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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:54:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: alexanderkrohe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Giving up on the FA 28-70/4
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From: alex wetmore
Subject: Re: Giving up on the FA 28-70/4
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 06:48:46 -0700
> On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Robert & Leigh Woerner wrote:
> > Be patient and look for an SMC F 28-80 f 3.5/4.5
zoom. Built like a tank and
> > good optically. Only negative is rotating front
element.
>
> Is this identical to the Takumar-F 28-80/3.5-4.5
zoom? I own one of
> those and have never been impressed with it. In
particular the
> manual focus feel is awful, it is way too loose.
According to Boz' page they are optically identical
though that is news to me.
Until know I assumed the Takumar-F is optically
identical with the SMC-FA 28-80/3.5-4.7 zoom (8/8
elements/groups) and not with the SMC-F 28-80/3.5-4.5
(12/9 elements/groups)
Enjoy,
Alexander
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