Sony 500mm f/8 out of production

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1. happy to have one 😉 !!

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   1. I have a Sony 500mm f8 and fell it needed a camera that focused a little better, to get the full potential from it. Hopefully was are about to get such a camera. I’m hanging on to my 500mm f8.

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2. What a shame. I have one and love it. I have had mine for almost 20 years. I used it on my 9xi before I got my A100. Its size and performance can not be beaten.

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3. One of most unique lenses in the world gets discontinued.

   Sad day for a photography. :/

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4. Agree with Sky_walker 🙁

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5. that’s SAD.. i guess that the only AF Reflect Lens out there..

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6. The 500mm f/4 and the 500mm f/8 do not compete in the same price range! I don’t think I can afford buying a 500mm f4 in the near future.
   I don’t think both products are aimed at the same purpose.

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7. Not good. Maybe another mirror lens is coming?

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8. Darn…. gotta grab a 500/8 soon!!!

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9. I doubt. AFAIK it was the only one, and there’s hardly anything you can do better in this lens.

   It was the only available reflex option with AF and stabilization. something noone else have ever made. It supported filters, had unique bokeh, was a well build, modern-design lens, and was decently priced. Not even saying that AFAIK it was the only reflex lens produced by a big camera manufacturer up to date. (all the others abandoned this idea years ago)

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10. Might be SSM/SAM version is coming.

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11. Maybe 500/8 SSM is coming?

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12. minolta designed the mirror lens, also the STF, i doubt sony will ever best them in engineering

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13. This is obviously a mistake, or someone at Sony really really hates mirrors.

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