Hi Paul,
I'm a little late on this, but I saved it to response later.
The scalloped focusing ring can be a pain in the arse. When I shot
action sports, I used rubber bands around the focusing ring to get some
traction and better position. I used the same technique on my 6X7.
Aside from that, the old Takumars are in a league of their own.
Fortunately, they are inexpensive on the use market and well below the cost
of inferior optics of some name brand manufacturers - even Pentax.
The market is now "consumer optics", where price is the name of the game
and quality is "what does it take, cost/advertising". There are some
sleepers out there and one that comes to mind is the Tokina manual focus 17
mm SL/RMC.
If you must buy new, be prepared to spend 2 to 3 X the price that is
common. You will have the lenses for a life time as they are not of the
"disposable type" - in our increasing "disposable world".
Have another beer, Bob.
Good night,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 11:41 PM
Subject: Manual Focus Feel (Was Built-in Hood Action in F* 300/4.5 ...
> Fred wrote (in regard to focus feel}
>
> > Now there are some who claim that the best screwmount
> > lenses are better than any K-mount lens.
>
> I have some mint Ks and SMC Taks. I like the focus feel of both, but
> slightly prefer the Taks. I would say that the difference iis tactile
> rather thanmechanical. The SMC Taks feel better because the focus ring
> is scalloped metal, and is a delight to work with.
> Paul
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