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PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:51 pm    Post subject: Tanaka Kogaku? Reply with quote

Any info or opinions?

Here is the lens I'm curious about. Not interested in buying it really. Unless it is of some significance.

Click here to see on Ebay


PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a website in japanese (with webpage translation) which contains the info for this lens

http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fclacamera.exblog.jp%2F4208025%2F+&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=3&wb_submit=+%96%7C+%96%F3+


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

calvin83 wrote:
Here is a website in japanese (with webpage translation) which contains the info for this lens

http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fclacamera.exblog.jp%2F4208025%2F+&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=3&wb_submit=+%96%7C+%96%F3+


PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome!

Seems a nice Leica clone, thank you for link!


PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Attila wrote:
calvin83 wrote:
Here is a website in japanese (with webpage translation) which contains the info for this lens

http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fclacamera.exblog.jp%2F4208025%2F+&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=3&wb_submit=+%96%7C+%96%F3+


I am new here. Can you tell me how to post url address? I can see the url in preview but they disapper in the post.


PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

calvin83 wrote:
Attila wrote:
calvin83 wrote:
Here is a website in japanese (with webpage translation) which contains the info for this lens

http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fclacamera.exblog.jp%2F4208025%2F+&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=3&wb_submit=+%96%7C+%96%F3+


I am new here. Can you tell me how to post url address? I can see the url in preview but they disapper in the post.


You will don't have any problem from now. Url, images disabled for new comers.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very interesting info. The Excite translation aactually does a pretty good job.

Quote:
Tanackのボディの仕上げは、FEDなどのロシアよりは綺麗に仕上がっています。文字も几帳面に書いてあります。このあたり日本を感じさせます。
ところが巻き上げになると砂が噛んでいるのではないかと思われるくらい重いです。張り皮も剥がれかけています。Tanackは、ボディに関しては日本のコピーライカのなかでは最下位のランクでしょう。


That's the important part where it says basically that the camera bodies comsmetics are awesome, much better than e.g., FEDs and other Soviet Leica copies, but the windup sucks donkey balls, and is probably the lowest ranked of the Japanese Leica copies.

Additionally, and more pertinent, their lenses were all supposedly made in-house and are supposed to be exceptional. At the same time, that Ebay price probably includes a lot of rarity tax, so I don't know if the lenses were $200-good.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I took the lens for $160 including shipping.
This auction convinced me that I could get my money back if I want.
Click here to see on Ebay
It finished at $780 Shocked

Interesting looking lens. I think it will look great on my Green Bessa R2 Cool