The takumar-A 70-200mm F4 Macro lens ( subject lens ) is NOT optically nor mechanically the same or even similar to the SMCP-A70-210/4 lens I recommended. The takumar-A does not have SMC coating but it's certainly NOT the same lens otherwise as the SMCP-A70-210/4 without coatiing. Its a really junky lens IMHO.
JC O'Connell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Takumar-A 70-200mm F4 Macro ----- 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
