They are prone to a particular type of failure. (a screw holding a
follower lever can come lose jamming both the zoom and focus mechanisms
at the same time allowing the information brush to be mangled, (that
part is made from unobtainium by the way), however and the price has
gone up and down. I've owned two of them and the first lived up to it's
reputation, the second is a bit soft at 210mm As to price I paid $69.00
plus shipping for the first and almost $160.00 plus shipping for the
second, the second in fact failed mechanically not long ago, but I was
able to get it repaired using parts from the first.
Here's a link detailing the cause and repair of the screw issue.
http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/70-210.htm
On 12/9/2013 5:56 PM, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Dec 9, 2013, at 16:46 , Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
Consensus "bang for the buck" would be the Pentax-F SMC 70-210mm
f4-4.6 (NOT the Takumar-F version).
http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-F-70-210mm-F4-5.6-Zoom-Lens.html
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=&lens=930
You can find 'em for under a $100 pretty easily.
Ooh! Thanks for the tip. Sounds like just the ticket.
-Charles
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