Which 80-200 zoom to keep?
The Takumar lens, despite the kudos associated with the name, is a budget, non-SMC lens.
Edit: I got the version number info transposed.
Peter E Smith
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The M version is likely to be the better lens because it will benefit from SMC coating. Weigh it. If it weighs around 615 grammes its the version 2 lens (15 elements in 12 g roups), if around 555 grammes it's a version 1 (12 elements in 9 groups (same as the Takumar lens).
The Takumar lens, despite the kudos associated with the name, is a budget, non-SMC lens.
Thanks for that, most informative. What's the significance of the version number? Is one better than the other? I think it's a pretty early lens, probably from around 1980.
~Pete
Mine weighs 570 grams without the caps.
Sell the Takumar.
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