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Gurdie
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 Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject: Tokina RMC 35/2 M42 |
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Gurdie wrote:
Saw this in the German *Bay
Click here to see on Ebay
Never heard/read about it. Seems a bit pricey, though. Any opinions?
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Attila
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| Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Seller is one of the notorious double pricer, I never heard also about this lens. In my guess for same price you can buy good ones from Olympus, Konica etc.
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trev
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trev wrote:
Lots of dust either in or on the front element, I can't tell
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I recently bought a mint Panagor (Kiron/Kino) 2/35 for 35ukp and it is superb, my advice is to keep looking for something cheaper.
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Pancolart
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Pancolart wrote:
It's being mostly sold as Soligor (possibly C/D). It's good lens with useful F2.0. M42 is rare. 2/28mm version also exists.
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heartcat
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heartcat wrote:
I don't know what that price converts to in US dollars, it doesn't show when I click the link.
I do love RMC Tokina lenses though, and they are not even Tokina's top of the line lens. I have 3, an RMC Tokina 28mm 2.8, an RMC Tokina 35-70mm 3.5 (with close focus feature); and an RMC Tokina 80-200mm 4.5.
I really like the zooms and absolutely adore the 28mm prime. It is sharp from wide open, focuses quite closely, has good contrast, and the colour straight out of the camera is just beautiful. I was never a wide angle shooter but this is perhaps my favourite lens now.
I only paid $20, inlcuding shipping, for the 28mm and no more than $30ish for the other two. All are in M42 mount. I also have a Vivitar 35mm 2.8 that is by Tokina that I have been impressed with, and which got me started searching for Tokina lenses. It was $20 plus shipping.
I have seen images taken with the RMC Tokina 35mm f/2 and thought they seemed to be in line with what I found with my Tokinas, sharp and good colour. Although you never know how much processing has been done or how consistent the quality really is. I would certainly try one if the price was right though.
Again, I'm not sure what that auction price converts to so I can't comment on the value.
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peterqd
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peterqd wrote:
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| I don't know what that price converts to in US dollars, it doesn't show when I click the link. |
Try now. 179 Euros = $240
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LucisPictor wrote:
Way too expensive! Buy only when you are in desperate need of a fast 35mm in M42! And then never look at what you have paid. 
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Excalibur wrote:
***I don't know what that price converts to in US dollars***
Ah you should use one of win7 gadgets for currency conversion
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heartcat wrote:
$240? Wow, that's a lot!
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How sad is it that I don't even know what that means?  I'm not very computer literate, lol.
I don't really know whether you'd even see a big difference between f/2 and f/2.8 at 35mm. I find that it's not as noticeable with a wider lens as it is with a telephoto. And there are lots of 35mm 2.8s available inexpensively.
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peterqd wrote:
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| And there are lots of 35mm 2.8s available inexpensively. |
ANd there are other and probably better 2/35s for much less than that, for example S-M-C Takumar, Mir-24M or N and I think there's a Nikon.
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
| peterqd wrote: |
| heartcat wrote: |
| And there are lots of 35mm 2.8s available inexpensively. |
ANd there are other and probably better 2/35s for much less than that, for example S-M-C Takumar, Mir-24M or N and I think there's a Nikon. |
The Panagor (Kiron/Kino) 2/35 is commonly seen on ebay for less than 50ukp and it is superb, I got a mint one in leather case for 35ukp that I use with my NEX a lot.
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ChromaticAberration wrote:
In a crop sensor this 30ish mm focal length is a bit confusing I mean.. going for the cheapest the best you can get in a wide angle is 24mm, anything wider is exponentially more expensive. 35 is so close to 28 that I can't see to find a good justification for it, that is also why I am a bit skeptical about a lens I am yet to test, I hope it is as good as they say or it will be in the marketplace real soon.
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LucisPictor wrote:
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| In a crop sensor this 30ish mm focal length is a bit confusing I mean.. going for the cheapest the best you can get in a wide angle is 24mm, anything wider is exponentially more expensive. 35 is so close to 28 that I can't see to find a good justification for it, that is also why I am a bit skeptical about a lens I am yet to test, I hope it is as good as they say or it will be in the marketplace real soon. |
A 35mm makes sense if you already have a 24mm lens. A 24 and a 28 are too close. If you only want one lens, then go for either a 24 or a 28, that's right.
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Really good 28s are very cheap, really good 35s are a bit more, really good 24s are quite a bit more.
I compromised and bought some really good 28s cheap, I have some good 35s but all the cheaper 35s I tried were crap. 24s, only had three, one was good, two were crap.
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dfujevec wrote:
I have RMC Tokina 35/2 in M42 mount. Nice lens, sharpnes wide open is OK and no problems with mirror on Eos5mII.
Wide open photo
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