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stevebrot · 07-31-2014, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

It's also just a bit coincidental that we had 2 people, on the same day, join and post about the dangers of those dreaded Takumars. (The other was banned as a spammer)

Zealots!!!

Steve

**monochrome** · 07-31-2014, 02:19 PM

Is this why there is a faint green glow coming from my elderly Domke F2 every night?

**Pepe Guitarra** · 07-31-2014, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

Is this why there is a faint green glow coming from my elderly Domke F2 every night?

Is that made in China?

The reason may be a different one.

Lxlxlx · 07-31-2014, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

It's also just a bit coincidental that we had 2 people, on the same day, join and post about the dangers of those dreaded Takumars. (The other was banned as a spammer)

this must be a cospiration then

**monochrome** · 07-31-2014, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by Pepe Guitarra

Is that made in China?

The reason may be a different one.

There's a little American flag on it, I think. It's really old. China probably wasn't even open for trade with the USA when this F2 was made.

stevebrot · 07-31-2014, 04:27 PM

Originally posted by Lxlxlx

i suggest anyone to let their lense to be checked by an expert. Don't trust the net blindly..

Do you care to share the address of your expert so that we can send our lenses to him/her for testing?

Steve

Lxlxlx · 07-31-2014, 05:09 PM

Seriously, my lense has been checked by a technician who usually checks radiations in hospital x-ray facilities and certifies them.

There should be at least one in every town i guess.. Or if you have a friend with a geiger counter, just try and see the radiation you get at 1 mt from the lense.
All the radiations over 10cm from the lense are beta and gamma

**monochrome** · 07-31-2014, 05:16 PM

Cough ..... Cough ....... Bu . . .. . It's been 50 years and not a single soul has ever been harmed. Either someone is pulling yours or you are pulling ours.

But I digress. Feeding time is over.

Lxlxlx · 07-31-2014, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

It's been 50 years and not a single soul has ever been harmed.

This statement is really hard to confirm.. If you think that none of the owners of a tak ever got cancer, that's almost impossible by chance. Even if we knew about a tak owner with cancer, it would be difficult to say that a lens is the main cause..

For now, i stick with what an expert says about.. i'm not trolling at all though

Parallax · 07-31-2014, 05:37 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

Cough ..... Cough ....... Bu . . .. . It's been 50 years and not a single soul has ever been harmed. Either someone is pulling yours or you are pulling ours.

But I digress. Feeding time is over.

Good idea.
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07-31-2014, 01:57 PM	#76
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Parallax It's also just a bit coincidental that we had 2 people, on the same day, join and post about the dangers of those dreaded Takumars. (The other was banned as a spammer) Zealots!!! Steve

07-31-2014, 02:19 PM	#77
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Is this why there is a faint green glow coming from my elderly Domke F2 every night?

07-31-2014, 03:32 PM	#78
Pepe Guitarra Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,223	Originally posted by monochrome Is this why there is a faint green glow coming from my elderly Domke F2 every night? Is that made in China? The reason may be a different one.

07-31-2014, 03:34 PM	#79
Lxlxlx Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 39	Originally posted by Parallax It's also just a bit coincidental that we had 2 people, on the same day, join and post about the dangers of those dreaded Takumars. (The other was banned as a spammer) this must be a cospiration then

07-31-2014, 03:50 PM	#80
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by Pepe Guitarra Is that made in China? The reason may be a different one. There's a little American flag on it, I think. It's really old. China probably wasn't even open for trade with the USA when this F2 was made.

07-31-2014, 04:27 PM	#81
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Lxlxlx i suggest anyone to let their lense to be checked by an expert. Don't trust the net blindly.. Do you care to share the address of your expert so that we can send our lenses to him/her for testing? Steve

07-31-2014, 05:09 PM	#82
Lxlxlx Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 39	Seriously, my lense has been checked by a technician who usually checks radiations in hospital x-ray facilities and certifies them. There should be at least one in every town i guess.. Or if you have a friend with a geiger counter, just try and see the radiation you get at 1 mt from the lense. All the radiations over 10cm from the lense are beta and gamma

07-31-2014, 05:16 PM	#83
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Cough ..... Cough ....... Bu . . .. . It's been 50 years and not a single soul has ever been harmed. Either someone is pulling yours or you are pulling ours. But I digress. Feeding time is over.

07-31-2014, 05:30 PM	#84
Lxlxlx Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 39	Originally posted by monochrome It's been 50 years and not a single soul has ever been harmed. This statement is really hard to confirm.. If you think that none of the owners of a tak ever got cancer, that's almost impossible by chance. Even if we knew about a tak owner with cancer, it would be difficult to say that a lens is the main cause.. For now, i stick with what an expert says about.. i'm not trolling at all though

07-31-2014, 05:37 PM	#85
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	Originally posted by monochrome Cough ..... Cough ....... Bu . . .. . It's been 50 years and not a single soul has ever been harmed. Either someone is pulling yours or you are pulling ours. But I digress. Feeding time is over. Good idea.

How radioactive are the Super Takumars?

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