Takumar club

Dartmoor Dave · 12-30-2017, 02:46 AM

Originally posted by paulh

Super Tak 28/3.5 (58mm version)

Great composition Paul, and another reminder that I tend to prefer photos that I see with the original 28mm to shots from the later one. I can't really understand why Pentax felt the need to start again with the 28mm length. Was it purely to get a smaller sized lens? Or was the second version cheaper and more profitable to make?

**paulh** · 12-30-2017, 12:41 PM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Great composition Paul, and another reminder that I tend to prefer photos that I see with the original 28mm to shots from the later one. I can't really understand why Pentax felt the need to start again with the 28mm length. Was it purely to get a smaller sized lens? Or was the second version cheaper and more profitable to make?

Thanks Dave. I really adore the rendering of the old Tak 28, too. I don't have the 49mm version to compare it with, but I do have the M28/3.5 (also 49mm). Just a fantastic lens, with wonderful colors and sharpness - but - it seems to lack a bit of the 3D pop of the old Super Tak. Unfortunately my Tak suffers from some softness/blurryness on the right (or top) edge. Works well enough for verticals like the lake shot above, though.

tim60 · 12-30-2017, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by paulh

Thanks Dave. I really adore the rendering of the old Tak 28, too. I don't have the 49mm version to compare it with, but I do have the M28/3.5 (also 49mm). Just a fantastic lens, with wonderful colors and sharpness - but - it seems to lack a bit of the 3D pop of the old Super Tak. Unfortunately my Tak suffers from some softness/blurryness on the right (or top) edge. Works well enough for verticals like the lake shot above, though.

Is that astigmatism?

**paulh** · 12-31-2017, 10:16 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by tim60

Is that astigmatism?

I guess you could call it that

.

Another with the Super Tak 28/3.5 (58mm version). Taken at the same location as my previous post. Happy New Year!

tim60 · 12-31-2017, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by paulh

I guess you could call it that

.

Another with the Super Tak 28/3.5 (58mm version). Taken at the same location as my previous post. Happy New Year!

I have one of the 58mm 28/3.5s.

I have not used it much.

Josslen · 01-01-2018, 05:16 AM - **12 Likes**

SMC Tacumar 50/1.4

S-M-C Tacumar 85/1.9

**Andrew_Oid** · 01-02-2018, 02:43 AM - **1 Like**

I did some grocery shopping today, picked up another loaf of bread to photograph, and then checked out the fruit selection. I wanted to get a persimmon, but they were too expensive. The dragon fruit looked like a good subject but again too expensive. (I see fruit vendors on the side of the road selling them so I'll check their price.) I opted for this Indian pomegranate. It was the most photogenic of the group, and I decided it was worth $2.50 US for a good photo. Besides they're reputed to have good nutritional properties. "Indian Pomegranate II", shot at f11.

Last edited by Andrew_Oid; 01-02-2018 at 02:54 AM.

Dartmoor Dave · 01-03-2018, 03:38 AM - **7 Likes**

First photo of 2018 and of course it's a pony. With the SMC Takumar 28mm/3.5 on the *ist DL2.

Recently I've gone out a few times with just the 28mm on the DL2 because I didn't want to lug a bag full of gear around, and I've found that having just one camera and one prime lens is a really pleasant way to do things. So I'm thinking that I might try to stick to that approach for a while. I'm considering my SMC Takumar 24mm/3.5 as the lens, and probably the GX-10 (K10D) as the body. After all, for the whole of the 1990s I used nothing but an Olympus XA with its fixed 35mm lens, and I took a lot of the favourite photos of my life with that little thing.

**paulh** · 01-03-2018, 10:15 AM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

First photo of 2018 and of course it's a pony. With the SMC Takumar 28mm/3.5 on the *ist DL2.

Very nice, Dave. I love the *ist/28mm combo - the simplicity is somehow liberating. Is your SMC Tak 28 the 49mm version?

Super Tak 35/3.5 on *ist D:

Helios 1984 · 01-03-2018, 10:52 AM - **3 Likes**

Super Takumar 55mm f/1.8 on Kodak T-Max 100.

**paulh** · 01-04-2018, 10:23 AM - **2 Likes**

SMC Tak 20/4.5 on *ist D:

Dartmoor Dave · 01-04-2018, 01:26 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by paulh

I love the *ist/28mm combo - the simplicity is somehow liberating. Is your SMC Tak 28 the 49mm version?

My 28 is a very late 49mm SMC example with the aperture follower, but I think I'd probably prefer an original 58mm version like yours instead.

You've said it perfectly with: "The simplicity is somehow liberating." Going out with only one lens seems to free me up to just enjoy the walk, instead of sizing everything up for photos all the time. Here's a snap from this afternoon with the 24mm on the GX-10, the only camera and lens I had with me:

wkraus · 01-04-2018, 02:42 PM - **4 Likes**

Kitchen weights and Sonnar bokeh. K-5 II with Takumar 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar type) at f/2.8

g026r · 01-04-2018, 10:15 PM - **3 Likes**

K-30.
Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4 (8-element).

Dartmoor Dave · 01-05-2018, 06:23 AM

Originally posted by wkraus

Kitchen weights and Sonnar bokeh. K-5 II with Takumar 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar type) at f/2.8

I'm not normally someone who notices finer points like bokeh. But wow! Even I can see that the bokeh from that Sonnar is wonderful.

