Takumar club

**goatsNdonkey** · 04-23-2019, 05:35 PM

The K-mount version of the Sears (Rikenon?) f/1.7 50mm is an excellent lens; it's probably available in m42 as well. Not Takumar weight & build, but my go-to normal lens for a K-mount body, if I don't want to but my m42 adapter in to mount my f/1.4 or f/1.8 normal Taks.

**MXLX** · 04-24-2019, 01:28 PM

Okay. I've got an Oly 50, access to an M 50/1.7, and I have an SMC 55/1.8. Why am I looking at 50/1.4 Super Taks again?

**Minimonster** · 04-24-2019, 03:02 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by MXLX

Okay. I've got an Oly 50, access to an M 50/1.7, and I have an SMC 55/1.8. Why am I looking at 50/1.4 Super Taks again?

Because it's a wonderful lens! Because why not collect the full set?

I have the M 50/1.7, K 55/2, A 50/1.7, A 50/2.8 macro, Auto-Takumar 55/2.2, SMC Takumar 50/1.4 and today an early version of the Super Takumar 50/2 (with the 2 to the left on the aperture ring) arrived. They are all good in different ways. The 1.4 gives superb bokeh and really narrow dof wide open.

Some bluebells with the Super Takumar 50/2 on K5 from this morning.

**Canada_Rockies** · 04-24-2019, 06:14 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by MXLX

Okay. I've got an Oly 50, access to an M 50/1.7, and I have an SMC 55/1.8. Why am I looking at 50/1.4 Super Taks again?

Because you want the best of the best, of course!

Arjay Bee · 04-24-2019, 07:07 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Minimonster

M 50/1.7, K 55/2, A 50/1.7, A 50/2.8 macro, Auto-Takumar 55/2.2, SMC Takumar 50/1.4 and today an early version of the Super Takumar 50/2

Missing the M42 Macro Takumar 50, particularly the pre-set version... Gives a whole new perspective.

**rayallen** · 04-24-2019, 10:47 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

Because you want the best of the best, of course!

Great answer, Albert. And you are right. of course.

**Minimonster** · 04-25-2019, 12:36 AM

Originally posted by Arjay Bee

Missing the M42 Macro Takumar 50, particularly the pre-set version... Gives a whole new perspective.

I've been looking... The A 50/2.8 macro is pretty awesome though.

Dartmoor Dave · 04-25-2019, 01:03 AM

Well I know this is the Takumar Club, and I bow to no-one in my love for my Taks, but the best 50mm I've ever used is still my 1947 Kodak Anastigmat f/3.5.

Of course, I haven't tried the M37 Takumar 50mm/3.5 yet, so I'm still open to persuasion.

Josslen · 04-25-2019, 02:50 AM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by wkraus

Nice as always! Have you left flickr? I'm missing your uploads.

On Flickr I still thinking about PRO account.

Fishman on sunset S-M-C Takumar 200/4

wkraus · 04-25-2019, 07:14 AM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Well I know this is the Takumar Club, and I bow to no-one in my love for my Taks, but the best 50mm I've ever used is still my 1947 Kodak Anastigmat f/3.5.

Of course, I haven't tried the M37 Takumar 50mm/3.5 yet, so I'm still open to persuasion.

Best in which way?

Dartmoor Dave · 04-25-2019, 08:23 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by wkraus

Best in which way?

It's the sharpest, by a huge margin -- the amount of fine detail it resolves is just crazy. Also it's completely uncoated and causes no perceptible shift away from real-world colours as far as I can see. Of course it's an absolute pig to use with its primitive 1940s controls, which is why I use my Super Takumar 55mm/2.0 for most day-to-day photography instead.

I bet that the M37 Takumar 50mm/3.5 would beat it though.

Bart · 04-25-2019, 08:39 AM - **10 Likes**

a few with Takumar 28 Super-Multi-Coated f/3.5 on sony a7II

**MXLX** · 04-25-2019, 09:12 AM

^^^^^
Lovely.

A random brain cell fired off last night. Tucked away in a box, I remembered that I have a survivor 50/1.4 Super Takumar. "Survivor" is being kind. The diaphragm would be balky for automatic use, there are no detents for the aperture ring, the filter ring is dented. There is dust but no fungus and no yellowing. From what I read it's a 7-element version. I have no idea where I got it or how long ago. I suspect that it was a flea market find, based on the condition. I've got nothing to lose by trying to gently clean it up and seeing how it images, eh? Come the weekend, I'll try to post up images of it and by it.

**rayallen** · 04-25-2019, 03:21 PM

Originally posted by Bart

a few with Takumar 28 Super-Multi-Coated f/3.5 on sony a7II

Beautiful, beautiful shots with the SMC Tak 28mm. It is easy to see why I like that lens too.

**rayallen** · 04-25-2019, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by MXLX

^^^^^
Lovely.

A random brain cell fired off last night. Tucked away in a box, I remembered that I have a survivor 50/1.4 Super Takumar. "Survivor" is being kind. The diaphragm would be balky for automatic use, there are no detents for the aperture ring, the filter ring is dented. There is dust but no fungus and no yellowing. From what I read it's a 7-element version. I have no idea where I got it or how long ago. I suspect that it was a flea market find, based on the condition. I've got nothing to lose by trying to gently clean it up and seeing how it images, eh? Come the weekend, I'll try to post up images of it and by it.

They were made to a different standard compared to the plastic lenses of today. If it has no yellowing maybe you have an 8-element version. I have a 7-element version in pristine condition but my 8-element version was bought from a pawn shop with signs of significant usage which is not a bad sign. I also used it for many years and although it is not cosmetically perfect externally it is optically perfect and that is where it counts. Good luck with your survivor.

