Thanks for that tidbit. I found it strange that the lens was so
light. When I get home I will have to look at the specs of the 300 f/4
Takumar and compare.
I do not see myself using the lens much, but then again you never
know. But there was no way I was going to walk away from it. It looks
great attached to a camera. I may just put it on a tripod with my Spotmatic
or S1a and just have it standing in the living room. Ahhhh, the advantages
of being single....
César Matamoros II
Panama City, Florida
in Hollywood, Florida
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul M. Provencher [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:08 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Tele-Takumar 300 f6.3
>
> The lens was billed as a price-advantaged, compact alternative to the 300
> f/4 Takumar and was sold at the same time as the Super
> Takumar. It takes a smaller filter if memory serves correctly, and other
> than that, everything that Mike Steele said is true!
>
> ppro
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Steele
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:16 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Tele-Takumar 300 f6.3
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Cesar,
> > You are correct. The lens is called a "pre-set" lens.
> > I suppose it is a step back from "automatic aperture"
> > lenses, in that it is a manual process, but I kind of
> > enjoy it. It does require a slower, more deliberate
> > approach to photography....but then if you have an SV
> > (as I do)...you already know that! Enjoy! Mike
> > Steele
> >
> > --- "Matamoros, Cesar A."
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > To keep a long story short... I was in a store on
> > > Sunday that is an
> > > antique mall. One store front with numerous
> > > vendors. A few vendors had
> > > some old cameras. One had a Ricoh with a Pentax-A
> > > 50/2 on it.
> > >
> > > This same vendor had a Tele-Takumar 300mm f 6.3
> > > with caps, hood,
> > > case and tripod mount. I returned to inspect it
> > > yesterday. I could not
> > > turn it down. It is not mint. Probabloy paid too
> > > much. It shows some use
> > > but is clean. I have already put it on the SV to
> > > check its operational
> > > feel. I probably will not be able to try it with
> > > film until I get down to
> > > Miami.
> > >
> > > I also put it on an adapter and tried it on an LX.
> > > A totally
> > > different feel than the A* 300/4. I am assuming
> > > that the one ring sets the
> > > working aperture and the other sets it once you are
> > > done focusing. Is this
> > > correct?
> > >
> > > Just had to tell someone,
> > >
> > > Cesar
> > >
> > > P.S. Any thoughts on this lens?
> > > -
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