Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto
Optical design
Great choice mainly for good light conditionsPhysical characteristics
With a lens filter diameter of 62 mm you are one step from the next standard filter size, buy step-up ring and bigger filter you may want to use a step-up ring and 67 or 77mm filter.Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto purchase historyStable
Prices have held steady across 11 months of tracked sales — pay around the $84.00 fair value and watch for outliers below it.
Best deals
936 of 1856 tracked sales (50%) closed at or under the $84.00 fair value.
- Jan 18, 2025$1.00$-83.00 / typical
- Jul 30, 2025$4.00$-80.00 / typical
- Feb 6, 2025$5.00$-79.00 / typical
- Mar 20, 2025$5.00$-79.00 / typical
- Mar 23, 2025$5.00$-79.00 / typical
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Sharp lense in very good condition The lense was exactly as advertised. I didn't test it extensively but the images that I took are very sharp, without any aberrations. Thank you!
Great glass! Sharp lens.
Good value. I believe some tradeoffs were made to keep the price low. I rated this five stars because it is a very good lens for the price, not because it is the best possible lens. I believe it is designed to give the average (or even advanced) photographer a lens with a long zoom range and pretty good speed at a reasonable price. It is also rather light weight and, when not extended, reasonably compact. They market it for "travel" where you put this on your camera and your good for anything from 12 to 200 mm (24 to 400 mm 35mm equivalent). Of course, that range is enough for just about anything. And you don't have to change lenses or carry multiple lenses with you. It doesn't have image stabilization in the lens which is probably a concession to help keep the price reasonable. The zoom operation is quite non-linear at the telephoto end. You turn the zoom barrel and it smoothly goes from wide angle up to about 100 mm but that last movement to 200 mm is only a short further rotation of the zoom barrel. I think this is on purpose. I believe it is so that the majority of the range the lens is likely to be used has a very smooth zoom feel. And for the few times you may want the more extreme telephoto, you just put up with the more coarse feel. It is a tradeoff, and I think a reasonable one. This lens has pretty much what you really need, and not what you don't need. So it is more affordable than, for example, their 12 to 100 mm pro lens.Read full review
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto?
Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto is a camera lens with 200mm focal length, a maximum aperture of f/3.5/22, for the M42 mount, supporting the Full frame format.
What mount is the Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto compatible with?
Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto uses a M42 mount and supports the Full frame format.
How much does the Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto cost?
Based on recent eBay sold listings the Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto typically sells for around $1.00. Actual prices vary with condition and seller.
Is the Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto a good lens?
Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto has a community rating of 4.6/5 from 82 review(s).
Which lenses are similar to the Travenar 200mm f/3.5 Auto?
Similar lenses include Piesker Berlin West-Germany Tele-Picon 250mm f/5.5, Super-Takumar 200mm f/4.