My old new 1000 mm lens
I bought this lens to take pictures of the 1999 total solar eclipse. Since then, I moved several times, living in student and rented accommodation and moving countries as well. I left the lens behind, but after a while a couldn't find it, so I thought I lost it. However, to my surprise, after 15 years I found it in my Dad's old apartment (very well hidden).
Here it is. Meet the MTO-11CA, a Russian 1000 mm, f/10 Maksutov-type mirror telescope. It's got a M42 mount, so I need to get an adapter, but it should work fine with my D7100. It's use it obviously limited. It is a manual focus lens with fixed aperture. I guess I can use it for astrophotography and take a few pictures of the moon. I don't envisage using it with wildlife
I bought this lens to take pictures of the 1999 total solar eclipse. Since then, I moved several times, living in student and rented accommodation and moving countries as well. I left the lens behind, but after a while a couldn't find it, so I thought I lost it. However, to my surprise, after 15 years I found it in my Dad's old apartment (very well hidden).
Here it is. Meet the MTO-11CA, a Russian 1000 mm, f/10 Maksutov-type mirror telescope. It's got a M42 mount, so I need to get an adapter, but it should work fine with my D7100. It's use it obviously limited. It is a manual focus lens with fixed aperture. I guess I can use it for astrophotography and take a few pictures of the moon. I don't envisage using it with wildlife
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