Takumar club

Nesster · 03-07-2009, 04:26 AM

Figmental, that is one classic shot, very well done.

far less well done is mine attached here - I've come to think that how a lens renders stone is a great test of quality; the 43 ltd excels at it, as does the Tak 35/3.5 and the 55...

SMC Takumar 35/3.5, ES II, BW400CN

Mike Cash · 03-07-2009, 05:09 AM

Damn your eyes, Dan. I'm going to sell my camera gear and take up macrame.

Paging Jackson Browne

Pentax K20D
Super Takumar 85/1.9
Extension Tubes

wavecurrent · 03-07-2009, 06:41 AM

Originally posted by figmental1978

Super Tak 55mm 1.8

That's an awesome shot!!

**eccs19** · 03-07-2009, 09:08 AM

Mike, I hope that fuel guage wasn't your truck. That would be one monster to have to push to the gas station. lol

jsherman999 · 03-07-2009, 10:36 AM

.

From the non-SMC version of this lens, which I've always suspected
was actually SMC

Crop of next shot:

Andi Lo · 03-07-2009, 12:26 PM

#4 is probably the best expression I've seen from our Pentax mascot. jshermagic strikes again. Nice series!

Mike Cash · 03-07-2009, 05:28 PM

Originally posted by eccs19

Mike, I hope that fuel guage wasn't your truck. That would be one monster to have to push to the gas station. lol

That was with the ignition switched off and no juice to the circuit. But many years ago I actually did run out of diesel.....twice. Both times with the needle indicating 1/4 tank remaining. After that, I developed a strong mistrust of truck fuel gauges.

Pentax K20D
Super Takumar 85/1.9

mel · 03-07-2009, 06:57 PM

Apparently spring arrived here. I didn't notice it coming with the big snowstorm we had at the beginning of the week (finally). But today it was mid 60s (f) and I saw some of these.

Takumar 200/3.5 with extention tubes

southy · 03-07-2009, 11:51 PM

jsherman: love the shots! great moments
mr cash: i'm always surprised at how good you are at sneaking up in people while driving what i assume to be a rather large truck. then again i catch myself picking my nose in traffic all the time

some pictures from my snowday last week, on my spotmatic. Any ideas what happened to my shutter in the cold? I cant figure out why I get underexposure on the leading and trailing ends of the shutter. I assume it to be the cold and the grease/gears in the shutter action control. maybe I should take it apart and give it a good cleaning.

All shot on fuji supra x-tra 400 on my SPII. Ironically went out to test my 35/3.5 but most of the keepers (ones least affected by shutter problems too) came from the second half of my second roll.

Baltimore city hall: 135/2.5 at f/4

Holocaust memorial: 135/2.5 at f/4

Pratt: 135/2.5 at f/4 (can really see the shutter problems)

Washington Monument: 135/2.5 at f/8.

Sorry for being too lazy to straighten. I don't have a cdrom on my computer so these went straight from cd to flickr.

-southy

Mike Cash · 03-08-2009, 01:47 AM

Originally posted by southy

mr cash: i'm always surprised at how well you are at sneaking up in people while driving what i assume to be a rather large truck.

I live in a society where people really don't look at each other all that much. That helps turn my truck into the photographic equivalent of a moving duck blind.

Quote:

then again i catch myself picking my nose in traffic all the time

I can believe it. I also catch people picking their noses in traffic all the time. You'd be surprised at some of the things I've caught people doing in traffic.

Pentax K20D
Super Takumar 85/1.9

I do hope the fellow was reusing the box.

Nesster · 03-08-2009, 05:00 AM

@ southy - I do like the effect, whatever's causing it...
@ mel - yeah I found them as well...

I was Testing Lenses, the SMC Takumar 105/2.8 vs. Soligor T4 mount 105/2.8 vs. for good measure SMC Tak 50/1.4 + 2x converter... Results are interesting but I'm not sure interesting enough to post... to my surprise the SOLIGOR is the clear winner, and the Tak50 still has a nice warm glow even having spent summer in the sun.

--
SMC Takumar 105/2.8 at minimum focus:

Mike Cash · 03-08-2009, 06:07 AM

Pentax K20D
S-M-C Takumar 55/1.8
National PE-3057

Pumalite · 03-08-2009, 12:13 PM

We are at the end of the Summer here:

**eccs19** · 03-08-2009, 03:28 PM

Bought my wife some flowers for her Birthday, so of course I had to play with my macro.

100mm Takumar f:4

Mike Cash · 03-09-2009, 05:56 AM

That has to be the most clever application of the old "Buy your wife something you can use" ruse I've ever seen. I'd take my hat off to you if I hadn't already removed it when I came home.

