Opteka 500/1000mm High Definition Preset Telephoto Lens for Canon EOS 1D, 5D, 7D, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 60D, Rebel XT, XTi, XS, XSi, T1i & T2i Digital SLR Cameras

by Opteka

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• ASIN: B001GKJNGK
• Item model number: OPT-500-1000-PRE-EOS
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 23, 2008

Product Description

Opteka 500-1000mm High Definition Preset Telephoto Lens for Canon EOS 50D, 40D, 30D, 20D, 10D, Digital Rebel XT, XTi, XS, XSi, & T1i Digital SLR Cameras

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for money, not for quality, November 3, 2009

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Anton Cruz - See all my reviews

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Good for money, not for quality

It is good deal when you compare with money. But, youo cannot expect professional quality. Without tripod, you cannot take good shots!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Iffy on wether I would buy it again., December 17, 2009

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M. Montana "M" (Darkside, Moon) - See all my reviews
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I bought this for my wife a while back... She barely uses it, as its normally not clear enough.

The only good picture she got with it, is a full moon, on a tripod, in zero wind, with a remote shutter trigger, with taking over 25 shots to get 1 good one, and only using the 500mm lense, and ditching the doubler.

They just dont make a decent 1000mm lense for under 3k... Period. If you want to play, I guess this would be good for that. The lens Doubler We got with this makes it nearly useless, using the lens as a 500 mm one (removing the doubler) produces tolerable pictures.

If you are looking for high quality shots... either pay 3k, or deal with not getting that shot.

If your looking to just take pictures of things far away, then this is 'ok' for that.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for., January 24, 2010

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Raymond Rees (Califonia) - See all my reviews
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I bought this zoom lens to take pics at Twin Peaks in San Francisco and in the hills of the East Bay. The lens is okay for the price but the quality of the workmanship and of the photos is no way near as good as a name-brand lens that costs 1000s of dollars. Remember, you get what you pay for. If you are like me and cannot afford a lens that costs $1000s then this is a decent alternative.