I've had time the last two days to shoot a bit with my recently acquired Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 28/3.5 and 50/1.4 on my K200i. Quite fun - I really like going back to manual/prime lenses. Here's my quick picks from the bunch. Feel free to tell me your thoughts/comments/criticism.

I'll make up some approximate aperture settings for these shots as they're not in the exif... All processed in Lightroom.

A spring fed pond...
28mm | iso 100 | 1/40 | f/11?


Love the bokeh on the 50mm...
50mm | iso 100 | 1/2000 | f/2?


Prickly Pear at the pond
50mm | iso 100 | 1/2000 | f/2?


Stormy Weather. The wind was steady at probably 35 knots when I took this shot
28mm | iso 100 | 1/250 | f/11?


A strange pot of gold.
28mm | iso 100 | 1/100 | f/11?


Clouds building to the east.
50mm | iso 100 | 1/2000 | f/4?


Morning rush hour - Downtown ***.
50mm | iso 200 | 1/100 | f/?


Hotel needs to call the exterminator.
50mm | iso 1600 | 1/15 | f/2?


Exterminator's built in (I had to convince myself this dude was there for my protection - spooky).
50mm | iso 1600 | 1/15 | f/2?


Ore cart gondola.
50mm | iso 200 | 1/160 | f/8?

50mm | iso 200 | 1/800 | f/2.8?


More wacky bokeh...
50mm | iso 125 | 1/1250 | f/2.8?

50mm | iso 125 | 1/1250 | f/2.8?

50mm | iso 200 | 1/800 | f/2?


Bonus points to anyone who can identify the town depicted .

[Techiechick]

Nice series of shots. 1 and 4 are my favorites.

[Mallee Boy]

Well done, an interesting series.
Particularly like the 'Rush Hour' shot...thats my sort of town.
Thanks for posting.
Grant

[heliphoto]

Nice series of shots. 1 and 4 are my favorites.

Thanks Diane. #4 is certainly one of my favorites in the series.

Well done, an interesting series.
Particularly like the 'Rush Hour' shot...thats my sort of town.
Thanks for posting.
Grant

Thanks Grant. Yeah, that is a quiet town. One gas station, two hotels, one restaurant. About a 20 minute drive will get you to the next town which is a bit smaller (no hotels, one restaurant...but it has a grocery store). Thanks for looking/commenting.

[devisor]

nice takumar..

like number 4 and 5.. the b&w has some nice lines in it .

[G M Fude]

Too often we think of the USA as a land of cities, but there is ample wilderness with some truly spectacular scenery. Superb captures there, Josh, you're a real wizard with the Takumars.

Okay, I'll hazard a guess at the town's identity -- hiding behind my Aussie ignorance! Is it one of the old Colorado mining towns like Gypsum, on the I70 east of Glenwood Springs?

[Mechan1k]

Nice work .... I need to get out more with my Taks and start shooting scenery with the 28mm.

From what I have seen with the colour rendition and contrast it is a NICE lens indeed.
I am under utilising it really.

[heliphoto]

Too often we think of the USA as a land of cities, but there is ample wilderness with some truly spectacular scenery. Superb captures there, Josh, you're a real wizard with the Takumars.

Okay, I'll hazard a guess at the town's identity -- hiding behind my Aussie ignorance! Is it one of the old Colorado mining towns like Gypsum, on the I70 east of Glenwood Springs?

I'm glad someone's tried to guess the town, and it's definitely an old mining town, but it's not in Colorado. I throw out a weak hint, the restaurant is named "the Silver".

Regarding the wizard compliment, thanks, but I'm much closer to a hobbit than a wizard. I just keep trying, and once in a while it works out.

[heliphoto]

Nice work .... I need to get out more with my Taks and start shooting scenery with the 28mm.

From what I have seen with the colour rendition and contrast it is a NICE lens indeed.
I am under utilising it really.

Yeah, since I only got my Takumars a few weeks I'm still enamored with 'em, and I find that having to mess with the adapter ring all the time discourages me from switching out for my 18-250 that I intended to be my all purpose lens. I really find I enjoy shooting more with the primes, but I do miss a few wildlife shots which I could have nabbed if I'd had the superzoom on.

I'm 85% sure I'm gonna modify my Takumars by screwing an adapter ring on quite tightly, and grinding the little keeper hole, making them my latest k-mount lenses. I'm sure this will lower the resale value, but as I can't see parting with them, I don't really see that as much of a loss. My only fear is that I'll accidentally damage a lens as I drill/grind the retention pin hole.

[Mechan1k]

I am tempted to get a spare body and leave the M42 ring in place and use it solely for screwmounts ... and keep my main body for my other K-mount newer AF stuff ... saves having to unscrew/unlip an adaptor all of the time.