Abstract Camera Test - Spotmatic with Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 8 element

MellowCat · 07:35 PM

Recently tested an older Spotmatic I picked up. Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 8 element version lens used on the first 2 photos, Mir1B on the last photo. Kodak Gold 400. Fun to shoot film again, been forever!

reh321 · 07-21-2021, 08:36 AM

Originally posted by MellowCat

Recently tested an older Spotmatic I picked up. Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 8 element version lens used on the first 2 photos, Mir1B on the last photo. Kodak Gold 400. Fun to shoot film again, been forever!

Coincidentally, I got a Spotmatic recently from the marketplace here and tried it with an eight-element 50mm f/1.4,
but I sold off my Mir1B, because I found it to 'duplicate' my Takumar 35mm f/2.

MellowCat · 07-21-2021, 01:18 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by reh321

Coincidentally, I got a Spotmatic recently from the marketplace here and tried it with an eight-element 50mm f/1.4,
but I sold off my Mir1B, because I found it to 'duplicate' my Takumar 35mm f/2.

I've always had mixed results with the Mir1B. The Takumar 35mm f3.5 is decent, love the Takumar 28mm 3.5 though, one of my favorites. The 35mm f2 looks like a nice lens for sure, but they always seem to command a very high price.

reh321 · 07-23-2021, 11:41 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MellowCat

The 35mm f2 looks like a nice lens for sure, but they always seem to command a very high price.

I purchased mine a few years ago from a member at another photo forum. I don't remember the price, which means it must not have been very expensive.
It was yellowed - but nothing a couple days in the sun couldn't fix {and nothing seems to have come unglued}

NURENBERG · 11-04-2022, 03:18 PM

i have a Spotmatic sp F and want a super Takumar 50mm f 1.4 lens. Does the mirror return strike the rear element of the lens if I try to mate these two?

**arnold** · 11-04-2022, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by NURENBERG

i have a Spotmatic sp F and want a super Takumar 50mm f 1.4 lens. Does the mirror return strike the rear element of the lens if I try to mate these two?

That was a problem with early S model Pentax's, but then only with with the 8 element version. You should be fine with either.

MellowCat
	View full profile
	Contact via private message
	Find other posts by MellowCat
	Find threads started by MellowCat
	Find threads in which MellowCat has posted

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
7 element Super-Takumar in 8-element body 50/1,4 ???	photogem	Pentax SLR Lens Discussion	6	12-30-2018 04:45 PM
Super Takumar 1.4/50mm 8-Element "killer" vs 7-Element Sample Comparison	Sliver-Surfer	Pentax SLR Lens Discussion	10	10-23-2018 03:11 PM
For Sale - Sold: Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 8-element, Super Tak 85mm f/1.9, Super Tak 135mm f/2.5	hinman	Sold Items	14	09-29-2018 06:31 PM
For Sale - Sold: REDUCED! Super-Takumar 50 f1.4 7 element lens w/Spotmatic	Checking...jono	Sold Items	3	01-31-2015 01:24 AM
7 element super takumar vs 8 element 50 1,4	fikkser	Pentax SLR Lens Discussion	3	07-13-2013 07:59 AM

07-21-2021, 08:36 AM	#2
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,181	Originally posted by MellowCat Recently tested an older Spotmatic I picked up. Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 8 element version lens used on the first 2 photos, Mir1B on the last photo. Kodak Gold 400. Fun to shoot film again, been forever! Coincidentally, I got a Spotmatic recently from the marketplace here and tried it with an eight-element 50mm f/1.4, but I sold off my Mir1B, because I found it to 'duplicate' my Takumar 35mm f/2.

07-21-2021, 01:18 PM - 1 Like	#3
MellowCat New Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio USA Posts: 5 Original Poster	Originally posted by reh321 Coincidentally, I got a Spotmatic recently from the marketplace here and tried it with an eight-element 50mm f/1.4, but I sold off my Mir1B, because I found it to 'duplicate' my Takumar 35mm f/2. I've always had mixed results with the Mir1B. The Takumar 35mm f3.5 is decent, love the Takumar 28mm 3.5 though, one of my favorites. The 35mm f2 looks like a nice lens for sure, but they always seem to command a very high price.

07-23-2021, 11:41 AM - 1 Like	#4
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,181	Originally posted by MellowCat The 35mm f2 looks like a nice lens for sure, but they always seem to command a very high price. I purchased mine a few years ago from a member at another photo forum. I don't remember the price, which means it must not have been very expensive. It was yellowed - but nothing a couple days in the sun couldn't fix {and nothing seems to have come unglued}

11-04-2022, 03:18 PM	#5
NURENBERG New Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: FL Posts: 16	i have a Spotmatic sp F and want a super Takumar 50mm f 1.4 lens. Does the mirror return strike the rear element of the lens if I try to mate these two?

11-04-2022, 05:06 PM	#6
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,295	Originally posted by NURENBERG i have a Spotmatic sp F and want a super Takumar 50mm f 1.4 lens. Does the mirror return strike the rear element of the lens if I try to mate these two? That was a problem with early S model Pentax's, but then only with with the 8 element version. You should be fine with either.