Larry, I used the Super Multi Coated Takumar version of lens for about a week, as I bought it on the local Craigslist for a friend who lives out of state. Purple Fringing can be very bad, and it's not very sharp (at least on digital). Being a preset lens also makes it hard to handle as you have to focus wide open, then close down the lens, all the while making sure it doesn't fall off the tripod.
I paid $300 for the copy I tested, although it was not in mint condition by any stretch. Given its optical performance, I wouldn't pay $650 for it, mint or not. None of this means you can't get decent pictures with it, it's just more work in post processing using judicious sharpening. f/4.5 1/125s ISO320: http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00R/00R6sL-77119684.jpg And for those wondering how big it is, a photo next to the FA 50mm f/1.4: http://lh4.ggpht.com/Miserere/SOzeChdNtYI/AAAAAAAABoY/QeMxzTWRr3c/s400/Takumar%20500mm%20f4.5.jpg Cheers, --M. -- http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 7 March 2010 19:23, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mar 7, 2010, at 3:53 PM, CheekyGeek wrote: > >> He had the 500mm priced at $650, I think. But not against dealing. >> I believe a local guy was coming to look at it later Saturday morning, >> but no idea if he bought it or was just kicking tires. > > On the basis that I almost always use my bigma at 500 and manual focus, and > this lens is almost two stops faster, it sounds like if it's available > (could you send me his email address?), it might be good for me to sell my > bigma to get it. > > Anybody with experience with both lenses want to comment? > > The timing sucks, my finances should improve dramatically in a couple of > weeks when I start getting paychecks again. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