12-30-2017, 12:41 PM	#15347
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,271	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Great composition Paul, and another reminder that I tend to prefer photos that I see with the original 28mm to shots from the later one. I can't really understand why Pentax felt the need to start again with the 28mm length. Was it purely to get a smaller sized lens? Or was the second version cheaper and more profitable to make? Thanks Dave. I really adore the rendering of the old Tak 28, too. I don't have the 49mm version to compare it with, but I do have the M28/3.5 (also 49mm). Just a fantastic lens, with wonderful colors and sharpness - but - it seems to lack a bit of the 3D pop of the old Super Tak. Unfortunately my Tak suffers from some softness/blurryness on the right (or top) edge. Works well enough for verticals like the lake shot above, though. Last edited by paulh; 12-30-2017 at 12:52 PM.

01-02-2018, 02:43 AM - 1 Like	#15352
Andrew_Oid Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cuenca Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 646	SMC Takumar 20mm f4.5 I did some grocery shopping today, picked up another loaf of bread to photograph, and then checked out the fruit selection. I wanted to get a persimmon, but they were too expensive. The dragon fruit looked like a good subject but again too expensive. (I see fruit vendors on the side of the road selling them so I'll check their price.) I opted for this Indian pomegranate. It was the most photogenic of the group, and I decided it was worth $2.50 US for a good photo. Besides they're reputed to have good nutritional properties. "Indian Pomegranate II", shot at f11. Last edited by Andrew_Oid; 01-02-2018 at 02:54 AM.

01-03-2018, 10:15 AM	#15354
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,271	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave First photo of 2018 and of course it's a pony. With the SMC Takumar 28mm/3.5 on the ist DL2. Very nice, Dave. I love the ist/28mm combo - the simplicity is somehow liberating. Is your SMC Tak 28 the 49mm version? Super Tak 35/3.5 on ist D: Last edited by paulh; 01-03-2018 at 10:50 AM.*

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12-30-2017, 02:46 AM	#15346
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by paulh Super Tak 28/3.5 (58mm version) Great composition Paul, and another reminder that I tend to prefer photos that I see with the original 28mm to shots from the later one. I can't really understand why Pentax felt the need to start again with the 28mm length. Was it purely to get a smaller sized lens? Or was the second version cheaper and more profitable to make?

12-30-2017, 02:43 PM	#15348
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,745	Originally posted by paulh Thanks Dave. I really adore the rendering of the old Tak 28, too. I don't have the 49mm version to compare it with, but I do have the M28/3.5 (also 49mm). Just a fantastic lens, with wonderful colors and sharpness - but - it seems to lack a bit of the 3D pop of the old Super Tak. Unfortunately my Tak suffers from some softness/blurryness on the right (or top) edge. Works well enough for verticals like the lake shot above, though. Is that astigmatism?

12-31-2017, 10:16 AM - 2 Likes	#15349
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,271	Originally posted by tim60 Is that astigmatism? I guess you could call it that . Another with the Super Tak 28/3.5 (58mm version). Taken at the same location as my previous post. Happy New Year!

12-31-2017, 01:46 PM	#15350
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,745	Originally posted by paulh I guess you could call it that . Another with the Super Tak 28/3.5 (58mm version). Taken at the same location as my previous post. Happy New Year! I have one of the 58mm 28/3.5s. I have not used it much.

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Josslen Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 80	SMC Tacumar 50/1.4 S-M-C Tacumar 85/1.9

01-03-2018, 03:38 AM - 7 Likes	#15353
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	First photo of 2018 and of course it's a pony. With the SMC Takumar 28mm/3.5 on the *ist DL2. Recently I've gone out a few times with just the 28mm on the DL2 because I didn't want to lug a bag full of gear around, and I've found that having just one camera and one prime lens is a really pleasant way to do things. So I'm thinking that I might try to stick to that approach for a while. I'm considering my SMC Takumar 24mm/3.5 as the lens, and probably the GX-10 (K10D) as the body. After all, for the whole of the 1990s I used nothing but an Olympus XA with its fixed 35mm lens, and I took a lot of the favourite photos of my life with that little thing.

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Helios 1984 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Saint-Constant, Québec Posts: 747	Super Takumar 55mm f/1.8 on Kodak T-Max 100.

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paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,271	SMC Tak 20/4.5 on *ist D:

01-04-2018, 01:26 PM - 3 Likes	#15357
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by paulh I love the *ist/28mm combo - the simplicity is somehow liberating. Is your SMC Tak 28 the 49mm version? My 28 is a very late 49mm SMC example with the aperture follower, but I think I'd probably prefer an original 58mm version like yours instead. You've said it perfectly with: "The simplicity is somehow liberating." Going out with only one lens seems to free me up to just enjoy the walk, instead of sizing everything up for photos all the time. Here's a snap from this afternoon with the 24mm on the GX-10, the only camera and lens I had with me:

01-04-2018, 02:42 PM - 4 Likes	#15358
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,060	Kitchen weights and Sonnar bokeh. K-5 II with Takumar 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar type) at f/2.8

01-04-2018, 10:15 PM - 3 Likes	#15359
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	K-30. Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4 (8-element).

01-05-2018, 06:23 AM	#15360
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by wkraus Kitchen weights and Sonnar bokeh. K-5 II with Takumar 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar type) at f/2.8 I'm not normally someone who notices finer points like bokeh. But wow! Even I can see that the bokeh from that Sonnar is wonderful.