It's a wonderful lens. I've always felt it to be under-rated or at least under-appreciated. Not quite fast enough to be "sexy" or exotic, they're cheap as hell (I know that's not an issue, Steve, because you already own one), often going for $10 or so on eBay. I suppose that because they were the "standard" lens, while the faster ones were upgrades, they were never thought of as "premium" lenses, but the truth is that other than speed, they're as good as the faster ones in pretty much every respect, IMHO.
Sharp, well made, smooth as butter (like all screwmount Taks that I've used), they are simply a joy to use. regards, frank Peter Alling wrote: > As good as the 55 f1.8 which is very good indeed. > > At 03:45 PM 2/24/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >How good is the Super Takumar 55 f2 m42 mount? I've looked on several > >pages but can't find any evaluations (just specs). My daughter is > >taking a photo class and needs a manual camera. She really doesn't like > >the SP500, so I'm thinking of getting the m42 to K adaptor and sticking > >the superTak on the MZ-7. (I want to keep my FA50 normal for my usage, > >and besides the super tak has a much nicer feel on manual focus.) I can > >get the adaptor locally (generic) for $17 or for about $20 with shipping > >from B&H (Pentax). I could also just buy a non-F 50 form KEH for > >$45-60. I know the teacher wants manual focus and everyone will feel > >better if the camera just can't AF. > > > > > >Steven Desjardins > >Department of Chemistry > >Washington and Lee University > >Lexington, VA 24450 > >(540) 458-8873 > >FAX: (540) 458-8878 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. > Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx -- "Honour - that virtue of the unjust!" -Albert Camus
