Takumar club

**niceshot** · 01-22-2019, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by paulh

This works for me as well.

From my first outing with the Super Tak 28/3.5 (earlier version) in Jan. 2016. Mine suffers from softness at the right edge, but still works ok for verticals like this. One day I hope to get it repaired or replaced - it's a wonderful lens

Hey what my bench doing in the WATER????

**paulh** · 01-26-2019, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by niceshot

Hey what my bench doing in the WATER????

Someone forgot to shut off the hose

Jeannie down in the creek on a winter day - Super Tak 35/3.5 on *ist D:

**Minimonster** · 01-26-2019, 05:24 PM

Duck. SMC Takumar 85-210 on K10D. Slightly cropped.

**Andrew_Oid** · 01-27-2019, 01:47 PM - **2 Likes**

Hola! I just got back from a week in Cusco. The US has a consulate there and I needed to renew my passport. It's certainly a better option than Lima and a place I certainly wanted to visit. Unfortunately, I could only take a camera and two lenses and most of my pictures were taken with the AF 28-70mm kit lens for the Sony a7. The 20mm didn't get as much use as I'd hoped it would. At any rate, here's a photo of a memorable meal. Cui is the national dish of Peru, and every region has a different recipe for it. It seemed to me fitting that I should try it in Peru's ancient capital. I don't recommend it. There's very little meat on the thing, and the flavor is nothing special. It's also quite expensive. You would know cui as guinea pig.The picture shows half of one. (They gave me the head.)
Anyone that's interested can check out my other photos from the trip at my Flickr account (William Bolton).

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edom31 · 01-27-2019, 07:58 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by Andrew_Oid

Hola! I just got back from a week in Cusco. [...] Anyone that's interested can check out my other photos from the trip at my Flickr account (William Bolton).

Sorry bit off topic - just wanted to mention, you got some really cool shots there. Cheers!

---------- Post added 01-27-19 at 10:04 PM ----------

SMC Takumar 50/1.4 - after these few days I wonder why did I ever got so many 50mm lenses... The SMC Tak needs no counterparts! Beautiful lens, easy to use, a charm...

@1.4

HDR Stack (-/+ 1.7EV):

Neuse River Sailor · 01-27-2019, 08:25 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by edom31

SMC Takumar 50/1.4 - after these few days I wonder why did I ever got so many 50mm lenses... The SMC Tak needs no counterparts! Beautiful lens, easy to use, a charm...

That ghostly face in the wineglass is going to give me nightmares tonight.

edom31 · 01-27-2019, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by Neuse River Sailor

That ghostly face in the wineglass is going to give me nightmares tonight.

Crap! can't be unseen!!! Wow, did not see that one prior to your comment. Hope the floors don't creek tonight!

**rayallen** · 01-28-2019, 12:12 AM

Originally posted by edom31

Sorry bit off topic - just wanted to mention, you got some really cool shots there. Cheers!

---------- Post added 01-27-19 at 10:04 PM ----------

SMC Takumar 50/1.4 - after these few days I wonder why did I ever got so many 50mm lenses... The SMC Tak needs no counterparts! Beautiful lens, easy to use, a charm...

@1.4

HDR Stack (-/+ 1.7EV):

Yes, the 50mm f1.4 is a special lens. And you have produced some special images with it. Very enjoyable, especially that wine glass. Spooky!

edom31 · 01-28-2019, 08:20 AM

Originally posted by rayallen

Yes, the 50mm f1.4 is a special lens. And you have produced some special images with it. Very enjoyable, especially that wine glass. Spooky!

Thank you, Ray.

That wine glass is going to haunt me for a while now....

**Andrew_Oid** · 01-28-2019, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by edom31

Sorry bit off topic - just wanted to mention, you got some really cool shots there. Cheers!

---------- Post added 01-27-19 at 10:04 PM ----------

SMC Takumar 50/1.4 - after these few days I wonder why did I ever got so many 50mm lenses... The SMC Tak needs no counterparts! Beautiful lens, easy to use, a charm...

@1.4

HDR Stack (-/+ 1.7EV):

Thanks. Cusco is a very photogenic place. I'm going back in a month to collect the passport. I'll be taking the 135mm this time, or maybe the 105.

edom31 · 01-28-2019, 07:07 PM

Originally posted by Andrew_Oid

Cusco is a very photogenic place. I'm going back in a month to collect the passport. I'll be taking the 135mm this time, or maybe the 105.

