Mamiya 200mm 3.5

sefa · Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 2

Hello all. Fist post here. Please excuse me if I am posting in the wrong section.

I just for a M42 to EOS adapter for my 7D and 5D, so I went to some local shops looking for M42 lenses. I found a Mamiya 200mm f/3.5 for $30. Should I run back up there and pick it up. Seems like it would be a good buy.

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

Yes, go back and get it.

That Mamiya 200mm is a good one, most 200mm lenses you will see for that price will be not as good by a fair margin imho, I have 6 or 7 crappy 200s I got cheap, none are very good so I went and bought a Pentacon 4/200, could have saved myself a lot of time and a fair bit of money if I'd just got a good 200 to begin with.

casualcollector · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:32 pm Post subject:

It is probably the Tokina made Soligor/Vivitar/Sears/Lentar/Rikenon/Your Name Here! lens. It's a good performer IMO and Mamiya may have insisted on better quality control before their name went on. $30 seems a good price if all is iin order.

sefa · Joined: 12 Jul 2011 Posts: 2

great! I will go back up there and get it tomorrow. Should be a nice addition and something fun to play with.

Pancolart · Expire: 2013-11-18

Well, which one is it? 3 types on bottom link and another on additional.
Besides Tokina, Tomioka and Komine also come to my mind.

http://mamiya-nc-m42.mflenses.com/m42_lenses.htm
http://www.thaidphoto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186912&page=1