I'm definitely not a "tele guy", but now and then I force myself to use a tele lens because it's fun to do something different. For that purpose I don't need anything expensive, but I still want something that makes the format justice.
Mamiya 210/4 Sekor-C is one of those lenses. It's dirt cheap and performs pretty well, at least in some areas. It seems sharpest at MFD (which is a whopping 2.5 meter) and I think it would be great with extension tubes. However, it never gets bitingly sharp and stopping down doesn't really increase its performance, that is uniform across the entire field already at f/4.
The best part is the bokeh and transition zone, that are pure gold. Except for a little bit of LoCA, I don't think I've seen any other lens that is so consistent and free from "funkiness" at any distance. The worst part is that it sucks infinitely against the light.
Here comes a few images from today and I will attach them in separate posts since I only got the upload permission to use for technical examples, and it only allows one image per post.
Wide open, close to MFD:
Jun 24, 2021 at 02:36 PM
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