Sid,
The first generation of Vivitar Series1 lenses came in M42, and IIRC they
were ES-II compatible. I have no idea if later generations of Series 1 had
screwmount versions, though. Be aware that the original Series 1 35~85/2.8
is a varifocal zoom which needs refocusing whenever the focal
Perhaps you would?
All the best!
Raimo K
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http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
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From: Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: John C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:55 AM
Subject: Re: What's the best zoom(s
, July 02, 2004 12:22 AM
Subject: RE: What's the best zoom(s) for M42?
Zooms are continuous, to carry equivalent
primes you have to carry them all. the prime
list below IS increments...No focal lengths
are duplicated.
Zoom can save a lot of weigh over carrying
all the primes
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From: Raimo K
Subject: Re: What's the best zoom(s) for M42?
Usually, yes - but IMO my old 4.5/80-200 SMC Pentax-M was better
than my
4.0/200 SMC Pentax-M.
I wonder what the deal was at the time with their 200mm f/4 lenses?
I have the M200 f/4 and quite right
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From: Raimo K
Subject: Re: What's the best zoom(s) for M42?
Usually, yes - but IMO my old 4.5/80-200 SMC Pentax-M was better
than my
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From: J. C. O'Connell
Subject: RE: What's the best zoom(s) for M42?
I had every SMC Takumar lens from 35mm fish to 300/4 and
they were all virtually identical performance, FANTASTIC!
And that included the 200mm F4 6x7 SMC Takumar. I didn't find
it lacking
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From: Sid Barras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 3:49 PM
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Subject: What's the best zoom(s) for M42?
HI All,
Well, I'm getting less and less inclined to lug around the entire SMC
tak prime lens collection
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Sid Barras wrote:
Well, I'm getting less and less inclined to lug around the entire SMC
tak prime lens collection these days... So, I'm wondering, to all the
screwmount afficanados, I ask the question:
The best (available, anyway-- I intend to seek and buy the lens) zoom
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Subject: Re: What's the best zoom(s) for M42?
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Sid Barras wrote:
Well, I'm getting less and less inclined to lug around the entire SMC
tak prime lens collection these days... So, I'm wondering, to all the
screwmount afficanados, I ask the question: The best
There was a Tamron SP 70-210 f3.5 that is said to be
quite good (I don't know this lens from my own
experience though). It was made in the eighteens (long
after M42 was widespread) but it can be mounted to an
adapter to an M42 camera.
There was also a Tamron SP 80-200MM 2.8LD that mounts
via an
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
no way,
the primes?
24
28
35
40
50
55
85
105
135
200
300
I assumed that one was carrying a selection of the primes in a set of
increments, not everything.
I don't see any reason to carry 35, 40, 50, and 55. 35 and 55 maybe.
Likewise for
Thursday, July 1, 2004, 11:22:07 PM, John wrote:
JCOC Zooms are continuous, to carry equivalent
JCOC primes you have to carry them all. the prime
JCOC list below IS increments...No focal lengths
JCOC are duplicated.
Yes, but _nobody_ in their sane mind, unless looking for a very
special effect
like there
is in large format so you need the best lenses and just the right
focal lengths for the job for good results.
JCO
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Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 6:55 PM
To: John C. O'Connell
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