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Super Takumar 200mm f4
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Last edited by Attila on Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:13 pm; edited 1 time in total


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superb lens and the photos are very nice!
It's a pity you had to work @ 1/80s for the second one, it's a impressive portrait


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Lovely cats!


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They are indeed fine felines. I like the samples very much, but I dont think it compares with the Sonnar


patrickh


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Not a Sonnar that is true, but difference is not too high these animals were behind glass or cage. SMC an Super Takumar 200mm f4 both are fine piece of glass I will keep one copy for travel.


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Very nice samples compositionally. It's difficult to judge performance through glass, but it seems pretty good.


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Flower #3 one is natural no glass , no other problem judge on that. Full size available also.


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Flower is definitely an improvement . Shooting through glass is always frustrating, after spending all that money to get good glass.....



patrickh


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Like the tiger shot, Attila! Smile And there's certainly nothing wrong with
that flower pic, nice detail!

Bill


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Attila wrote:
Flower #3 one is natural no glass , no other problem judge on that. Full size available also.

Looks very good


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Beautiful warm character of the lens shines through.


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Wonderful lens.
Very pleasing results
OH


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Oldhand wrote:
Wonderful lens.
Very pleasing results

Absolutely!
Fine pictures.
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Minolfan wrote:
Oldhand wrote:
Wonderful lens.
Very pleasing results

Absolutely!
Fine pictures.
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Thank you.
It is a very nice lens in use as well.
OH


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Kicking up an old topic, just to confirm it is still a fine lens (just with strong CA in harsh light!).

I have my X-T1 setup on a tripod, to catch the birds in the garden (so I have to shoot through glass unfortunately).

Sometimes there are some rare birds as well! Razz



SMC Takumar 200/4 (six blades) @ f/5.6 on a Fujifilm X-T1, Velvia film simulation (straight out of the camera).

They are not native here as well, but there is a large population since the 1970s (I am told someone set free a small number of those in the late 1960s).


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This is my birding lens, I found a couple of cranes today. The quail were in the back yard and the finch is on a bird feeder in the back yard as well. The finch photo is through a sliding glass door so not too bad!