Have fun and wish you well... Me personally, I'd do a 105 - more of a "in the moment" enamourment with the focal lenght after a recent acquisition...

**Andrew_Oid** · 01-28-2019, 08:29 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by edom31

Have fun and wish you well... Me personally, I'd do a 105 - more of a "in the moment" enamourment with the focal lenght after a recent acquisition...

Thanks, Edom. I think I will take the 105. It has a somewhat wider field of view and focuses closer, 4ft as opposed to 6, and is half a stop faster making it more versatile. Maybe that and the 55mm f2. I really like how that lens renders colors.

**ivanvernon** · 01-28-2019, 09:37 PM

Originally posted by Andrew_Oid

Hola! I just got back from a week in Cusco. The US has a consulate there and I needed to renew my passport. It's certainly a better option than Lima and a place I certainly wanted to visit. Unfortunately, I could only take a camera and two lenses and most of my pictures were taken with the AF 28-70mm kit lens for the Sony a7. The 20mm didn't get as much use as I'd hoped it would. At any rate, here's a photo of a memorable meal. Cui is the national dish of Peru, and every region has a different recipe for it. It seemed to me fitting that I should try it in Peru's ancient capital. I don't recommend it. There's very little meat on the thing, and the flavor is nothing special. It's also quite expensive. You would know cui as guinea pig.The picture shows half of one. (They gave me the head.)
Anyone that's interested can check out my other photos from the trip at my Flickr account (William Bolton).

Never knew hamsters were an item of diet unless maybe in China. This shot reminds me of some of the dog dishes I was served in China back in the 1980s.

tim60 · 01-28-2019, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by Andrew_Oid

Thanks. Cusco is a very photogenic place. I'm going back in a month to collect the passport. I'll be taking the 135mm this time, or maybe the 105.

Is that a month without your passport while in a foreign country while you wait for the office to check it is real and make your new one? Scary. How would you prove you were legally there?

**ivanvernon** · 01-28-2019, 11:36 PM

Originally posted by tim60

Is that a month without your passport while in a foreign country while you wait for the office to check it is real and make your new one? Scary. How would you prove you were legally there?

Most countries where I have travelled either give you a receipt for use while they are holding your passe or tell you to inform the apprehending policeman that the police are holding it. Swiss hotels take your passe overnight and return it each morning so police can check each night on aliens present in the country. At least, this is how I found things when travelling extensively back in the 1980s.

01-28-2019, 06:15 PM	#16075
Andrew_Oid Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cuenca Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 646	Thanks Originally posted by edom31 Sorry bit off topic - just wanted to mention, you got some really cool shots there. Cheers! ---------- Post added 01-27-19 at 10:04 PM ---------- SMC Takumar 50/1.4 - after these few days I wonder why did I ever got so many 50mm lenses... The SMC Tak needs no counterparts! Beautiful lens, easy to use, a charm... @1.4 HDR Stack (-/+ 1.7EV): Thanks. Cusco is a very photogenic place. I'm going back in a month to collect the passport. I'll be taking the 135mm this time, or maybe the 105.

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01-22-2019, 05:02 PM	#16066
niceshot Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,564	Originally posted by paulh This works for me as well. From my first outing with the Super Tak 28/3.5 (earlier version) in Jan. 2016. Mine suffers from softness at the right edge, but still works ok for verticals like this. One day I hope to get it repaired or replaced - it's a wonderful lens Hey what my bench doing in the WATER????

01-26-2019, 12:48 PM	#16067
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,269	Originally posted by niceshot Hey what my bench doing in the WATER???? Someone forgot to shut off the hose Jeannie down in the creek on a winter day - Super Tak 35/3.5 on *ist D:

01-26-2019, 05:24 PM	#16068
Minimonster Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,065	Duck. SMC Takumar 85-210 on K10D. Slightly cropped.

