There are two screwmount 85/1.8 lenses. The early one is simply a
Takumar or perhaps an Auto Takumar. The later one is an Super Multi
Coated Takumar. They have nothing in common. The later one is very good
and usually quite expensive. It is reportedly optically identical to
the K 85/1.8. I sold mine a year ago for $275.
On Sep 26, 2005, at 9:18 PM, Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi P.J.
is that lens so rare or so expensive where you live?
I saw it for the first time here on a local auction and got it for
around
$100 after bidding in the last minutes against one other bidder.
greetings
Markus
-----Original Message-----
From: P. J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 2:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: SMC Takumar 85mm 1.8 question
If you don't expect the latest bells and whistles, you should be more
than pleased with it. It's one that
I've always wanted, but couldn't afford.
Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi P.J.
thanks for your answer, I should soon have the lens.
I will use it for portraits so manual handling does not matter for
me.
greetings
Markus
