----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 1:23 PM Subject: Re: RE: 70-2x0 zoom question
> Thanks for the help Bill. To confirm and clarify (a phrase learned at my previous job with a Fortune 100 company), I have found these two lenses on eBay and Adorama. Are these the "-- an F 70-210/4-5.6 (discontinued around 1991, considered by many to be the best of the autofocus zooms in this range)" of which you speak? > > eBay: PENTAX TAKUMAR-F 70-210mm 4-5.6 AF ZOOM LENS > Adorama: Pentax 70-210 4/5.6 Takumar-f Af Lns The Takumar lens is an entirely different animal than the F70-210/4-5.6. It is a consumer level optic and not well regarded at all. Make sure you get the Pentax SMC-F 70-210....the Takumar-F series of lenses were a budget series, skimping on both quality of construction and lacking SMC coatings. John - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