01-27-2019, 07:58 PM - 5 Likes	#16070
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by Andrew_Oid Hola! I just got back from a week in Cusco. [...] Anyone that's interested can check out my other photos from the trip at my Flickr account (William Bolton). Sorry bit off topic - just wanted to mention, you got some really cool shots there. Cheers! ---------- Post added 01-27-19 at 10:04 PM ---------- SMC Takumar 50/1.4 - after these few days I wonder why did I ever got so many 50mm lenses... The SMC Tak needs no counterparts! Beautiful lens, easy to use, a charm... @1.4 HDR Stack (-/+ 1.7EV):

01-27-2019, 08:25 PM - 1 Like	#16071
Neuse River Sailor Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery Posts: 531	Originally posted by edom31 SMC Takumar 50/1.4 - after these few days I wonder why did I ever got so many 50mm lenses... The SMC Tak needs no counterparts! Beautiful lens, easy to use, a charm... That ghostly face in the wineglass is going to give me nightmares tonight.

01-27-2019, 08:29 PM	#16072
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by Neuse River Sailor That ghostly face in the wineglass is going to give me nightmares tonight. Crap! can't be unseen!!! Wow, did not see that one prior to your comment. Hope the floors don't creek tonight!

01-28-2019, 12:12 AM	#16073
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by edom31 Sorry bit off topic - just wanted to mention, you got some really cool shots there. Cheers! ---------- Post added 01-27-19 at 10:04 PM ---------- SMC Takumar 50/1.4 - after these few days I wonder why did I ever got so many 50mm lenses... The SMC Tak needs no counterparts! Beautiful lens, easy to use, a charm... @1.4 HDR Stack (-/+ 1.7EV): Yes, the 50mm f1.4 is a special lens. And you have produced some special images with it. Very enjoyable, especially that wine glass. Spooky!

01-28-2019, 08:20 AM	#16074
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by rayallen Yes, the 50mm f1.4 is a special lens. And you have produced some special images with it. Very enjoyable, especially that wine glass. Spooky! Thank you, Ray. That wine glass is going to haunt me for a while now....

01-28-2019, 07:07 PM	#16076
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by Andrew_Oid Cusco is a very photogenic place. I'm going back in a month to collect the passport. I'll be taking the 135mm this time, or maybe the 105. Have fun and wish you well... Me personally, I'd do a 105 - more of a "in the moment" enamourment with the focal lenght after a recent acquisition...

01-28-2019, 08:29 PM - 1 Like	#16077
Andrew_Oid Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cuenca Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 646	Originally posted by edom31 Have fun and wish you well... Me personally, I'd do a 105 - more of a "in the moment" enamourment with the focal lenght after a recent acquisition... Thanks, Edom. I think I will take the 105. It has a somewhat wider field of view and focuses closer, 4ft as opposed to 6, and is half a stop faster making it more versatile. Maybe that and the 55mm f2. I really like how that lens renders colors.

01-28-2019, 09:37 PM	#16078
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by Andrew_Oid Hola! I just got back from a week in Cusco. The US has a consulate there and I needed to renew my passport. It's certainly a better option than Lima and a place I certainly wanted to visit. Unfortunately, I could only take a camera and two lenses and most of my pictures were taken with the AF 28-70mm kit lens for the Sony a7. The 20mm didn't get as much use as I'd hoped it would. At any rate, here's a photo of a memorable meal. Cui is the national dish of Peru, and every region has a different recipe for it. It seemed to me fitting that I should try it in Peru's ancient capital. I don't recommend it. There's very little meat on the thing, and the flavor is nothing special. It's also quite expensive. You would know cui as guinea pig.The picture shows half of one. (They gave me the head.) Anyone that's interested can check out my other photos from the trip at my Flickr account (William Bolton). Never knew hamsters were an item of diet unless maybe in China. This shot reminds me of some of the dog dishes I was served in China back in the 1980s.

01-28-2019, 10:35 PM	#16079
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,745	Originally posted by Andrew_Oid Thanks. Cusco is a very photogenic place. I'm going back in a month to collect the passport. I'll be taking the 135mm this time, or maybe the 105. Is that a month without your passport while in a foreign country while you wait for the office to check it is real and make your new one? Scary. How would you prove you were legally there?

01-28-2019, 11:36 PM	#16080
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by tim60 Is that a month without your passport while in a foreign country while you wait for the office to check it is real and make your new one? Scary. How would you prove you were legally there? Most countries where I have travelled either give you a receipt for use while they are holding your passe or tell you to inform the apprehending policeman that the police are holding it. Swiss hotels take your passe overnight and return it each morning so police can check each night on aliens present in the country. At least, this is how I found things when travelling extensively back in the 1980s.