Takumar club

Ira · 07-03-2010, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by WiseOx

This better not jinx it......85 SMC Tak f1.8. It appears to be well traveled from the pics, but I've seen sample photos....looks good. Counting the sleeps until Tuesday pickup.

Wow!

And exactly how many dollars are you embarrassed to admit too?

I paid $270 with my shipping for my Super 1.9 a little over a month ago, and knew I overpaid. Except now, this seems to be the LOW price for it.

It's getting beyond ridiculous.

fractal · 07-03-2010, 05:37 PM

Originally posted by ducdao

Love the tone. Is that at your office?

Thanks. It's a bowling alley

ducdao · 07-03-2010, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by fractal

Thanks. It's a bowling alley

Hahah my bad. Didn't pay attention to the left side of the picture.

Nesster · 07-04-2010, 04:40 AM

Jersey City. Fomapan 400 Xtol, SMC Takumar 28/3.5, Y2 filter, ES-II

dfujevec · 07-04-2010, 04:52 AM

S-M-C Takumar 50 f1,4 wide open on K20d

**Lowell Goudge** · 07-04-2010, 05:44 AM

Originally posted by Ira

Wow!

And exactly how many dollars are you embarrassed to admit too?

I paid $270 with my shipping for my Super 1.9 a little over a month ago, and knew I overpaid. Except now, this seems to be the LOW price for it.

It's getting beyond ridiculous.

Actually you paid about the right price based on the market value of the lens. I got lucky with $200 cdn for a really clean copy of the super 1.9. But I knew it was a good price

Ira · 07-04-2010, 08:29 AM

Super-T 35 2:

summonbaka · 07-04-2010, 11:03 AM

Love the Edgar Ball. That photo could make a crazy puzzle.

fredrikj · 07-04-2010, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by dude163

I forgot my tripod the other night for the fireworks, so i was taking pics of ppl and such , I managed to get a semi decent handheld shot of my daughter backlit using ISO 12800 , it was almost pitch black outside and manually focussing my 50mm f1.4 was a pain , however, I was wondering which is the better version here

the colour

or the converted B+W one ?

-The color one! I think the color is the thing that makes this photo work. (My opinion.)

Ira · 07-04-2010, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by summonbaka

Love the Edgar Ball.

Do you mean the green ball with the face?

If so, he's called Oscar The Grouch on the U.S. Sesame Street show.

hangu · 07-04-2010, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by Ira

Do you mean the green ball with the face?

If so, he's called Oscar The Grouch on the U.S. Sesame Street show.

He's known as "Edgar no Gurochu" in Japan. Oscar is hard for the Japanese to pronounce so they changed it.

Mike Cash · 07-04-2010, 07:17 PM

Originally posted by hangu

He's known as "Edgar no Gurochu" in Japan. Oscar is hard for the Japanese to pronounce so they changed it.

オスカー is no harder than エドガー

hangu · 07-04-2010, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

オスカー is no harder than エドガー

But does Ira know that?

Mike Cash · 07-04-2010, 11:11 PM

Originally posted by hangu

But does Ira know that?

Probably not. I suspect the reason is more likely that "Oscar" was already associated with a type of fish....some sort of fancy goldfish, if memory serves.

Don't ask me how Ronald McDonald turned into Donald McDonald in Japan, though. That one remains a mystery to me.

summonbaka · 07-05-2010, 04:47 AM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

Probably not. I suspect the reason is more likely that "Oscar" was already associated with a type of fish....some sort of fancy goldfish, if memory serves.

Don't ask me how Ronald McDonald turned into Donald McDonald in Japan, though. That one remains a mystery to me.

C*rp, I can't even remember the names? Yeah, defininitely Oscar. Thought there was something wrong with the name, but forgot to check. Where did I grab edgar from? I wonder...

The worst is to try to spell the whole name in japanese without stopping, the makudonarudo. At least I can't do it properly.