Pentax K20D
Super Takumar 85/1.9

03-07-2009, 10:36 AM	#1550
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237	Super Takumar 135 f/3.5 . From the non-SMC version of this lens, which I've always suspected was actually SMC Crop of next shot:

03-07-2009, 11:51 PM	#1554
southy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 178	jsherman: love the shots! great moments mr cash: i'm always surprised at how good you are at sneaking up in people while driving what i assume to be a rather large truck. then again i catch myself picking my nose in traffic all the time some pictures from my snowday last week, on my spotmatic. Any ideas what happened to my shutter in the cold? I cant figure out why I get underexposure on the leading and trailing ends of the shutter. I assume it to be the cold and the grease/gears in the shutter action control. maybe I should take it apart and give it a good cleaning. All shot on fuji supra x-tra 400 on my SPII. Ironically went out to test my 35/3.5 but most of the keepers (ones least affected by shutter problems too) came from the second half of my second roll. Baltimore city hall: 135/2.5 at f/4 Holocaust memorial: 135/2.5 at f/4 Pratt: 135/2.5 at f/4 (can really see the shutter problems) Washington Monument: 135/2.5 at f/8. Sorry for being too lazy to straighten. I don't have a cdrom on my computer so these went straight from cd to flickr. -southy Last edited by southy; 03-09-2009 at 07:30 AM.

03-08-2009, 05:00 AM	#1556
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072 Original Poster	@ southy - I do like the effect, whatever's causing it... @ mel - yeah I found them as well... I was Testing Lenses, the SMC Takumar 105/2.8 vs. Soligor T4 mount 105/2.8 vs. for good measure SMC Tak 50/1.4 + 2x converter... Results are interesting but I'm not sure interesting enough to post... to my surprise the SOLIGOR is the clear winner, and the Tak50 still has a nice warm glow even having spent summer in the sun. -- SMC Takumar 105/2.8 at minimum focus: Last edited by Nesster; 03-08-2009 at 07:33 AM.

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03-07-2009, 04:26 AM	#1546
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072 Original Poster	Figmental, that is one classic shot, very well done. far less well done is mine attached here - I've come to think that how a lens renders stone is a great test of quality; the 43 ltd excels at it, as does the Tak 35/3.5 and the 55... SMC Takumar 35/3.5, ES II, BW400CN

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Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Damn your eyes, Dan. I'm going to sell my camera gear and take up macrame. Paging Jackson Browne Pentax K20D Super Takumar 85/1.9 Extension Tubes

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03-07-2009, 09:08 AM	#1549
eccs19 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lisle, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,510	Mike, I hope that fuel guage wasn't your truck. That would be one monster to have to push to the gas station. lol

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Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	#4 is probably the best expression I've seen from our Pentax mascot. jshermagic strikes again. Nice series!

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Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by eccs19 Mike, I hope that fuel guage wasn't your truck. That would be one monster to have to push to the gas station. lol That was with the ignition switched off and no juice to the circuit. But many years ago I actually did run out of diesel.....twice. Both times with the needle indicating 1/4 tank remaining. After that, I developed a strong mistrust of truck fuel gauges. Pentax K20D Super Takumar 85/1.9

03-07-2009, 06:57 PM	#1553
mel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,531	Apparently spring arrived here. I didn't notice it coming with the big snowstorm we had at the beginning of the week (finally). But today it was mid 60s (f) and I saw some of these. Takumar 200/3.5 with extention tubes

03-08-2009, 01:47 AM	#1555
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by southy mr cash: i'm always surprised at how well you are at sneaking up in people while driving what i assume to be a rather large truck. I live in a society where people really don't look at each other all that much. That helps turn my truck into the photographic equivalent of a moving duck blind. Quote: then again i catch myself picking my nose in traffic all the time I can believe it. I also catch people picking their noses in traffic all the time. You'd be surprised at some of the things I've caught people doing in traffic. Pentax K20D Super Takumar 85/1.9 I do hope the fellow was reusing the box.

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Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Pentax K20D S-M-C Takumar 55/1.8 National PE-3057

03-08-2009, 12:13 PM	#1558
Pumalite Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 80	We are at the end of the Summer here:

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03-08-2009, 03:28 PM	#1559
eccs19 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lisle, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,510	Bought my wife some flowers for her Birthday, so of course I had to play with my macro. 100mm Takumar f:4

03-09-2009, 05:56 AM	#1560
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	That has to be the most clever application of the old "Buy your wife something you can use" ruse I've ever seen. I'd take my hat off to you if I hadn't already removed it when I came home. Pentax K20D Super Takumar 85/1.9