As far as I know, the Takumar K-mount lenses aren't necessarily optical dogs, they're just not multicoated. Just don't shoot at the sun. Paul
> Got a couple of lenses delivered the other day. > > An SMC Pentax-FA 28-90/3.5-5.6 I got for $20.00 because > I always wanted to try one. > and > A Takumar-F 28-80/3.5-4.5 that came with a broken SF-1 > that I bought for $25.00 to steal the viewfinder off of. > > An nice new SMCP-FA versus a old cheapo Takumar-F? > No contest right? Wrong. > That Takumar is a very nice lens, sharp, contrasty, fast focusing, > solidly built. And just for kicks it's almost a stop faster than the FA. > > The FA is one of the worst lenses I've ever mounted on a camera. > From 28-50 it's bad, from 50-90 it just gets worse. > Contrast, sharpness, flare, focusing, build quality, all off the > charts.....the bottom that is. > I had to give it two or three chances to focus on the right > thing half the time. > This one is in pristine condition, clean glass and all the rest. > It's not broken, it's just baaaaaad! > Back to eekBay it goes, watch for it,and.............. > Don't buy it. > > Don >
