Takumar club

**paulh** · 09-01-2017, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by 3doorsofsun

There is some kind of pleasing organic quality to them that becomes addictive. Here are some shots with 55/1.8, taken with Samsung nx300m. Processing is done in Camera Raw, some slight enhancing of raw files.

Very true! Welcome to the Club - however your photos are not showing up for me...?

3doorsofsun · 09-01-2017, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by paulh

Very true! Welcome to the Club - however your photos are not showing up for me...?

Can you help you with embedding? I've used "insert image" and copied links from Flickr - any other way or help with this?

Thanx!

Adam · 09-01-2017, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by 3doorsofsun

Can you help you with embedding? I've used "insert image" and copied links from Flickr - any other way or help with this?

Thanx!

That would work fine, just make sure you are getting a link that ends in .jpg, which is the image link rather than the page link.

Flickr also has forum bbcode that you can copy for sharing purposes; this might be even easier.

**paulh** · 09-01-2017, 10:59 AM

Originally posted by Adam

Flickr also has forum bbcode that you can copy for sharing purposes; this might be even easier.

Yes, this is the easiest way, just copy and paste the bbcode

3doorsofsun · 09-01-2017, 11:03 AM - **10 Likes**

Thank you Adam!

Here those are - 55/1.8

tim60 · 09-01-2017, 01:12 PM

3doorsofsun: how did you upload your pictures, I am not seeing them. Just black boxes with white X's.

I am also uploading some large files to another server, so fault may be on my box.

**paulh** · 09-01-2017, 01:58 PM

Originally posted by tim60

3doorsofsun: how did you upload your pictures, I am not seeing them. Just black boxes with white X's.

Hmm...I'm seeing them fine on my system (Firefox/LinuxMint). Nice shots, 3doors!

RAART · 09-01-2017, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by tim60

3doorsofsun: how did you upload your pictures, I am not seeing them. Just black boxes with white X's.

I am also uploading some large files to another server, so fault may be on my box.

I see them on my both PC's (Win10Pro/Chrome and Solus Gnome/Chrome). I think Adam edited the original post.

**Andrew_Oid** · 09-01-2017, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by 3doorsofsun

Thank you Adam!

Here those are - 55/1.8

Welcome to the club! Very nice photos. Beware of eBay. Taks are addicting.
Possibly the reason you couldn't upload the images the first time is that the RAW file size is too big. I use IrfanView to resize my RAW files to 1920x1080. There are other size options, too. It's free, so if you don't know it you might want to check it out.

tim60 · 09-01-2017, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by paulh

Hmm...I'm seeing them fine on my system (Firefox/LinuxMint). Nice shots, 3doors!

I can see them now. My hypothesis the problem was on my side is probably correct. They do look nice.

tim60 · 09-01-2017, 09:30 PM

Originally posted by Andrew_Oid

Welcome to the club! Very nice photos. Beware of eBay. Taks are addicting.
Possibly the reason you couldn't upload the images the first time is that the RAW file size is too big. I use IrfanView to resize my RAW files to 1920x1080. There are other size options, too. It's free, so if you don't know it you might want to check it out.

When I started I saw the prices and decided which ones I could afford to collect. Then over about 3 to 5 years I found them, eBay and PF market place, and with the exception of adding 85/1.9, 35/2, 200/2.3 and 135/2.5 I stopped when I had collected the originally defined list. And not bought any other lens since. It has to do with how you think of stuff and how you control financial priorities. Also, I took my time, so I was able to get ones that were quite good and not especially expensive. You do not need to buy the first sample you see of certain ones. With very few exceptions, it is a market, someone will offer another later.

3doorsofsun · 09-02-2017, 02:24 AM

Thanx for the nice comments guys! I really enjoy my Takumars, not as sharp as Zeiss (which is almost like clinical sharp), but there's certain soul in them which qualifies them as characterful, the quality I'm going for.

I grabbed them for pretty decent price - around 20-30Euros and they are in really good condition.

I'm having a bit of hard time adjusting 28/3.5 version to infinity or hyperfocal - seems like it's not that sharp at lower aperture values, more like it goes into good sharpness at around f8 or f11. Is this normal? Any tips you could guys give?

Cheers,
Aleksandar

Dartmoor Dave · 09-03-2017, 01:53 AM - **9 Likes**

A couple from last week with the 20mm (xposted).

Blueclay · 09-03-2017, 07:04 AM - **1 Like**

Andrew is right; Takumars are addictive! Here is an image of my growing collection, which currently comprises:

Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 35mm f3.5
Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm f4.0
Super-Takumar 55mm f1.8
Takumar 105mm f2.8 Preset Model 2
Super-Takumar 150mm f4.0
Tele-Takumar 200mm f5.6 Preset

3doorsofsun · 09-05-2017, 09:54 AM

Wow Blueclay! What an excellent collection! Something to envy for!

