Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave I've just added the 50mm/1.4 to my Takumar collection, and it's my first Tak to have some yellowing. My other radioactive Taks are clear.
So here's the question: to de-yellow or not to de-yellow? Should I think of the yellowing as an intrinsic part of the character of the lens after its 40 year life and leave it as it is? Or am I entitled to put it under a UV lamp and return it to the same clarity it had on the day it was made?
I'd be interested to hear everyone's opinions about this. My own gut feeling is that I want to de-yellow the lens and use it as a day-to-day shooter. But in doing that will I be destroying an essential part of what makes it such a classic lens?
I have a yellowed sup tak and a clear smc tak as well as K,M,and A 50 1.4s . The yellowed sup tak is easily my favourite. It seems to have far more character but maybe I am just fooled by the warmer images it creates. I will be interested in other peoples experiences here.