Originally posted by séamuis its not a lack of interest in Takumars, its a lack of interest in Pre-Super Takumars that the Op was wondering about. Auto-Takumars and Takumars.
Quite right, sorry I meant to say "...(
Pre-Supers,
Pre-SMCs, whatever) seem to have quite a following." I just meant that the Taks garner a lot of interest from anyone who's used them, coated or un(/lesser)coated alike. They may not fetch a lot of money compared to their coated brethren, but they're still bound to get some interest be it from collectors or bargain hunters.
Further, as you pointed out séamuis, some people might even prefer them: "I actually prefer the look at get from my auto-takumars over my later super, s-m-c and SMC takumars."
Apologies for the confusion.