Site Supporter Registered: November, 2010 Location: California Posts: 2,223
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| | Review Date: January 14, 2016 | Recommended | Price: $1,250.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Unique among the Takumar lenses. Great for portrait. | | Cons: | 37mm mount needs ring to upgrade to m42 | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 10
Camera Used: K3
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I am evaluating here the Asahi Kogaku Takumar 83/1.9 (all Chrome) with a 37mm screwmount made originally for the Asahiflex cameras., which preceeded the Takumar 83/1.9 shown here (mostly black). It is the same lens, but better built quality. This lens is worth the high priced paid for it. It is great for portraits, there is a neseqoi to it. The press text advertised it as: Along the Takumar 135/3.5 telephoto lens, aberrations are reduced in the ultimate value shown by wave optics. Especially the spherical aberration is smaller than any lens made in Japan (1953). Most suitable for portraits, night photography, stage pictures as well as for general photographs.
An up-to-date fast telephoto with second group consisting of 3 cemented elements, which categorizes it to the "Sonnar" design family. Different from other Sonnars s the splitted rear group. I agree with all the above.
I like this lens a lot and I recommended, if you can get it. A good mint copy could be in the $1,200 to $1,400.
 Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f1.9 @ f1.9 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
 Asahiflex Takumar 83mmf1.9-Naranja-1 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
 Kabab & more by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
 Kabab&More-Mi Amigo-1 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
 Asahiflex Takumar 83mmf1.9@f1.9-Candado-1 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
 Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f1.9 - JewelryMall-1 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
 Asahiflex 29 by K. Medeiros, on Flickr
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New Member Registered: March, 2013 Posts: 1
1 user found this helpful
| | Review Date: March 8, 2013 | Recommended
| Rating: 8 |
| Pros: | Lovely out of focus characteristic, and very dependent (= able to manipulate) on apeture | | Cons: | nil, but not ultimate sharpness | | Sharpness: 7
Aberrations: 7
Bokeh: 9
Handling: 9
Value: 9
Camera Used: Canon 1Ds, 5DMk2
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This is a sweet lens and great for close quarter portraits. Lovely out of focus fall off. Is sharp stopped down but there are finer lenses at that brief (I use Leica Apo Macro Elmarit for that).
I bought this bundled for a song, and was pleased to spend a little to clean relubricate etc. Preset is great for using on digital SLR.
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Pentaxian Registered: July, 2010 Location: Clermont-Ferrand, France Posts: 363 | | Review Date: May 22, 2011 | Recommended
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Bokeh, extremely compact (49mm filters on a ~85mm f/1.9 lens !) | | Cons: | Deserves a S-M-C coating | |
My sample is quite sharp even at full aperture (note that I'm using it on K100D 6 Mpix and Canon 5D 13Mpix - not demanding sensors). The only drawback is a flare resistance that could be improved. It has the typical Sonnar signature : great smooth bokeh, using it on the 5D is a real pleasure. This M42 version has only 10 blades (instead of 18 in the M37 version) but this is not exactly a problem.
More details and samples on Canon 5D : http://kajiwara.weebly.com/takumar-8319.html | |
New Member Registered: August, 2010 Location: chicago, illinois, USA Posts: 23 | | Review Date: August 7, 2010 | Recommended
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | the smallest fast short tele I know | | Cons: | Somewhat soft wide open, not the most confidence-inspiring coating | |
Just starting to use this lens (finally finished fixing the diaphragm blades), so I don't know it all that well yet, but gee, c'mon, lenses just don't get any hipper than this.
On my H2 this combo just has to be the lightest rig of its kind.
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