Takumar club

wkraus · 01-05-2018, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

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.

Thank you kindly! It is certainly a very interesting lens.

**paulh** · 01-07-2018, 10:58 AM - **4 Likes**

SMC Tak 20/4.5

Jorgario · 01-09-2018, 08:22 PM

Originally posted by paulh

SMC Tak 20/4.5

Very nice picture you got with your Tak 20, and I always like your Tak 28 pict as well !!

Arjay Bee · 01-10-2018, 05:46 AM - **4 Likes**

MX Macro Takumar 50mm F4 T-Max 100 Commercial development and scan

Daisy Bokeh

**paulh** · 01-10-2018, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by Jorgario

Very nice picture you got with your Tak 20, and I always like your Tak 28 pict as well !!

Thanks Jorgario

Dartmoor Dave · 01-12-2018, 10:17 AM - **5 Likes**

I've been doing some DSLR slide "scanning" over the past couple of days. This one is with the Super Takumar 20mm on Velvia 50, scanned with the SMC Takumar 28mm on a K-S1. And as always when I look at slides, I'm wondering why I even bother shooting with a DSLR at all. . .

**paulh** · 01-12-2018, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

when I look at slides, I'm wondering why I even bother shooting with a DSLR at all. . .

No kidding...gorgeous colors and rendering Dave.

Helios 1984 · 01-14-2018, 03:27 PM - **1 Like**

I wonder how long this cross has been there?

**goatsNdonkey** · 01-15-2018, 11:00 AM - **2 Likes**

Super Tak 1.4/50 + K10D. Lens wide open.

(cross-posted)

Cabessius · 01-15-2018, 11:26 AM - **4 Likes**

S-M-C Takumar 135mm f/3.5 (cropped)

**todd** · 01-18-2018, 12:34 AM - **9 Likes**

S-Tak 50/1.4 8E tagged along on date night tonight

and again

utak · 01-18-2018, 05:14 AM - **10 Likes**

Great shots Todd. Here are two recent shots from the aforementioned Takumar 58/2. Couldn't resist stressing this 1957 lens on the second photo - any lens old or new would have done something strange in this sunlight - the Takumar happened to do something quite interesting.

**goatsNdonkey** · 01-18-2018, 10:27 AM - **4 Likes**

Record playing....

Super-Tak 3.5/35, wide open; K10D, iso 400, out-of-camera jpeg with settings flat.

Dartmoor Dave · 01-19-2018, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

Record playing....

I know we're supposed to be here to talk about Takumars, but I've got to ask: What sort of headshell is that on your turntable? I've never seen one like it, with the single screw going in from the front rather than the usual two on top. I'm trying to figure out how you'd align the cartridge with that layout, but my best guess is that maybe the usual cartridge bolts are hidden under that green felt on top?

**goatsNdonkey** · 01-19-2018, 09:10 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

I know we're supposed to be here to talk about Takumars, but I've got to ask: What sort of headshell is that on your turntable? I've never seen one like it, with the single screw going in from the front rather than the usual two on top. I'm trying to figure out how you'd align the cartridge with that layout, but my best guess is that maybe the usual cartridge bolts are hidden under that green felt on top?

The turntable is an ELAC Miracord 50H. Technically, it's a record changer, but I only have the single-play short center spindle on it. Part of what looks like a headshell stays attached to the tonearm, and the part with the cartridge slides into it. There is a little plastic trim plate missing from that particular cartridge holder, and I covered the opening with a piece of green masking tape. The tonearm looks much heavier than it is, because of the chunky design. The cartridge is a Stanton 680, an identical cousin to a Pickering XV-15, as they can share all the same needles.

You asked about alignment--the screw on the front of the cartridge holder allows one to very easily move the cartridge-needle assembly forward or backward while it stays firmly attached to the cartridge holder attached to the tonearm, and there is a little pointed post on the turntable deck that shows how far forward the needle should be. The little post can be raised so that it is easier to see when the point of the needle is directly over the post's point. If I swap in a different cartridge holder, with a different needle and cartridge, it is pretty easy to check alignment and realign if necessary.

