Spencer Garbs , Aug 20, 2003; 04:43 p.m.
My wife has inherited an RMC Tokina 80-200mm f4 M/MD lens with a soft
case recently. Does anyone know how good this lens is or how much it
might be worth?
Thanks in advance!
Spencer
Thang Hoang , Aug 20, 2003; 05:16 p.m.
Go on www.keh.com. There is a section that will quote what they are willing to pay for the used lens.
Jim Vanson , Aug 20, 2003; 05:19 p.m.
$20-$60
Is it any good? Hard to say, have you tried it?
It may take wonderful shots or it may not be working because the aperture blades are sticking or it's shots are soft because the elements are coated with fungus, or...
The Busy Beaver , Aug 23, 2003; 05:35 p.m.
I purchased one the same lens a while back and have taken many great pictures with it. It has consistantly produced sharp and contrasty images for me.
paul candelaria , Aug 24, 2003; 06:27 p.m.
don't you wish it came with a camera body,so you could test it?? maybe it did. if so, i suggest you try it,you'll never know it could be a keeper. regards .. pc
Spencer Garbs , Aug 25, 2003; 01:30 p.m.
Actually, I have used it on our Minolta X-700, and the pictures came out very nicely. It looks to be a keeper after all, unless someone comes knocking at the door with one heck of an offer!
Spencer
Gregory Nicholson , Sep 26, 2003; 09:36 p.m.
Hi Spencer,
One rainy day a few years ago I went to the Public Library to look through Periodicals. Searching for print on Canon Manual focus Zoom lenses I came across a Consumer Reports magazine that had performed a test of the top 25 zoom lenses in the 70-210/80-200 f/4 range. I remember that the Tokina RMC 80-200 f/4 took first place.
Two through five were the MD 70-210 f/4, FD 80-200 f/4, Nikkor 80-200 f/4 and FD 70-210 f/4 but I forgot the finishing order. Vivitar's Series One 70-210 f/2.8-4 was around tenth. They were tested and rated on five areas; sharpness/center, sharpness/edge, contrast, distortion and vignetting.
Nikon's Nikkor 80-200 f/4 took first place in sharpness/center but the RMC 80-200 took first place in all other areas and overall. It must have been an 83 or 84 issue, I know it was before Canon had made their FD 80-200 f/4L, plus no auto focus yet. So, I'd say you got a good lens.
