There are three different versions that I know of, the f4.5 Takumar and
SMC Takumar 4.5 which I think are identical in optical formula to the K
4.5. Either of those should be very good. The SMC version would be the
best of course. The other is an old 2 element 1 group design at f5.0
That one strikes me more as a collectors item than a usable lens for a
modern camera, (then again I still use a 12mm T mount fisheye with
Waterhouse stops on my *ist-D and Ds so maybe the f5.o would be fun to
use. As to value I haven't got a clue but there are several on ebay
right now, prices running from about $100, to $400. . Even the K
version has a manual diaphragm so functionally the M42 lens is identical
to the K.
Walter Hamler wrote:
What would one of these be worth in pretty decent shape and are they any
good?
Walt
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In one, a mad businessman makes a lot of money with beasts that should be
extinct.
The other is a film.
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