 75-300mm lens and since I’m into aviation I take pictures of planes at high altitudes and it’s good lens but they don’t get close enough so if I use these lens then I’ll be able to get better closer pics
Thank you.
Ya know how baseball players put a weighted donut on their bats when they're waiting to come to the plate? Maybe something similar would work to keep it from moving.
Now you've reason to return it lol
great video .. thanks.
How is it for astrophotography? Anybody tried?
You need a tripod without the center column to reduce your vibration.
You could just buy a medium focal length on 60 or 70 maybe an ATM M telescope and buy a t ring for the camera and you would have the same thing. Unless you have extraordinary League good Optics, nothing magnifying that much is going to look good during the day unless it's relatively cold outside because you're also magnifying the effects of the heat in the atmosphere.
i got the opteka 500mm on my GF2 lumix. seems to work. the GF2 does not prompt for the mm of the lens.
what if you used a mono-pod on camera to add stability in combination with lens attached to tripod?
I think too in the sigma 150-600 before that sony 200-600 it's difficult
Nice 👍 bro
I clean lenses for use in endoscopy if this bad boy were taken apart and cleaned how do you think it would preform?
thanks. reality.
thank you for your comment. sorry for the late reply
you could purchase a telescope and buy the piece to add the camera onto it, i have taken some pretty good photos of moon doing that.
can it be used as a telescope without a camera?
does your canon camera have pause?
Why the $30 bridge camera zooms better?
Assalamualaikum, must with 5 axis camera have
wait, people actually think this lens should be sharp with that zoom and price? do you people know how much it would cost if you want to have big brand quality at 1000mm? With the price and images that you get from this lens, it's actually good. If you want like a canon 1000mm, then consider selling your organs LMAO
You should be able to get better shots than that of the statue. Maybe a dodgy one. I own the lens but in white version, of courses it's not good on a windy day, with practice you can get some great images.
I wonder what's a good tripod, for the price
use the Nikon P950 2000mm 81x or the P1000 3000mm 125x
It’s Sohaib
Sir I have same to same lens but not working in canon D1200 because T Mount is not Available
thank you for your comment
I feel like this lens needs 2 tripods(on front and back of lens) for stability.
........This is not a great lens for a photographer wanting the clearest photo. That might be easier with a 40-61mp camera and 400mm or 600mm lens, might actually get better results. Since the image can be cropped to simulat a zoom.
............ This lens might be good for a journalist simply trying to document a seen or event from a distance.
........ Perhaps a photographer can clean up the image in post if the lens was still, using a remote to take that photo.
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Great review! I have some questions ,for anyone who can answer them: I don't have a Canon and I have been told there is no adapter for a Vivitar 400 SL, if that is true would I be unable to use this lens? Inspite of the mixed review and results, if there is an adapter somewhere in the big wide world, does anyone know where I could get one? Finally, I hear this is for mirror less cameras ,and my camera definitely has a mirror in it, does that make it unusable for my camera? I have a chance to buy one on eBay at a discount, but they have not answered the questions I have asked and they are placing a time limit on the offer, so an ASAP response would be appreciated. Thank you!
thank you for your comment, replying here to bring attention to your questions.
Hi,
A beginner in photography and interested in Jet Trail photography using my iPhone 13. Can someone suggest me a lens good for telephoto?
Thanks!
Wait, you trying to shoot on iPhone 13? It has built in telephoto camera, I don’t think you’ll be able to switch lenses on iPhone