09-01-2017, 10:57 AM	#15063
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09-01-2017, 08:14 PM	#15069
Andrew_Oid Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cuenca Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 647	Originally posted by 3doorsofsun Thank you Adam! Here those are - 55/1.8 Welcome to the club! Very nice photos. Beware of eBay. Taks are addicting. Possibly the reason you couldn't upload the images the first time is that the RAW file size is too big. I use IrfanView to resize my RAW files to 1920x1080. There are other size options, too. It's free, so if you don't know it you might want to check it out. Last edited by Andrew_Oid; 09-01-2017 at 08:21 PM.

09-03-2017, 07:04 AM - 1 Like	#15074
Blueclay New Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 19	Takumar Lens Collection Andrew is right; Takumars are addictive! Here is an image of my growing collection, which currently comprises: Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 35mm f3.5 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm f4.0 Super-Takumar 55mm f1.8 Takumar 105mm f2.8 Preset Model 2 Super-Takumar 150mm f4.0 Tele-Takumar 200mm f5.6 Preset Attached Images

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paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	Originally posted by 3doorsofsun There is some kind of pleasing organic quality to them that becomes addictive. Here are some shots with 55/1.8, taken with Samsung nx300m. Processing is done in Camera Raw, some slight enhancing of raw files. Very true! Welcome to the Club - however your photos are not showing up for me...?

09-01-2017, 10:51 AM	#15062
3doorsofsun New Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Novi Sad Posts: 10	Originally posted by paulh Very true! Welcome to the Club - however your photos are not showing up for me...? Can you help you with embedding? I've used "insert image" and copied links from Flickr - any other way or help with this? Thanx!

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paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	Originally posted by Adam Flickr also has forum bbcode that you can copy for sharing purposes; this might be even easier. Yes, this is the easiest way, just copy and paste the bbcode

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3doorsofsun New Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Novi Sad Posts: 10	Thank you Adam! Here those are - 55/1.8

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tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	3doorsofsun: how did you upload your pictures, I am not seeing them. Just black boxes with white X's. I am also uploading some large files to another server, so fault may be on my box.

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paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	Originally posted by tim60 3doorsofsun: how did you upload your pictures, I am not seeing them. Just black boxes with white X's. Hmm...I'm seeing them fine on my system (Firefox/LinuxMint). Nice shots, 3doors!

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RAART Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oakville, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,095	Originally posted by tim60 3doorsofsun: how did you upload your pictures, I am not seeing them. Just black boxes with white X's. I am also uploading some large files to another server, so fault may be on my box. I see them on my both PC's (Win10Pro/Chrome and Solus Gnome/Chrome). I think Adam edited the original post.

09-01-2017, 09:22 PM	#15070
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Originally posted by paulh Hmm...I'm seeing them fine on my system (Firefox/LinuxMint). Nice shots, 3doors! I can see them now. My hypothesis the problem was on my side is probably correct. They do look nice.

09-01-2017, 09:30 PM	#15071
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Originally posted by Andrew_Oid Welcome to the club! Very nice photos. Beware of eBay. Taks are addicting. Possibly the reason you couldn't upload the images the first time is that the RAW file size is too big. I use IrfanView to resize my RAW files to 1920x1080. There are other size options, too. It's free, so if you don't know it you might want to check it out. When I started I saw the prices and decided which ones I could afford to collect. Then over about 3 to 5 years I found them, eBay and PF market place, and with the exception of adding 85/1.9, 35/2, 200/2.3 and 135/2.5 I stopped when I had collected the originally defined list. And not bought any other lens since. It has to do with how you think of stuff and how you control financial priorities. Also, I took my time, so I was able to get ones that were quite good and not especially expensive. You do not need to buy the first sample you see of certain ones. With very few exceptions, it is a market, someone will offer another later.

09-02-2017, 02:24 AM	#15072
3doorsofsun New Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Novi Sad Posts: 10	Thanx for the nice comments guys! I really enjoy my Takumars, not as sharp as Zeiss (which is almost like clinical sharp), but there's certain soul in them which qualifies them as characterful, the quality I'm going for. I grabbed them for pretty decent price - around 20-30Euros and they are in really good condition. I'm having a bit of hard time adjusting 28/3.5 version to infinity or hyperfocal - seems like it's not that sharp at lower aperture values, more like it goes into good sharpness at around f8 or f11. Is this normal? Any tips you could guys give? Cheers, Aleksandar

09-03-2017, 01:53 AM - 9 Likes	#15073
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,888	A couple from last week with the 20mm (xposted).

09-05-2017, 09:54 AM	#15075
3doorsofsun New Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Novi Sad Posts: 10	Wow Blueclay! What an excellent collection! Something to envy for!