FS Fryday: Tamron Auto 200-500/6.9 Adaptamatic

2011-12-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
#1 A vintage Tamron zoom with M42 adapter. And -- it has a mechanical coupling. It is actually auto as the name implies. It has its original case, caps, and even the plastic bag and branded desicant pack! $400 shipped (US). Anticipate about $60 to ship overseas. (It's big and heavy.) From

Re: FS Fryday: Tamron Auto 200-500/6.9 Adaptamatic

2011-12-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I owned that lens. It was reasonably good with film. Sold it to a guy in Siberia. Paul On Dec 22, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: #1 A vintage Tamron zoom with M42 adapter. And -- it has a mechanical coupling. It is actually auto as the name implies. It has its original

Re: FS Fryday: Tamron Auto 200-500/6.9 Adaptamatic

2011-12-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I owned that lens. It was reasonably good with film. Sold it to a guy in Siberia. Paul I've found very old Tamron to be highly valued these days. Not as much as old Pentax, but easily as sought after as old Nikon Canon. If the rain lets up tomorrow, I may have to take it on a dslr excursion.