In terms of flare, it has been mentioned earlier (I forget by whom - was it you Paul S.?) that flare might be a problem, since it's not multi-coated. I, and a couple of other users have mentioned that it hasn't been a huge problem.
I was just checking my Asahi Pentax Guide, and the 3.5 200mm has only 4 elements. The 4.0 200mm SMC has 5. Might it be that the fewer number of elements keeps flare down to something manageable? Just wondering... regards, frank Mike Steele wrote: > I have one also...and I love it! For some, it's a step > back...no SMC....no "auto" function. But for me, it > improves my "photographers mind"...it forces me to be > conscious of the source of lighting (to avoid > flare)....it gives me the DOF (when I have to manually > stop down the lens, prior to shooting)....it slows me > down....and makes me think.."How can I make this photo > better, through composition, lighting, etc?" I find > the optical quality very good...just like all the > other AOC stuff! Regards, Mike Steele > > --- Kent Gittings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you don't mind the manual preset aperture it's a > > good lens. I have one in > > my screwmount collection. Plus it has something like > > an 18 blade diaphragm > > so the bokeh is as good as it can possibly get. This > > is very common however > > in preset lenses that have the aperture blades near > > the front instead of the > > rear. Has a perfectly round aperture at every > > setting of the lens. > > Kent Gittings > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > Peter Jesser > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 10:22 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Takumar 200 f.35 pre-set > > > > > > Can anyone give me an opinion on the Takumar 200 > > f3.5 pre-set? How good is > > it wide open? How does it compare with the SMC M 200 > > f4? What would be a > > fair price for the Tak 200 f3.5 and the SMC M200 4? > > The Takumar is quite a > > big lens, and has a tripod mount attached. The extra > > half stop aperature > > could be useful as I do some of my photography in > > low light conditions. > > > > Any advice based on experience with these lenses > > would be appreciated. > > > > Peter Jesser > > Brisbane, Australia > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > > To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > > Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > > http://pug.komkon.org . > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are > > confidential and > > intended solely for the use of the individual or > > entity to whom they > > are addressed. If you have received this email in > > error please notify > > the system manager. > > > > This footnote also confirms that this email message > > has been swept by > > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > > > www.mimesweeper.com > > > ********************************************************************** > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > > To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > > Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > > http://pug.komkon.org . > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
