Nikon 1000mm f11 vs MTO-11CA

[pollux]

Please detail your experiences with these 2 lenses, and which one you feel would be the better proposition overall, assuming I can get an adaptor which will allow me to use the Russian mirror lens on my film cameras. I plan on the black card and tape around the lens to increase contrast.

 

[narsuitus]

Since I have no experience with the Russian mirror lens, I cannot comment on it.

I have had years of experience with my Nikon f/11 mirror lens and have been very pleased with its performance. If I were looking for mirror lens for my Nikon camera, I would not consider any lens other than Nikon unless it had a bargain price, was optically superior, or both.

I do not know what you mean by taping a black card around the lens to increase contrast. Would you please explain?

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[Vanishing Point Ent.]

I used to have a Celestron 1250 mm lens. It didn't work well, for photography.

I can't believe that a Russian lens would be better than a top-of-the-line
Nikkor lens.

I used to have a Celestron 1250 mm lens. It didn't work well, for photography.

I now own the Nikkor 1000 mm mirror lens !

I use it on a Canon EOS cameras, admittedly the metering is a bit spotty,
( pun intended ), but it's super sharp.

Surprisingly, I used the same lens with a Canon T-90 & that camera could
do stop-down metering much more accurately.

I love this lens !

The only better version of this lens would be finding a Contax Zeiss,
Mirror lens & using a lens adapter.

 

[Andrew K]

I can only comment on the MTO

- mine is very sharp
- it vignettes noticably - a good 1 stops from centre to the edge of the frame
- contrast is lower than a optical lens, but not much of a problem, as I tend to use the lens in sunlight so the lower contrast is not a problem
- build quality is very good - mine was made around 1990

I've used mine with Canon FD and EOS film and digital cameras

For me the decision which one to uy would epend on several factors - price, how often the lens was going to be used, adn for what purpose. For me, the price was right, and for the occasional shot it's a fun lens to have