On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:32 PM, William Robb <[email protected]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Lawlor" > Subject: Re: Takumar-A 70-200mm F4 Macro > > >> Does anyone on the list have an opinion about the Takumar-A 70-200mm F4 >> Macro lens? > > For a while in the mid 802, Pentax was marketing SMCP-A lenses as the good > stuff, and they had a few lesser lenses carrying the Takumar name. > This is one of those lenses. > I was told by a rep that the Takumar is optically and mechanically identical > to the SMCP-A version of the lens with the exception of multicoating. > The SMCP-A lens is multicoated on every air/glass surface, the Takumar is > multicoated on the front and rear elements only. > > William Robb > There is no SMCP-A version of this lens. It was sold under a number of names (including Pentax-A) but the SMCP-A equivalent is the 70-210/4 which features a different optical design and is a much better performer. There are some cases where it looks like the Takumars had the same design (the 35-70 f3.5-4.5, the F 70-200) but this isn't one of them.
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