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martyn_bannister
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 Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:48 pm Post subject: FONTRON 200mm f4.5 |
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martyn_bannister wrote:
Not the sharpest lens in the world, but I quite like the swirly background ...
Bit of CA there though... |
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
Can you show a picture from lens itself too? Many thanks!
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martyn_bannister
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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martyn_bannister wrote:
| Attila wrote: |
| Can you show a picture from lens itself too? Many thanks! |
Here we are ....
Don't tell me, it's made by a very famous name and it's worth its weight in gold  Or not......... |
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
 Remind me my Prakticar 24mm lens it was a cheap , crap Japenese lens. I guess this one made by same vendor. I have no idea about maker. Try it out and share more pictures taken with this lens.
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martyn_bannister
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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martyn_bannister wrote:
| Attila wrote: |
| Remind me my Prakticar 24mm lens it was a cheap , crap Japenese lens. I guess this one made by same vendor. I have no idea about maker. Try it out and share more pictures taken with this lens. |
Cheap cr*p Japanese lense? - yup, you are probably right. But then, I am easily pleased If I get a couple of minutes tomrrow, I'll try and get a few shots through it. I blame it all on the 5D. Makes ANY lens look OK  |
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
thanks!
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
I had one of these in the "Focal" brand - a store brand of the US K-mart department store chain.
http://forum.mflenses.com/focal-k-mart-200-4-5-preset-mystery-lens-t9354,highlight,focal+brand.html
Mine was not bad. I gave it to a fellow in Finland. I still don't know who made it.
I understand from member Helios that this was also sold in Europe as "Optomax", which was a British brand known to be used on rebranded Sankor and early Sigma lenses.
I think this was from the mid-1970's, from one of the less famous makers, sold as a cheap lens when new, as it was one of the last preset lenses.
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ManualFocus-G
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
I agree, I've seen lots of Optomax lenses in this style. I've seen a few Prinz Galaxy lenses in this sort of style also.
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martyn_bannister
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:18 am Post subject: re: FONTRON 200mm |
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martyn_bannister wrote:
Many thanks for all the info guys. Very interesting reading in the link.
For a "cheap" lens, it certanily seems to be reasonably well made. Certainly not as plastic as the more modern cheapo's.
Perhaps, as presets were coming to an end, K-Mart got them as a bulk buy? Who knows. I have definitely got lenses which take worse pictures than this one. |
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