[Direbear]

Hi, all.

Here's my collection. I bought a few of these pieces about forty years ago, like the mint 85mm f1.8 which I got for a song.

I've been following everyone's posts with interest. I haven't been using the Taks lately so have not been posting myself. I expect that will change shortly.

All the best.

Jealous of your 85mm. Do you have a 135mm f2.5 or only the 3.5?

[RAART]

Calm evening with clear skies at Lake Ontario with Super-Takumar 28mm F3.5 and Pentax K-3
(x-post)

[Tonytee]

Getting close to the end of the season for us here in The Great Pacific Northwest.

K100D Super body with Takumar F 70~210mm 1:4~5.6 Lens.

1/350s,f/8, ISO 200, focal length is 180mm, no flash and used Pattern Metering.

Many thanks for viewing.

Antonio

[Tonytee]

Focal Length was 210mm, No flash and used Multi-Segment Metering. K100D Super body with Takumar F 70~210mm Lens. 1/350s, f/8, ISO 200, no flash and used Pattern Metering. Looks like I lost detail upon transference.

Thanks for viewing.

Tony

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[Andrew_Oid]

Jealous of your 85mm. Do you have a 135mm f2.5 or only the 3.5?

I don't have a 135mm f2.5. I have two 135mm f3.5's including the preset version which I prefer. From what I've seen in this forum the 2.5 is special.
My preference is for the wide end of the focal length range. I rarely shoot with anything longer than 35mm, though I use the preset 50 for macro and do like to use the auto-Takumar 55mm f2 from time to time.

[GUB]

NZ Tui with feathers ruffled. One of those birds that never sit still. Quite a challenge with the MF tak 300mm on the K01

[Andrew_Oid]

After posting a reply to DireBear's question, I put the 55mm auto-Tak on my Sony full-frame and took a couple shots. (For those who count them, the lens has 10 blades.)

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NZ Tui with feathers ruffled. One of those birds that never sit still. Quite a challenge with the MF tak 300mm on the K01

Very nice, Gub. I hope the lens was on a tripod.

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[GUB]

Very nice, Gub. I hope the lens was on a tripod.

Thanks for that. But na - best I can do is use a monopod braced against my body - they move around too much.

[Andrew_Oid]

Another picture taken in the evening with the auto-Tak. All three photos taken at f9.

[GUB]

Taken with the Tak 300mm f4 on a K01

[Dartmoor Dave]

I live in an extremely damp climate, and despite my best efforts yet another of my precious Takumars has just started showing the first signs of fungus. This time it's the 105mm/2.8 that I'm going to have to take apart and clean, in an all too familiar ritual.

So this morning I've finally given in and ordered a digitally controlled drying cabinet, to hopefully give my lenses a better chance of surviving the Dartmoor climate. Can anyone who already uses one of these cabinets recommend a humidity setting that works well for Taks, keeping the lenses fungus free but without drying out the oils? I'm assuming that around 35-40% should do the job.

[Tonytee]

K100D Super body with Takumar F 70~210mm 1:4~5.6 Lens.

1/500s, f/8, ISO 200, no flash and used Pattern Metering Mode.

Many thanks for viewing.

Antonio

[Andrew_Oid]

I put the 20 back on . . . (Photo taken at MFD @f4.5)

[tim60]

I put the 20 back on . . . (Photo taken at MFD @f4.5)

Nice.

[Andrew_Oid]

Nice.

Thanks.