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04-23-2019, 05:35 PM	#16396
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	The K-mount version of the Sears (Rikenon?) f/1.7 50mm is an excellent lens; it's probably available in m42 as well. Not Takumar weight & build, but my go-to normal lens for a K-mount body, if I don't want to but my m42 adapter in to mount my f/1.4 or f/1.8 normal Taks.

04-24-2019, 01:28 PM	#16397
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 834	Okay. I've got an Oly 50, access to an M 50/1.7, and I have an SMC 55/1.8. Why am I looking at 50/1.4 Super Taks again?

04-24-2019, 03:02 PM - 5 Likes	#16398
Minimonster Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,065	Originally posted by MXLX Okay. I've got an Oly 50, access to an M 50/1.7, and I have an SMC 55/1.8. Why am I looking at 50/1.4 Super Taks again? Because it's a wonderful lens! Because why not collect the full set? I have the M 50/1.7, K 55/2, A 50/1.7, A 50/2.8 macro, Auto-Takumar 55/2.2, SMC Takumar 50/1.4 and today an early version of the Super Takumar 50/2 (with the 2 to the left on the aperture ring) arrived. They are all good in different ways. The 1.4 gives superb bokeh and really narrow dof wide open. Some bluebells with the Super Takumar 50/2 on K5 from this morning.

04-24-2019, 06:14 PM - 2 Likes	#16399
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by MXLX Okay. I've got an Oly 50, access to an M 50/1.7, and I have an SMC 55/1.8. Why am I looking at 50/1.4 Super Taks again? Because you want the best of the best, of course!

04-24-2019, 07:07 PM - 1 Like	#16400
Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,715	Originally posted by Minimonster M 50/1.7, K 55/2, A 50/1.7, A 50/2.8 macro, Auto-Takumar 55/2.2, SMC Takumar 50/1.4 and today an early version of the Super Takumar 50/2 Missing the M42 Macro Takumar 50, particularly the pre-set version... Gives a whole new perspective.

04-24-2019, 10:47 PM	#16401
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies Because you want the best of the best, of course! Great answer, Albert. And you are right. of course.

04-25-2019, 12:36 AM	#16402
Minimonster Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,065	Originally posted by Arjay Bee Missing the M42 Macro Takumar 50, particularly the pre-set version... Gives a whole new perspective. I've been looking... The A 50/2.8 macro is pretty awesome though.

04-25-2019, 01:03 AM	#16403
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Well I know this is the Takumar Club, and I bow to no-one in my love for my Taks, but the best 50mm I've ever used is still my 1947 Kodak Anastigmat f/3.5. Of course, I haven't tried the M37 Takumar 50mm/3.5 yet, so I'm still open to persuasion.

04-25-2019, 02:50 AM - 5 Likes	#16404
Josslen Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 80	Originally posted by wkraus Nice as always! Have you left flickr? I'm missing your uploads. On Flickr I still thinking about PRO account. Fishman on sunset S-M-C Takumar 200/4

04-25-2019, 07:14 AM	#16405
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Well I know this is the Takumar Club, and I bow to no-one in my love for my Taks, but the best 50mm I've ever used is still my 1947 Kodak Anastigmat f/3.5. Of course, I haven't tried the M37 Takumar 50mm/3.5 yet, so I'm still open to persuasion. Best in which way?

04-25-2019, 08:23 AM - 2 Likes	#16406
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by wkraus Best in which way? It's the sharpest, by a huge margin -- the amount of fine detail it resolves is just crazy. Also it's completely uncoated and causes no perceptible shift away from real-world colours as far as I can see. Of course it's an absolute pig to use with its primitive 1940s controls, which is why I use my Super Takumar 55mm/2.0 for most day-to-day photography instead. I bet that the M37 Takumar 50mm/3.5 would beat it though.

04-25-2019, 08:39 AM - 10 Likes	#16407
Bart Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: WW community of Pentax users Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,646	a few with Takumar 28 Super-Multi-Coated f/3.5 on sony a7II

04-25-2019, 09:12 AM	#16408
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 834	^^^^^ Lovely. A random brain cell fired off last night. Tucked away in a box, I remembered that I have a survivor 50/1.4 Super Takumar. "Survivor" is being kind. The diaphragm would be balky for automatic use, there are no detents for the aperture ring, the filter ring is dented. There is dust but no fungus and no yellowing. From what I read it's a 7-element version. I have no idea where I got it or how long ago. I suspect that it was a flea market find, based on the condition. I've got nothing to lose by trying to gently clean it up and seeing how it images, eh? Come the weekend, I'll try to post up images of it and by it.

04-25-2019, 03:21 PM	#16409
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by Bart a few with Takumar 28 Super-Multi-Coated f/3.5 on sony a7II Beautiful, beautiful shots with the SMC Tak 28mm. It is easy to see why I like that lens too.

04-25-2019, 03:32 PM	#16410
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by MXLX ^^^^^ Lovely. A random brain cell fired off last night. Tucked away in a box, I remembered that I have a survivor 50/1.4 Super Takumar. "Survivor" is being kind. The diaphragm would be balky for automatic use, there are no detents for the aperture ring, the filter ring is dented. There is dust but no fungus and no yellowing. From what I read it's a 7-element version. I have no idea where I got it or how long ago. I suspect that it was a flea market find, based on the condition. I've got nothing to lose by trying to gently clean it up and seeing how it images, eh? Come the weekend, I'll try to post up images of it and by it. They were made to a different standard compared to the plastic lenses of today. If it has no yellowing maybe you have an 8-element version. I have a 7-element version in pristine condition but my 8-element version was bought from a pawn shop with signs of significant usage which is not a bad sign. I also used it for many years and although it is not cosmetically perfect externally it is optically perfect and that is where it counts. Good luck with your survivor.