Originally posted by Asahiflex Great lenses (my LBA is itching) and shots! Here's a few more from today...
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This is what the Pentax Manual says about the UA Takumar 85mm f/4.5:
"Corrections for chromatic aberrations from ultra-violet to infrared wavelengths: from 220 Mu to 1000 Mu. Although superb for infrared and visible light, main design emphasis in on ultra-violet photography at close distances. Contain no glass; optical elements made from fluorite and quartz. Filter for UV photography is 363Mu; filters for infrared photography are R62, R68 and 862."
Min. Aperture: 22
Diaphragm: Fully Automatic
Nearest focus distance: 0.6m (2 ft)
Subject field at the nearest distance: 115.9 x 173.9mm
Image ratio at nearest distance: 1:4.83 (0.207x)
Focusing distances:
One head vertical: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Two head horizontal: 1.5m (5 ft)
One to three adults standing: 5.2m (17 ft)
Angles of View:
--diagonal: 28 degrees 30"
--Horizontal: 24 degrees
--Vertical: 16 degrees
Ratio of image size at infinity to image size of 50mm lens: 1.7:1 = 1.7x
Lens hood size: 49 mm
Overall size: 60mm(dia) x 60.5mm(length)
Weight: 248 g.
My comment: This lens looks a lot like the SuperTakumar 85/1.9. The legend on the filter ring reads: Ultra-Achromatic-Takumar 1:4.5/85 ... etc. I will try to scan the page to post the photo. There is also a UA Takumar 300mm f/5.6.