Takumar to EOS

audiobomber · 03-19-2014, 09:24 AM

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I have a friend who has a couple of lenses for a Spotmatic 2 from the 70's. He believes one of them is this Takumar 50mm 1:2 macro lens:
S-M-C/Super Macro-Takumar 50mm F4 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Normal Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database

The lens he has reads "Macro-Takumar 1:4/50 Asahi Opt.Co.Japan".

Would he just need to buy this adapter to mate the lens to his Rebel, or is there more involved?
Fotodiox Lens Mount Adapter, Black M42 (42mm x 1 thread mount) Lens to Canon EOS DSLR Adapter, for Canon EOS 1D, 1DS, Mark II, III, IV, 5D, Mark II, 7D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, Digital Rebel T2i, T3, T3i, T4i, T5i, SL1, C300, C500: Amazon.ca: Electronics

I can't help him, I don't know anything about Takumar lenses or Canon cameras.

stevebrot · 03-19-2014, 09:32 AM

That adapter will work, though a "chipped" model may be better in that it would allow focus confirmation. The lens should work fine on a cropped-sensor EOS. The model linked below has both the focus confirmation chip and the aperture-pin flange useful for lenses lacking the A/M switch.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1009420-REG/fotodiox_m42_eos_fl_dc_p_a..._m42_lens.html

Steve

audiobomber · 03-19-2014, 09:48 AM

Great, thanks for the info Steve.

03-19-2014, 09:24 AM	#1
audiobomber Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 6,806	Takumar to EOS Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. I have a friend who has a couple of lenses for a Spotmatic 2 from the 70's. He believes one of them is this Takumar 50mm 1:2 macro lens: S-M-C/Super Macro-Takumar 50mm F4 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Normal Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database The lens he has reads "Macro-Takumar 1:4/50 Asahi Opt.Co.Japan". Would he just need to buy this adapter to mate the lens to his Rebel, or is there more involved? Fotodiox Lens Mount Adapter, Black M42 (42mm x 1 thread mount) Lens to Canon EOS DSLR Adapter, for Canon EOS 1D, 1DS, Mark II, III, IV, 5D, Mark II, 7D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, Digital Rebel T2i, T3, T3i, T4i, T5i, SL1, C300, C500: Amazon.ca: Electronics I can't help him, I don't know anything about Takumar lenses or Canon cameras.

03-19-2014, 09:32 AM	#2
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	That adapter will work, though a "chipped" model may be better in that it would allow focus confirmation. The lens should work fine on a cropped-sensor EOS. The model linked below has both the focus confirmation chip and the aperture-pin flange useful for lenses lacking the A/M switch. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1009420-REG/fotodiox_m42_eos_fl_dc_p_a..._m42_lens.html Steve Last edited by stevebrot; 03-19-2014 at 09:39 AM.

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03-19-2014, 09:48 AM	#3
audiobomber Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 6,806 Original Poster	Great, thanks for the info Steve.

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