Originally posted by rayallen I have an SMC Takumar 200mm f4. I'll have to see if I can come close to your image.
I'm sure it will render beautifully.
I have a yen for 200mm lenses and have a couple. They are pretty much orphans in the marketplace as it is not a popular focal length.
I am awaiting a Takumar preset 200mm f3.5, and am greatly anticipating its rendering as well.
All lenses have a sweet spot in their performance and it is up to us, as photographers, to discover it.
I love the Meyer in soft light - other lenses give their best with out of focus highlights.............. and so on ..............
One could spend one's life finding the beauty in lenses, and it would not be a wasted life ........
OH