[Douglas_of_Sweden]

Some might view the Super Takumar 50/1.4 as divine. I think that is excusable. Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4. Spotmatic F, Fuji 400.

Welcome to the forum!
What is the red stuff? Why the smoke?

[dude163]

Firecrackers

[Mimoore54]

Welcome to the forum!
What is the red stuff? Why the smoke?

Thank you.
Yes. Chinese New Year celebrations involving firecrackers and lion dancers.




Bamboo: S-M-C Tak 50/1.4 Spotmatic F, Fuji 400

[theunartist]

A reflection from a perspex clock, I see a face in it:

K200D; SMC Takumar 55/f2

A Pirate's Skull and Crossbones Flag...

[c a sugg]

Some quick bokeh test with a 135mm 3.5 Takumar I got today. (m42 preset) Out of the camera jpgs, most at f4.0, though the trunk was probably f5.6. I think this one will be a keeper.

[afvn72]

Does anyone have any tips for cleaning the red felt inside an old Takumar case?

[Voytech]

Does anyone have any tips for cleaning the red felt inside an old Takumar case?

Try rolled up scotch tape. Turn it around frequently and press against the felt. Should pick up most of the debris.

[Banjo]

Does anyone have any tips for cleaning the red felt inside an old Takumar case?

Brush first with an old toothbrush, then vacuum using the nozzle only.

sometimes the lining is too far gone, but it can be easily replaced with some felt (obtainable at a craft shop) cut to size and glued in place using craft glue.

(There is a large range of colours available to choose from)

[Steinback]

A little something for page 500 (depending on how many posts per page you have selected).

Super Takumar 35mm f/2 and a polarizer

[afvn72]

Voytech, Banjo, thank you for the ideas. I will try them. The case came with a pristine 50mm macro Tak. But the case interior has very dark wear markings in the top and in the circumfrence around the snap fastener. Felt replacement may end up being the way to go.

[Ira]

I have 10 lens cases collecting dust. Never use them.

[mglowe]

Takumar 200 3.5

[mglowe]

Super Multi Coated Takumar 20 4.5

[arpaagent]

Takumar 200 3.5

mglowe, did you use a polarizing filter in this shot? I don't see hardly any reflections in the foliage...very well saturated.

[mglowe]

mglowe, did you use a polarizing filter in this shot? I don't see hardly any reflections in the foliage...very well saturated.

Thanks for reminding me. Yes, I used it at all times during the bright part of the day, then took it off once it got darker. I haven't had to saturate these photos at the computer, and several photos, I was tempted to pull back the color a little. In some of the photos that day, the sky was not blue enough for me, but saturating the sky made the bluebonnets look unnatural of course. So, I think you are right in mentioning the saturated colors in connection with a polarizer. I hope it all looks colorful but also natural, because sometimes polarized shots can look a little weird.

The tough thing about these particular shots is working with the white balance. When the late afternoon sun strikes bluebonnets, they turn violet, but when they are in the shade, or in the middle of the day, they are blue. It's a beautiful thing that happens with bluebonnets, and in some shots you can see how the slanting sun of the afternoon effects the color of the flowers very clearly (you get contrasted warm and cool colored bluebonnets in one shot). It begins to play with your eyes and fools you into tweaking the white balance too much one way or the other. I always try to keep the sky in mind if I'm having trouble with the overall temperature of a shot. If the skies right, the rest of the photo nearly always looks natural or right. Maybe the late afternoon shot on the bottom is a good example of the war of colors that has to be managed carefully.

Both photos were taken with the 20 4.5 Super Multi Coated Takumar.