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DigiChromeEd
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 Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:09 pm Post subject: Asahi Pentax SMC TAKUMAR-ZOOM 4.5/85-210mm |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
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mo
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
I have often seen this on ebay,how does it handle? Are the images ok taken with it?
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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dabsond wrote:
I am also interested in acquiring a copy of this lens. Waiting for others to post results.
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DigiChromeEd
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
For a zoom lens of this age the results are excellent. I can't put my hand on any shots I've taken with it but I remember Graham posted about this lens some time ago and here is the link:
http://forum.mflenses.com/s-m-c-takumar-zoom-85-210mm-f-4-5-t47546.html
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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kansalliskala wrote:
It isn't actually SMC, but S-M-C?  
looks heavy, I want one
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Cool !
I just got the 75-150
These are very early zoom designs.
Interestingly the minimum focus is very long, so they were supplied, standard, with a dedicated diopter filter in the kit to handle close focus. My kit has it but these are often missing.
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DigiChromeEd
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
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| Interestingly the minimum focus is very long, so they were supplied, standard, with a dedicated diopter filter in the kit to handle close focus. My kit has it but these are often missing. |
My lens has one too, although I didn't know it for some time after acquiring it. I found it by accident in a compartment in the top of the lens case that I hadn't noticed before!
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:53 pm Post subject: My Experience with this Lens |
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WestonFan wrote:
I picked up this lens from a thrift store just before heading off to Maui on vacation. Before leaving, I noodled around on the InterWeb looking for feedback, which turned out to be positive. So the lens went with me to Hawaii. I very much enjoy photographing surfers and this lens was phenomenally sharp for a nearly 50 year old lens. I have nothing but good things to say about it. The rich tonality of the lens is what one expects from S-M-C lenses of this generation. The close-focus lens came with mine, although I haven't had a chance to try it out. I give it 5 stars.
I have a small album of pics on my Flickr photo stream. Most of these shots are cropped dramatically with just a touch of sharpening.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/glosshaus/sets/72157652105687725/
Anyone know of a tutorial for CLA'ing this lens? It has a moderate amount of dust inside, which I would like to clean up.
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