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200mm F4 S-M-C Tak
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:34 pm    Post subject: 200mm F4 S-M-C Tak Reply with quote
I swiped one of these off the fray for 31 quid. I wasn't holding out much hope for the quality, but it arrived today and it's almost new. The only signs of use are a small amount of paint is rubbed off on the auto/manual switch. Focus is smooth and iris is A1 and perfect optics.

I got it to use for street portraits instead of my 70-200 F4 L which being big & white sticks out like a sore thumb.

Anyone have this lens and have anything good/bad to say about it?


PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great lens ! I love in every aspects!

http://www.mflenses.com/gallery/v/japenese/takumar/smc_takumar_200mm_f4/


PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like the build of the Taks, they are truly works of art.

I wish I could afford the 85mm.


PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
One of my best 200 . I own also the non smc version . 2 lenses of my collection are on the same level :the rokkor-Q 4,5/200 , and the J-21 (litlle monster , over 2 lbs) . Very Happy


PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did you see difference between SMC and Super ?


PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
Did you see difference between SMC and Super ?


I can't see any differences in build apart from the coating on the optics. The SMC looks like it has more contrast & saturation, but it's difficult without a side-by-side comparision.

I'm so impressed with the 55, 135 & 200 that I'm thinking of getting the 28mm tak and getting rid of my 28mm Oly.


PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I also didn't see any difference both are just great. I had bad experience one 28mm Takumar I guess it was 28mm f3.5 , but I don't remember exactly.


PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Beware of which version of 28mm/3.5 you get, if it's Super-Takumar check serialnumbers to get a later version. From what I can understand they changed it in production, and different copies can vary much in quality. Mine is fantastic by the way Very Happy , but I know that zewraks is not.

I would really love to have the 200mm/4 but can't afford it right now - I'm more in the position where I just had to sell lense Sad .

I just wrote a review on www.retrocamera.net on the Auto Takumar 85mm/1.8, which is one of my absolute favorite lenses.

The buildquality of all my Takumars in different versions are great, I only have m42-mount though.
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