Thursday, January 02, 2014

500mm Nikkor Reflex - Old Glass Never Dies :)


Your's truly did this 2 minute clip as a very informal first test of an ancient 500mm Nikkor Reflex lens, a mirror driven environment identical in design principle to the Maksutov inspired Hubble telescope. The build and image quality of this old glass is astounding, something that will never go out of style in this age of cheap disposables incapable of standing the test of time. :)

A Maksutov telescope. 


Seen below is the elegant mirror/lens configuration used in both the 
Hubble and Nikkor to acquire images. Without question, mirror lenses rock. :)


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