The Bokeh Club

**jbinpg** · 05-10-2018, 10:13 PM - **1 Like**

Usnea lichen on a spruce. K-1 + M42 Rikenon 50/1.7 @ f/4.

**paulh** · 05-11-2018, 08:42 AM - **8 Likes**

M50/1.7 stopped down a click or two, hence the hex-shaped bokeh:

zzeitg · 05-11-2018, 09:04 AM - **10 Likes**

Samyang 24mm

**DW58** · 05-11-2018, 09:48 AM - **15 Likes**

HD DA 21mm Ltd.

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timb64 · 05-11-2018, 10:42 AM - **8 Likes**

A few more from my garden

DA16-85WR

**taks** · 05-11-2018, 12:39 PM - **16 Likes**

DA50-135

DA50 f1.8

**CharLac** · 05-11-2018, 04:02 PM - **9 Likes**

Carp Ontario / April 2012
Pentax K-7 and playing around with my M50mm f/1.4

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Neuse River Sailor · 05-11-2018, 05:36 PM - **7 Likes**

Added to my small collection of Takumars - browsing for Pentax bodies on ebay, I came across an SP500. I wouldn't have looked twice (I already have a good SP1000 if I ever decide to shoot film again) except the lens didn't look like the expected 50 or 55. One of the pictures revealed it to be a Super Takumar 150mm f/4. I jumped over to Pentax Forums and read the generally stellar reviews of the lens and confirmed with the non-photographer seller that the lens pictured would come with the camera. I figured it was worth $20 to get a closer look, so that's what I bid, including shipping, and I ended up getting the camera and lens for $19.50. It came in today and the glass is clean and unscratched. The focus is smooth and easy, but the aperture is a little stiff - nothing I can't live with. I took a few pictures with it today, including some of the dogwood tree out my back window, against the setting sun. The bokeh is not bad. I'm surprised it is smoother and less pronounced than my 55 and 105 SMCs, but it's also giving away a stop or two. I'm looking forward to using this lens some more. On my Fujifilm X-T20 it is the equivalent of a 225mm on a full-frame camera. Super Takumar 150mm f/4 at f/5.6.

**CharLac** · 05-11-2018, 06:52 PM

Originally posted by Neuse River Sailor

Added to my small collection of Takumars - browsing for Pentax bodies on ebay, I came across an SP500. I wouldn't have looked twice (I already have a good SP1000 if I ever decide to shoot film again) except the lens didn't look like the expected 50 or 55. One of the pictures revealed it to be a Super Takumar 150mm f/4. I jumped over to Pentax Forums and read the generally stellar reviews of the lens and confirmed with the non-photographer seller that the lens pictured would come with the camera. I figured it was worth $20 to get a closer look, so that's what I bid, including shipping, and I ended up getting the camera and lens for $19.50. It came in today and the glass is clean and unscratched. The focus is smooth and easy, but the aperture is a little stiff - nothing I can't live with. I took a few pictures with it today, including some of the dogwood tree out my back window, against the setting sun. The bokeh is not bad. I'm surprised it is smoother and less pronounced than my 55 and 105 SMCs, but it's also giving away a stop or two. I'm looking forward to using this lens some more. On my Fujifilm X-T20 it is the equivalent of a 225mm on a full-frame camera. Super Takumar 150mm f/4 at f/5.6.

Sweet deal!

**WPRESTO** · 05-11-2018, 07:24 PM - **14 Likes**

Apple tree blossoms in a long-untended orchard.

**pepperberry farm** · 05-12-2018, 12:54 AM - **11 Likes**

SIgma 28/1.8

K35mm/3.5

**DW58** · 05-12-2018, 07:56 AM - **1 Like**

The morning light on the Indian Paintbrush is really, really nice. I'm guessing it's morning.

zzeitg · 05-12-2018, 09:42 AM - **6 Likes**

DA560

**WPRESTO** · 05-12-2018, 10:19 AM - **2 Likes**

Heaps of praise to all Pentaxians who have posted on this page (except that outlier WPRESTO). Numerous images well worth seeing.

**pepperberry farm** · 05-12-2018, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by DW58

The morning light on the Indian Paintbrush is really, really nice. I'm guessing it's morning.

thank you - it's sunset in that shot...

05-10-2018, 10:13 PM - 1 Like	#11311
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	Old Man's Beard bokeh Usnea lichen on a spruce. K-1 + M42 Rikenon 50/1.7 @ f/4.

05-11-2018, 08:42 AM - 8 Likes	#11312
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	M50/1.7 stopped down a click or two, hence the hex-shaped bokeh: Last edited by paulh; 05-11-2018 at 09:10 AM.

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Neuse River Sailor Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery Posts: 531	Added to my small collection of Takumars - browsing for Pentax bodies on ebay, I came across an SP500. I wouldn't have looked twice (I already have a good SP1000 if I ever decide to shoot film again) except the lens didn't look like the expected 50 or 55. One of the pictures revealed it to be a Super Takumar 150mm f/4. I jumped over to Pentax Forums and read the generally stellar reviews of the lens and confirmed with the non-photographer seller that the lens pictured would come with the camera. I figured it was worth $20 to get a closer look, so that's what I bid, including shipping, and I ended up getting the camera and lens for $19.50. It came in today and the glass is clean and unscratched. The focus is smooth and easy, but the aperture is a little stiff - nothing I can't live with. I took a few pictures with it today, including some of the dogwood tree out my back window, against the setting sun. The bokeh is not bad. I'm surprised it is smoother and less pronounced than my 55 and 105 SMCs, but it's also giving away a stop or two. I'm looking forward to using this lens some more. On my Fujifilm X-T20 it is the equivalent of a 225mm on a full-frame camera. Super Takumar 150mm f/4 at f/5.6.

05-11-2018, 06:52 PM	#11319
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by Neuse River Sailor Added to my small collection of Takumars - browsing for Pentax bodies on ebay, I came across an SP500. I wouldn't have looked twice (I already have a good SP1000 if I ever decide to shoot film again) except the lens didn't look like the expected 50 or 55. One of the pictures revealed it to be a Super Takumar 150mm f/4. I jumped over to Pentax Forums and read the generally stellar reviews of the lens and confirmed with the non-photographer seller that the lens pictured would come with the camera. I figured it was worth $20 to get a closer look, so that's what I bid, including shipping, and I ended up getting the camera and lens for $19.50. It came in today and the glass is clean and unscratched. The focus is smooth and easy, but the aperture is a little stiff - nothing I can't live with. I took a few pictures with it today, including some of the dogwood tree out my back window, against the setting sun. The bokeh is not bad. I'm surprised it is smoother and less pronounced than my 55 and 105 SMCs, but it's also giving away a stop or two. I'm looking forward to using this lens some more. On my Fujifilm X-T20 it is the equivalent of a 225mm on a full-frame camera. Super Takumar 150mm f/4 at f/5.6. Sweet deal!

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DW58 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rural Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,066	The morning light on the Indian Paintbrush is really, really nice. I'm guessing it's morning.

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05-12-2018, 10:42 AM	#11325
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,764	Originally posted by DW58 The morning light on the Indian Paintbrush is really, really nice. I'm guessing it's morning. thank you - it's sunset in that shot...