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07-03-2010, 10:42 AM	#4516
Ira Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Coral Springs, FL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,216	Originally posted by WiseOx This better not jinx it......85 SMC Tak f1.8. It appears to be well traveled from the pics, but I've seen sample photos....looks good. Counting the sleeps until Tuesday pickup. Wow! And exactly how many dollars are you embarrassed to admit too? I paid $270 with my shipping for my Super 1.9 a little over a month ago, and knew I overpaid. Except now, this seems to be the LOW price for it. It's getting beyond ridiculous.

07-03-2010, 05:37 PM	#4517
fractal Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,547	Originally posted by ducdao Love the tone. Is that at your office? Thanks. It's a bowling alley

07-03-2010, 06:22 PM	#4518
ducdao Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montreal/Vermont Posts: 2,160	Originally posted by fractal Thanks. It's a bowling alley Hahah my bad. Didn't pay attention to the left side of the picture.

07-04-2010, 04:40 AM	#4519
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072 Original Poster	Jersey City. Fomapan 400 Xtol, SMC Takumar 28/3.5, Y2 filter, ES-II

07-04-2010, 04:52 AM	#4520
dfujevec Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Slovenija Photos: Gallery Posts: 145	S-M-C Takumar 50 f1,4 wide open on K20d

07-04-2010, 05:44 AM	#4521
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888	Originally posted by Ira Wow! And exactly how many dollars are you embarrassed to admit too? I paid $270 with my shipping for my Super 1.9 a little over a month ago, and knew I overpaid. Except now, this seems to be the LOW price for it. It's getting beyond ridiculous. Actually you paid about the right price based on the market value of the lens. I got lucky with $200 cdn for a really clean copy of the super 1.9. But I knew it was a good price

07-04-2010, 08:29 AM	#4522
Ira Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Coral Springs, FL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,216	Super-T 35 2:

07-04-2010, 11:03 AM	#4523
summonbaka Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kagoshima, Japan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 237	Love the Edgar Ball. That photo could make a crazy puzzle.

07-04-2010, 01:17 PM	#4524
fredrikj Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Oslo, Norway. Posts: 32	Originally posted by dude163 I forgot my tripod the other night for the fireworks, so i was taking pics of ppl and such , I managed to get a semi decent handheld shot of my daughter backlit using ISO 12800 , it was almost pitch black outside and manually focussing my 50mm f1.4 was a pain , however, I was wondering which is the better version here the colour or the converted B+W one ? -The color one! I think the color is the thing that makes this photo work. (My opinion.)

07-04-2010, 03:32 PM	#4525
Ira Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Coral Springs, FL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,216	Originally posted by summonbaka Love the Edgar Ball. Do you mean the green ball with the face? If so, he's called Oscar The Grouch on the U.S. Sesame Street show.

07-04-2010, 03:37 PM	#4526
hangu Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NYC Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,071	Originally posted by Ira Do you mean the green ball with the face? If so, he's called Oscar The Grouch on the U.S. Sesame Street show. He's known as "Edgar no Gurochu" in Japan. Oscar is hard for the Japanese to pronounce so they changed it.

07-04-2010, 07:17 PM	#4527
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by hangu He's known as "Edgar no Gurochu" in Japan. Oscar is hard for the Japanese to pronounce so they changed it. オスカー is no harder than エドガー

07-04-2010, 08:15 PM	#4528
hangu Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NYC Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,071	Originally posted by Mike Cash オスカー is no harder than エドガー But does Ira know that?

07-04-2010, 11:11 PM	#4529
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by hangu But does Ira know that? Probably not. I suspect the reason is more likely that "Oscar" was already associated with a type of fish....some sort of fancy goldfish, if memory serves. Don't ask me how Ronald McDonald turned into Donald McDonald in Japan, though. That one remains a mystery to me.

07-05-2010, 04:47 AM	#4530
summonbaka Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kagoshima, Japan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 237	Originally posted by Mike Cash Probably not. I suspect the reason is more likely that "Oscar" was already associated with a type of fish....some sort of fancy goldfish, if memory serves. Don't ask me how Ronald McDonald turned into Donald McDonald in Japan, though. That one remains a mystery to me. C*rp, I can't even remember the names? Yeah, defininitely Oscar. Thought there was something wrong with the name, but forgot to check. Where did I grab edgar from? I wonder... The worst is to try to spell the whole name in japanese without stopping, the makudonarudo. At least I can't do it properly.