Manual Focus 80-200 zooms

One of my local camera shops has a pair of 80-200 zooms that are tempting given the price.

One is a Cosina f4.5-5.6 (to f22), labelled as MC MACRO with 52mm filter thread and labelled "Super Cosina".

The other is a Tokina SZ-X f4.5-5.6 (to f32) again with 52mm filter.

Both have an A-setting on the aperture ring.

Both are manual focus and markedly smaller and lighter than my Tamron 80-210 which is optically quite good but a bit patchy on metering with a PK-A adaptor.

I have looked at the lens database on the other forum but neither are listed, so I wondered if anyone would care to pass commment on these two lenses.

Are they likely to be a problem on digital bodies (like Ricoh auto lenses) and would they suit my MZ6?

Thanks in anticipation,

Regards

I had an earlier version of the Tokina which bought in summer 1982 and used with my ME Supers. I liked the range and it was adequate for my needs at the time - I shot mainly colour print film , none of which were ever enlarged beyond 7 x 5. I didn't keep any record of what lens was used for which image, so I can't look at anything in my archive to get a real feel for IQ. How it compares IQ wise with other lens of similar focal range I can't say. Both these makes were sold at a significant discount to the Pentax equivalent - the SMC A 70-210. Moving these lenses onto digi bodies does highlight the quality variances far more than film ever did.

Both should fit modern Pentax bodies OK and be no problem with your MZ6. Metering also will be less of an issue as they are both configured as A series lenses.



Steve