Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Mirror lens review with samples

No, they're not extinct yet: another mirror lens makes its way onto the market. They all have the same strengths and weaknesses...but is this one a cut above the others?

Tokina would like it to be noted that: "The nuts in the mount adapter are to align the lens's center with the camera. You unscrew them, align center of the lens with the center of the camera (to see properly the scales of the lens) and screw it tight back."

All sample pictures taken by me on a Nikon Z7 camera.

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