Tiny, lightweight and modern looking vs other vintage mirror lens alternatives. Designed for MFT form. Delvers those delightful doughnut bokeh background shots above all else.

I bought the Tokina 300mm f6.3 mirror lens to use on my Olympus PEN micro four thirds body. It has the equivalent focal length of 600mm in 35mm terms. Think about it - 600mm.

It being a mirror lens, there is no aperture to alter, so you put the camera onto Aperture priority (A on the top plate control). The other thing you have to do, and to take responsibility for, is the focussing. You will be focussing a 600mm lens - take your time and get it right. Try looking at an online depth of field calculator to see how deep the focussed area will be.

Exposure is fine. Contrast is fine. Distortion is not noticeable. The Olympus PEN body has the image stabilization in it (not so with Lumix micro 4/3 bodies), and so is the ideal partner for this lens.

In the hand, this lens is lovely to hold, and to use and to look at. It really is an attractive thing. There is a supplied lens hood, which roughly doubles the length of the lens - but is useful when shooting into the sun. Without the lenshood, and to an unknowlegeable eye, this doesn't look like a telephoto lens at all. Useful for candid photos of people.

With 4 degrees of coverage, mostly whatever you are going to be taking pictures of has to be a long way away.

I thought this lens was good value for money, well made, worked as described. I am happy with it - particularly how small it is. I am pleased that mirror lens technology has found a nice niche in today's world. The "polo mint" bokeh are particularly pleasing, and an obvious giveaway as to what type of lens was used.

The Tokina 300mm f6.3 is small, good quality, nice to use, but like all "long" lenses requires careful focussing. I recommed it if you have a micro 4/3 body.

I bought the Tokina 300mm f6.3 mirror lens to use on my Olympus PEN micro four thirds body. It has the equivalent focal length of 600mm in 35mm terms. Think about it - 600mm.It being a mirror lens, there is no aperture to alter, so you put the camera onto Aperture priority (A on the top plate control). The other thing you have to do, and to take responsibility for, is the focussing. You will be focussing a 600mm lens - take your time and get it right. Try looking at an online depth of field calculator to see how deep the focussed area will be.Exposure is fine. Contrast is fine. Distortion is not noticeable. The Olympus PEN body has the image stabilization in it (not so with Lumix micro 4/3 bodies), and so is the ideal partner for this lens.In the hand, this lens is lovely to hold, and to use and to look at. It really is an attractive thing. There is a supplied lens hood, which roughly doubles the length of the lens - but is useful when shooting into the sun. Without the lenshood, and to an unknowlegeable eye, this doesn't look like a telephoto lens at all. Useful for candid photos of people.With 4 degrees of coverage, mostly whatever you are going to be taking pictures of has to be a long way away.I thought this lens was good value for money, well made, worked as described. I am happy with it - particularly how small it is. I am pleased that mirror lens technology has found a nice niche in today's world. The "polo mint" bokeh are particularly pleasing, and an obvious giveaway as to what type of lens was used.The Tokina 300mm f6.3 is small, good quality, nice to use, but like all "long" lenses requires careful focussing. I recommed it if you have a micro 4/3 body.