300mm tele help to chose lens

[vandal7]

can someone hellp me to chose best lens in my money range.
on internet auctions in my country i can get :
1.AUTO-REVUENON 300mm 1:5.6
2.tAMRON SP 300 mm 1:5.6
3.Super TAKUMAR 300mm 1:4
4.TAIR 3S 300mm f4.5
1 cheapest ... 4 expensivest

and ... im not shure whot i may say more. i was think about tamron but after watching samples im not shure i not even found enouf samples from orther lenses to get it...
meybe someone who saw samples or own own some two of this lenses can help me to chose.

[Aanything]

Is the takumar more expensive Than tair 3?
Just for curiosity, how much would you have to pay for that?



[EDIT]
I meant:"is the takumar CHEAPER than the tair 3?"

[Rolf]

where is your country and what cam ?

I would try to get Nikon 4.5/300mm IF ED

[luisalegria]

Super Takumar 300/4 is cheaper than Tair 3 ?
Thats a surprise.

I can believe this for the old Takumar (not super, very large) 300/4

[aoleg]

I would get the Tamron SP. It's the smallest of the bunch and offers the highest quality. I had an SMC Takumar 300/4 and was not impressed. The Tair is a good lens but way too big and heavy for practical use. I can't comment on the rest.

[ChromaticAberration]

I dont won either but I would also advise the Tamron SP. It's been designed to meet professional standards and should be the lightest.

[vandal7]

thank you for so many and fast responds
and sory its looks i write it wrong now i edited my first post
the tair is expensivest but is also one cheaper.

so i think i will get this tamron ( its my favorite becouse i got tamron teleconverter : ) )
but lets say the weight is not so important : )

im from poland and one polish zl. is about 0.22 euro .
this is the list of links i found on my aucions if some one dlikes to see
http://allegro.pl/canon-fd-300mm-f-4-0-i2343467187.html
http://allegro.pl/nowy-tair-3s-300mm-zobacz-sample-i2345228858.html
http://allegro.pl/jak-nowy-tair-3s-300mm-idealny-sample-i2347849789.html
http://allegro.pl/pentaxy-super-takumar-300mm-1-4-m42-okazja-i2348234977.html
http://allegro.pl/bardzo-poszukiwany-tair-3s-300mm-4-5-z-blenda-i2353172066.html
http://allegro.pl/kalimar-telephoto-1-5-5-f-300mm-i2336291402.html
http://allegro.pl/llnikon-tamron-sp-300-mm-1-5-6-adaptall-rewelacja-i2352565417.html
http://allegro.pl/teleobiektyw-300mm-za-199zl-zobacz-sample-i2355658621.html

but kalimar and canon got mouts i have no adapter, also canon is so expensive to me ...

ps.
im also shocked a bit becouse when i see prices on uk ebay the tamron is ... cheap.

[SXR_Mark]

I'd go for the TAIR unless the weight is a problem. It is much, much better than the Tamron SP. The Tamron is sharp, but has a lot of purple fringing until f11 and low contrast. The TAIR is also sharp, has almost zero colour fringing even wide open and better contrast. It wins easily.

I have no experience of the others so cannot comment on their relative merits.

Mark

[iangreenhalgh1]

I agree with Mark, as long as you don't mind the weight, go for a Tair. It is sharp and has no CA at f4.5 and contrast is great, I've shot mine a lot at 4.5 and it always does well.

[Tervueren]

Another weighty one Click here to see on Ebay

[Lloydy]

[vandal7]

thank you .
it cost me about 6 days of work for tair : ) i hope its worh

i promise soomer or later bring some shots on forum.

[ChromaticAberration]

There is a Tair 3 PhS (no idea what means) fora sale on eBay right now for £40, very nice price considering what they sometimes fetch..

[anscochrome]

OP has already made Tamron purchase-good! I just want to say for anyone listening-I made the mistake of overpaying ($299.00) for a near mint example of the 300mm F 4.0 SMC Takumar. What a waste of money! Difficult to use, CA ridden, sharpness ok. If I had to do it all again, probably just save for a Canon EF 300mm F 4.0-that would be a lens I would actually use:)

[Rolf]

saw this one few minutes ago. I would save the money of all the other lenses and would buy a good one - like this here

Click here to see on Ebay.de

[Attila]

I did try all except Revuneon, (I don't think that is a serious lens)

from all above suggestions I did love all, Tamron , Nikon , Tair, Takumar all are good lenses.

Tamron is especially good light weight and sometimes cheap just like Tair. I kept Tair normal version, due low price and performance. I sold all others due performance wasn't better and I could earn some money on them.

[declan]

Such an interesting topics, and I wondered if about
-how significant the f different between 4/4.5/5.6?
-what is the best main difference for the filter size (67/72/77)
-how come the zuiko 300 or smc takumar 300/4 rarely mentioned in, perhaps the price or iq?

Thanks

[ManualFocus-G]

The Takumar and Zuiko are both heavy and suffer CA.

[declan]