[Erictator]

While Eric takes his time to post, I can do it in the meantime.
Found a mint S-M-C Tak 35mm f/2 from a German seller at a good price (65 euros+shipping) a couple of weeks ago and now I have both (35mm f/3.5 is also the S-M-C version).
Used the f/2 only a couple of times and found that it has a bubble bokeh wide open.

Will add more when I get some time...

Xposted:

Oooh... I need to get to work! Nice bubbles, almost reminds me of my Soligor 20mm...
Eric

[paulh]

SMC Tak 20 on *ist D:

[k0og]

Enjoying a delightful spring afternoon in my back yard, and having fun with my old Super-Macro-Takumar 50mm f4 lens mounted on a Pentax K200D. The violets are dominating the back yard, but a spider is dominating the buttercup..

[Clarkey]

50mm smc macro takumar. Still not really spring here.

Death and life by Aaron, on Flickr


Tree on tree by Aaron, on Flickr

[Erictator]

OK, so I FINALLY got off my lazy backside and took my mint old SMC Takumar 35mm F2.0 out for a spin on the K-1.

SMC Takumar 35mm F2.0 35.0 mm 1/2000 ISO100
WHAT THE HECK TOOK ME SO LONG???!!!!
(XPosted in K-1 Forum also)

[paulh]

took my mint old SMC Takumar 35mm F2.0 out for a spin

Nice! I have a feeling we'll be seeing more pretty soon

Trying to finish up a series of shots taken on a gray day back in February - here's a couple more. Super Tak 35/3.5 on *ist D:

[Cabessius]

As promised, more pics with the S-M-C Takumar 35mm f/2, wide open

[Jonathan Mac]

As promised, more pics with the S-M-C Takumar 35mm f/2, wide open

Looks like the 35/2 Tak was secretly produced in the old Soviet block, or at the very least they smuggled some communist bokeh to Japan to load into the lenses.

[Cabessius]

Looks like the 35/2 Tak was secretly produced in the old Soviet block, or at the very least they smuggled some communist bokeh to Japan to load into the lenses.

If you look carefully, specially in pics 2 and 4, the Tak tends to show some bubbles in the background, I find the bokeh pretty similar to the one fund in the Fujinon 55mm f/2.2.
BTW, the exif is wrong in the first pic. Forgot to change it from the Biotar I was using in the morning.

[k0og]

Creamy, dreamy...

(Pentax K200D, ISO100, wide open @f1.4, Cross-posted from Bokeh club)

-Joe-

[gifthorse]

Orchids

Super Takumar 200mm f4 on a K5ii

[goatsNdonkey]

Super-Takumar f4 150mm + K10D
f4 at 1/250 sec, iso 100

Our mixed iris and tulip bed around the young sycamore tree, seems to have only one tulip this year.

The lens isn't really a close-focuser, but here it is at its minimum focusing distance.

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[180pilot]

Glad I kept the 6 prime Super Taks, I bought while stationed in Vietnam. Kept putting off buying a digital body, waiting for full frame Pentax prices to drop. Well, couldn't wait any longer, one only lives so long...

Just got new K-70, and 3 Pentax brand M42 adaptors. Using Av, after making other settings. So, don't need green button. Must disable auto ISO also. When camera turned on, must verify focal length.

Didn't have time to read through all these threads, so if I'm repeating anyone else here, excuse me:

Now, I just focus at wide open, turn aperture ring until I see shutter speed I want in viewfinder, and snap away. If viewfinder is too dark, I increase ISO, (400 is what I seem to use most), shooting wild critters @ 1/500, depending on depth of field I want.

Decided to put adapters on lenses instead of camera for faster lens swap. After looking at new lenses prices, the $80 for an adapter is still a bargain. I had read the real Pentax adapters were not available, any longer however, B&H shows they have them.

You have to remove the tiny Phillips screw and spring from it to use on lens. I had problem with this with tiny jeweler's screwdriver, could not get enough torque to start screw moving. So, clamped small needle nose vice grip pliers to driver shank, made sure tip was hard set into screw and turned it out. You have to have correct size Phillips bit, it is tiny. If driver is not exactly right size, you will strip the head and then a have a real problem. If it still does not want to move, I suggest soaking it in Kroil, ( which I also did on one ), overnight, but make darn sure you get all Kroil off with a, no residue solvent, afterwards. That oil will migrate into camera or lens if not totally removed. I used a toothpick soaked in Kroil, then placed tip of it against back of screw, letting oil migrate into threads.

Other little problem is, after lens is attached and removed, the adapter is really hard to get off lens. I could not do it with my fingers as the edges on it are kind of sharp. Tried with leather gloves and just got it off, but then tried a sheet of rubber 1/8" thick cut to about a 3" square, pressed against adapter and twist, comes off fairly easy. I have 3 adapters and 6 lenses, so will have to swap adapter now and then. And, this way, if I get some auto lenses, don't have to go through the real pain of removing adapter from the body, trying to compress that little spring with a tool and turning adapter at same time.



Super Taks I have; f4-17mm fisheye, f3.5-24mm, f1.4-50mm, f4-50mm Macro, f2.5-135mm, f4-300mm. All bought new in 1968.

[Erictator]

Decided to put adapters on lenses instead of camera for faster lens swap. After looking at new lenses prices, the $80 for an adapter is still a bargain. I had read the real Pentax adapters were not available, any longer however, B&H shows they have them.

Super Taks I have; f4-17mm fisheye, f3.5-24mm, f1.4-50mm, f4-50mm Macro, f2.5-135mm, f4-300mm. All bought new in 1968.

Congrats! Great purchase.

That is how I do it, pull the locks off and leave on the lenses semi permanently.

I might be less comfortable walking on a hike with the 300mm and not having it locked with it on a tripod over my shoulder or something, but that is probably not a typical situation (I don't hike that way myself, but I've seen some people doing that). I don't like the metal dust that comes off when screwing on/off multiple times with the cheaper plated adapters, and cringe at the idea of that metal dust getting into the camera. So even with the genuine adapters, I leave them on the lenses minus the latches. You are off to a great start, I have a similar lineup of Tak's from my spotmatic days, love'm all!
Eric

[Arjay Bee]

If I am having a Takumar day I just put my single genuine adapter on the body with spring intact and leave it there and swap the lenses out as needed just like when using a Spotmatic many years ago. I have used this adapter for twelve years starting with the DL2. Never had a binding issue.

For the first few years all lenses new to me apart from a couple of kit zooms were second hand m42 lenses ranging from 28 to 360mm. Now I have k mount AF as my eyes get older so I have sold off the m42 lenses from 120mm up. Still enjoy the wides to normal Takumars and just haven't bothered purchasing modern macros as the 50 and 100 mm Taks are so good.

Congratulations on getting the K70 and you will for sure enjoy the new lease of life you have given to those jewels in your collection.