Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF 500mm
A catadioptric design compresses 500mm of reach into a 310g lens that fits a coat pocket, using a fixed f/8 aperture for Micro Four Thirds. Its 1.7m close focus yields 1:2.86 magnification, adding near-macro versatility to the super-telephoto range. This manual-focus optic is ideal for budget-focused wildlife and travel photographers who value extreme portability over autofocus.
Focal length 500mm
Aperture f/8
Mount Nikon Z
Weight 310 g
af type manual focus only
lens type super-telephoto
38 Overall Score
Price MX$13,946
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong build (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average af (13th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (30th percentile)
- Below average versatility (34th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | Super-telephoto |
| Focal Length Min | 500 |
| Focal Length Max | 500 |
| Elements | 7 |
| Groups | 7 |
| Coating | Multicoating and Antioxidant Coating |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/8 |
| Min Aperture | f/8 |
| Constant | Yes |
Build
| Mount | Nikon Z |
| Format | full-frame |
| Weather Sealed | No |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 72 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | No |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 1700 |
| Max Magnification | 1:2.86 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF 500mm | Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN | Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD | Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 | Panasonic LUMIX S S-S85 | Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 500mm | 18-50mm | 17-70mm | 17-28mm | 85mm | 16-50mm |
| Max Aperture | f/8 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 | f/1.8 | f/3.5 |
| Mount | Nikon Z | Sony E | Sony E | Nikon Z | L-Mount | Sony E |
| Stabilization | false | false | true | false | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 310 | 290 | 544 | 450 | 454 | 107 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | stepping motor | RXD | Stepping Motor | Linear motor | Autofocus |
| Lens Type | super-telephoto | zoom | zoom | zoom | telephoto | zoom |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | User Sentiment | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokina SZ 500mm f/8 Reflex MF 500mm | 13.2 | 47.4 | 74.5 | 39.3 | 41.6 | 48.9 | 30 | 33.7 | 39.4 | 36.7 |
| Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Compare | 86.8 | 81.1 | 86.4 | 91.4 | 82.4 | 83.3 | 80.9 | 78.6 | 90.2 | 36.7 |
| Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Compare | 53.7 | 86.4 | 69 | 85.5 | 91.2 | 83.3 | 63.7 | 89.6 | 86 | 82.4 |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Compare | 86.8 | 86.4 | 75.6 | 85.5 | 88.3 | 83.3 | 91.2 | 68.1 | 70.8 | 36.7 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-S85 Compare | 98 | 93.6 | 75.3 | 52.3 | 51.9 | 92.5 | 75.9 | 33.7 | 93.5 | 82.4 |
| Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Compare | 53.7 | 74.6 | 98.5 | 43.9 | 68.5 | 76.6 | 63.7 | 83.3 | 81.8 | 93.4 |
Price
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