Most of those Stanton and Pickering needles have a built-in or attachable brush for sweeping the grooves ahead of the needle, but that particular needle, a D680E, doesn't have that. The album playing, now which one was it? Possibly "Ring Around Rosie" Rosemary Clooney and the Hi-Los.

01-14-2018, 03:27 PM - 1 Like	#15368
Helios 1984 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Saint-Constant, Québec Posts: 747	I wonder how long this cross has been there? Last edited by Helios 1984; 01-22-2018 at 07:35 PM.

01-15-2018, 11:00 AM - 2 Likes	#15369
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,736	Super Tak 1.4/50 + K10D. Lens wide open. (cross-posted) Last edited by goatsNdonkey; 01-15-2018 at 11:37 AM.

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01-05-2018, 11:56 AM	#15361
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,067	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave 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. Thank you kindly! It is certainly a very interesting lens.

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01-10-2018, 09:03 AM	#15365
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,307	Originally posted by Jorgario Very nice picture you got with your Tak 20, and I always like your Tak 28 pict as well !! Thanks Jorgario

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Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,890	I've been doing some DSLR slide "scanning" over the past couple of days. This one is with the Super Takumar 20mm on Velvia 50, scanned with the SMC Takumar 28mm on a K-S1. And as always when I look at slides, I'm wondering why I even bother shooting with a DSLR at all. . .

01-12-2018, 10:22 AM	#15367
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,307	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave when I look at slides, I'm wondering why I even bother shooting with a DSLR at all. . . No kidding...gorgeous colors and rendering Dave.

01-15-2018, 11:26 AM - 4 Likes	#15370
Cabessius Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ibiza, Spain Posts: 471	S-M-C Takumar 135mm f/3.5 (cropped)

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01-18-2018, 05:14 AM - 10 Likes	#15372
utak Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 928	Great shots Todd. Here are two recent shots from the aforementioned Takumar 58/2. Couldn't resist stressing this 1957 lens on the second photo - any lens old or new would have done something strange in this sunlight - the Takumar happened to do something quite interesting.

01-18-2018, 10:27 AM - 4 Likes	#15373
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,736	Record playing.... Super-Tak 3.5/35, wide open; K10D, iso 400, out-of-camera jpeg with settings flat.

01-19-2018, 08:06 AM	#15374
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,890	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey Record playing.... I know we're supposed to be here to talk about Takumars, but I've got to ask: What sort of headshell is that on your turntable? I've never seen one like it, with the single screw going in from the front rather than the usual two on top. I'm trying to figure out how you'd align the cartridge with that layout, but my best guess is that maybe the usual cartridge bolts are hidden under that green felt on top?

01-19-2018, 09:10 AM - 1 Like	#15375
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,736	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave I know we're supposed to be here to talk about Takumars, but I've got to ask: What sort of headshell is that on your turntable? I've never seen one like it, with the single screw going in from the front rather than the usual two on top. I'm trying to figure out how you'd align the cartridge with that layout, but my best guess is that maybe the usual cartridge bolts are hidden under that green felt on top? The turntable is an ELAC Miracord 50H. Technically, it's a record changer, but I only have the single-play short center spindle on it. Part of what looks like a headshell stays attached to the tonearm, and the part with the cartridge slides into it. There is a little plastic trim plate missing from that particular cartridge holder, and I covered the opening with a piece of green masking tape. The tonearm looks much heavier than it is, because of the chunky design. The cartridge is a Stanton 680, an identical cousin to a Pickering XV-15, as they can share all the same needles. You asked about alignment--the screw on the front of the cartridge holder allows one to very easily move the cartridge-needle assembly forward or backward while it stays firmly attached to the cartridge holder attached to the tonearm, and there is a little pointed post on the turntable deck that shows how far forward the needle should be. The little post can be raised so that it is easier to see when the point of the needle is directly over the post's point. If I swap in a different cartridge holder, with a different needle and cartridge, it is pretty easy to check alignment and realign if necessary. Most of those Stanton and Pickering needles have a built-in or attachable brush for sweeping the grooves ahead of the needle, but that particular needle, a D680E, doesn't have that. The album playing, now which one was it? Possibly "Ring Around Rosie" Rosemary Clooney and the Hi-Los.