500mm f/8 Manual Focus Telephoto Lens for Minolta MD

The Bower 500mm f/8 Manual Focus Lens is a classic refractor-style T-mount lens, with an aperture diaphragm in the middle of the lens body to stop down the aperture when necessary.  It is delivered in this configuration with a T-mount for the Minolta MD system cameras.  It is assumed that much of the shooting with such a lens will be at its maximum f/8.0 aperture, with a tripod, monopod, or other such support.

While this lens mounts perfectly when combined with the T-mount to fit your FD camera system, the aperture will not be communicated to the camera body.  As such, you can use the lens in "M" manual exposure mode, or "A" aperture-priority mode on select Minolta MD bodies.

This lens' sophisticated achromatic refractor design yields images with pleasing peak contrast and well controlled flare.  It can be used at maximum aperture on a very bright day for some images of moving subjects.

This lens can also be used as a handheld telescope by adding Lumicon's LA1070 adapter along with a 1.25" 45°/60°/90° diagonal and any 1.25" eyepiece, or for astrophotography by using on an SLR mounted to a Vixen GP2 Photo Guider or other motorized equatorial telescope mount.