If you are refering to Pentax Takumars, those lenses are some of the finest
lenses ever made, and optically still awesome performers by today's
standards. Many of the SMC Takumars are optically identical to lenses in
the K series like the 35mm F3.5 and 85mm F1.8. They are worth it if you
are willing to stop them down and focus them manually. If you are refering
to 3rd party lenses, like any third party lenses some are good, most are
ok, and some are just plain junk. Be sure to avoid any "auto" screw mount
3rd party lens that lacks a manual stop down switch, because then you will
have to shoot them wide open with the adaptor. All Pentax screw mount
lenses with the auto diaphrams have the manual stop down switch.
Todd
At 10:55 PM 8/20/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I've seen that screwmount lenses sometimes have unbelievably low prices on
>eBay. I don't have any and I don't even have an adaptor, but: are there any
>screwmount lenses worth a few bucks for occasional shooting? (My camera is a
>ZX-5n, and I know about the metering thing with m42 lenses.)
>
>Thanks!
>
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>Hernan Mouro
>http://seiscuerdas.com/mouro
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