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Hanimex 70-210...made in Korea...any info?
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Hello all

I picked this up a month ago (when I wasn't really sure what to look for in M42) and hadn't actually used it until today. Can anyone guess who might have made it? It's a very compact Hanimex HMC 70-210mm f4.0 - 5.6 "macro" ( at 1:4 on the long end Laughing ) zoom...made in Korea!

I wasn't expecting much, but (IMO) it did well in poorish light with a shivering photographer hand holding the shots! Should I still ebay it?

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Not quite "the bird" but certainly a duck Laughing (210mm, F5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO200)



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Her fella (210mm, F5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO200)



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Aha...the bird! I think it was shocked to see a Hanimex on my camera Laughing (210mm, F5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO200)




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Better than I expected a lot, I have similar finish Sigma lens.


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It looks rathe GOOD at 210. Im very surprised ! Shocked


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Likely made by Phoenix...Average lenses...


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Screamin Scott wrote:
Likely made by Phoenix...Average lenses...


Cheers, I'll do some digging around Smile


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I own exactly the same lens , and it is a real "no-name" lens ! No brand ! Only a serial number and focal indication , nothing else . Tested once , buried in my lens case .... I dont know exactly where ... Very Happy