Hi, Matt,
I've seen a few Carl Zeiss Flektogon 2.0 20mm lenses for auction on eBay
of late. They seem to go for over $100 US. I don't have direct
experience with them, but I've heard that optically they are fine lenses,
mechanically perhaps not as good as a Tak. One problem is that the ones
that I've seen on eBay over the last few weeks have been from Europe (I
think there's one for auction now from the UK currently around 56 Pounds),
which (along with the prices) has scared me off.
There is also a Flektogon 4.0 or 4.5 20mm, which I've heard is an
optically superior lens to the faster one, but I'm guessing that's a bit
slow for you.
They were made for Praktica M42's, so they wouldn't allow open-aperture
metering on your F.
Personally, for what these are going for, I'm going to hold out for a Tak
(I'm also looking to "widen" my collection), but I just thought I'd pass
this along.
regards,
frank
Matt Liggett wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've just joined this list, and I have a question about SMC Takumar
> M42 lenses.
>
> (You can skip this background paragaph, if you like.)
>
> About a year ago, I got, from my father-in-law, a Spotmatic F + SMC
> Takumar 50/1.4, Tamron 35-70, Tamron 70-220, and no-name 400/6.3. I
> also got a Sears TLS (Ricoh Singlex TLS). Great cameras all around;
> the SP-F with 50/1.4 is excellent and the TLS is built like brick
> outhouse. Before this I shot with an SRT-101 and 50/1.8, but the
> SRT's mirror assembly eventually broke.
>
> Now, I'd like to get a nice, sharp, well-built and fast 20mm lens. I
> was looking for the Pentax M42 equivalent of the Nikkor 20/2.8 AI-S or
> 20/3.5 AI-S. However, all I ever see for sale is the 20/4.5. That's
> a little slow for my taste. I noticed last night in McBroom's that a
> 20/2.8 SMC Takumar does exist. Is this a decent shooter? Were very
> many made? Where do I find one?!
>
> Also, if anyone has another reccomendation, I'd be happy to hear it.
> I really would prefer an SMC Takumar so I can meter with the aperture
> open, but an automatic aperture lens might be acceptable.
>
> Please help me avoid selling this stuff and starting over in a
> different bayonet mount system. (That's something I know I'll do
> eventually, but I'd like to put it off.)
>
> Thanks!
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