So what can I expect from these two lenses?

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My charity shop buy today, not really bothered if they were a bargain or not because they filled two gaps in my collection (or may have). Both in prime condition with caps, filters & boxes :-)





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Since you have them, how about you tell us? 😉
 
My charity shop buy today, not really bothered if they were a bargain or not because they filled two gaps in my collection (or may have). Both in prime condition with caps, filters & boxes :-)

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You can expect they will not be useful without Olympus OM and Pentax K adapters.

Probably nothing special optically. The 80-200 looks fairly small, so that's a plus.

Still, you don't know until you try 'em. ;-)
 
I wouldn't have purchased them if I wasn't going to try them would I. But while I wait for the weekend I thought I might seek advice from existing owners on experiences.

I have the adapters but I've found taking shots without much thought produces results that might not be optimum. I did far too much of this in the last 12 months so I'm now setting aside time with things I want to achieve. At the weekend I might go to the New Forest with the aim of getting head shots of horses, pigs and with look a boar while on the look out for some birds of pray.
 
Typically I expect the 80-200 of this kind to have haze.
 
It depends on what your expectations are.

Myself, I find the old zooms to be lousy and don't use them. I have one old Canon zoom that is known to be a great lens for video (can't recall the specs of that lens but it something along the line of 28-105) ... but the 55-200 and 55-300 type of old zooms are usually too soft for my liking.

But that is just me. You may be happy with yours.
 
My charity shop buy today, not really bothered if they were a bargain or not because they filled two gaps in my collection (or may have). Both in prime condition with caps, filters & boxes :-)

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You can expect they will not be useful without Olympus OM and Pentax K adapters.

Probably nothing special optically. The 80-200 looks fairly small, so that's a plus.

Still, you don't know until you try 'em. ;-)
Here's a review of the Hoya:

 
I suspect as long as they are optically sound and you are not a pixel peeper you will (like I do) find them relatively good VFM. Question is will they be interesting enough for long term use ? As I look across at my collection of "bargain zoom" of this vintage I see some that are perfectly good but unlikely to see much action. They are much of muchness and don't offer anything that I can't get from other lenses.

I have a few 35-105 zooms I've bought because I'm too cheap to bid high enough on the Pentax 35-105 I really want. All very good but will probably never get used once I accept that buying multiple lenses that are not the Pentax is more expensive than buying one Pentax :-)

Lenses of this ilk need to have something you are really looking for and which is missing in your collection. I'd also add that the longer heavier lenses are harder to work with on smaller bodies. Perhaps it's an age thing (mine) or simply that I'd forgotten the different mindset needed when handling a classic 70-210.

Speaking as someone who has had a bit of bottom feeding streak I'm getting much more selective as my shelves fill up.

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I suspect as long as they are optically sound and you are not a pixel peeper you will (like I do) find them relatively good VFM. Question is will they be interesting enough for long term use ? As I look across at my collection of "bargain zoom" of this vintage I see some that are perfectly good but unlikely to see much action. They are much of muchness and don't offer anything that I can't get from other lenses.

I have a few 35-105 zooms I've bought because I'm too cheap to bid high enough on the Pentax 35-105 I really want. All very good but will probably never get used once I accept that buying multiple lenses that are not the Pentax is more expensive than buying one Pentax :-)

Lenses of this ilk need to have something you are really looking for and which is missing in your collection. I'd also add that the longer heavier lenses are harder to work with on smaller bodies. Perhaps it's an age thing (mine) or simply that I'd forgotten the different mindset needed when handling a classic 70-210.

Speaking as someone who has had a bit of bottom feeding streak I'm getting much more selective as my shelves fill up.
 
I got a Pentax 35-105 on ebay a few weeks ago.I have been looking for one for a long time. I had to return it due to faults so I am still looking, in the meantime I will continue to use my excellent Pentax 45-125 f4 zoom. I bought it new in 1981 and has been a great workhorse during the film days and takes superb images now on digital.
 
Fungus /Haze ? I've seen a fair number of this model lens which seems to come pre-packed with them. Enough to make me wonder if it's a thing with that lens.
 
Fungus /Haze ? I've seen a fair number of this model lens which seems to come pre-packed with them. Enough to make me wonder if it's a thing with that lens.

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These are as good as new, quick pic from one



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Look forward to more great days in the future. We owe that much to those no longer able to share our great days !
 
I bought a Vivitar 28-85 F3.5-4.5 Macro Focusing for $6 shipped recently. It came with lens caps, and it works. I don't like the really short focus throw. Optically it is not worse than the Minolta AF 28-85 that I had. Though I'd recommend pretty much any other lens instead.
 

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