Takumar club

**MXLX** · 04-14-2019, 05:44 PM - **1 Like**

Okay. A spectacular Super Tak 85 came up on eBay this morning and apparently lasted about 45 seconds. Anybody wanna brag on this acquisition?

**rayallen** · 04-14-2019, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by MXLX

Okay. A spectacular Super Tak 85 came up on eBay this morning and apparently lasted about 45 seconds. Anybody wanna brag on this acquisition?

Was it 1.8 or 1.9? I have a 1.9 and I would not be prepared to pay the extra needed to get a 1.8!!

Dartmoor Dave · 04-15-2019, 12:24 AM

Originally posted by rayallen

Was it 1.8 or 1.9? I have a 1.9 and I would not be prepared to pay the extra needed to get a 1.8!!

Or maybe it was one of the quartz element 85mm Taks? If one of those ever came up for sale it would definitely go to the first person to see it, although surely any sensible seller would use an auction rather than BIN and watch the price go stratospheric.

**rayallen** · 04-15-2019, 01:25 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Or maybe it was one of the quartz element 85mm Taks? If one of those ever came up for sale it would definitely go to the first person to see it, although surely any sensible seller would use an auction rather than BIN and watch the price go stratospheric.

I saw one of those quartz ones on eBay once and I alerted a friend in the US who had always wanted the whole set. He bought it for $5000. Unfortunately he is no longer with us. I have a great reminder of our friendship as he sold me the 24mm Super-Tak that I will always treasure.

**MXLX** · 04-15-2019, 07:13 AM

1.9. Don't know how to identify a quartz version. Not SMC or S-M-C. It looked like it had just come out of the box. Not even any wear on the knurls on the focusing ring. 's what I get for not checking my email early enough yesterday.

wkraus · 04-15-2019, 07:38 AM - **11 Likes**

Originally posted by MXLX

1.9. Don't know how to identify a quartz version. Not SMC or S-M-C. It looked like it had just come out of the box. Not even any wear on the knurls on the focusing ring. 's what I get for not checking my email early enough yesterday.

The 1:3.5/85 Quartz Takumar was introduced in 1963 and is a VERY VERY rare bellows lens for UV photography. It was replaced in 1968 by the also VERY (but perhaps not quite so) rare Ultra-Achromatic-Takumar 1:4.5/85, made of quartz and fluorite any fully corrected from UV to IR wavelengths (220 to 1000 nm). Quite a feat. Apparently it was not commercially viable enough to be continued into the K-mount era.

A shot taken today with a much more mundane Takumar, the first version 1:2/35 with 67mm filter thread, wide open:

Dartmoor Dave · 04-15-2019, 01:54 PM - **6 Likes**

Originally posted by wkraus

A shot taken today with a much more mundane Takumar, the first version 1:2/35 with 67mm filter thread, wide open:

Beautiful photo. There's nothing mundane about the first version 35mm/2.0. I just wish I could figure out how to get mine disassembled to fix some looseness in the diaphragm.

Here's one with the 20mm on Kodak Tri-X:

Josslen · 04-15-2019, 02:08 PM - **9 Likes**

SMC Tacumar 50/1.4

**Minimonster** · 04-15-2019, 03:48 PM - **3 Likes**

Some legs. K-S2 with SMC Takumar 28/3.5

And some arms.

wkraus · 04-16-2019, 12:59 AM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Beautiful photo. There's nothing mundane about the first version 35mm/2.0. I just wish I could figure out how to get mine disassembled to fix some looseness in the diaphragm.

Here's one with the 20mm on Kodak Tri-X:

Super Takumar 20mm on Kodak Tri-X by David Holland, on Flickr

Thank you Dave!

Quite a spooky shot you’ve got there.

**Tonytee** · 04-16-2019, 05:46 AM

First time I have seen anything that costs more than one arm and a leg.

Nice work.

TT

**henrikpedersen33** · 04-16-2019, 09:14 AM

Maybe someone can help me out in here:

I've got my hands on a Takumar 1:2.8/105
It's not a S-M-C Takumar or a Super Takumar.
In the lens database there are two different lenses with Takumar 1:2.8/105 and they both indicates that the filtersize is 46mm. But mine has 49mm filtersize. Hm??
In the database:
Takumar/Auto-Takumar: Takumar/Auto-Takumar 105mm F2.8 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Telephoto Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database
and the other
Super-Multi-Coated Takumar etc.: Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/Super-Takumar/Takumar 105mm F2.8 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Telephoto Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database

Is there a third version of the Takumar 1:2.8/105 ??

I would like to register my lens correctly, so if anyone can help?

**paulh** · 04-16-2019, 09:25 AM

Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/Super-Takumar/Takumar 105mm F2.8 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Telephoto Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database

If you look at the tables, the first one shows the Model 2 preset version, which has the 46mm filter threads. Below that table are the other versions, all having 49mm threads. (Super, and S-M-C)

**henrikpedersen33** · 04-16-2019, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by paulh

Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/Super-Takumar/Takumar 105mm F2.8 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Telephoto Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database

If you look at the tables, the first one shows the Model 2 preset version, which has the 46mm filter threads. Below that table are the other versions, all having 49mm threads. (Super, and S-M-C)

Ohh ... I forgot to say. My 105mm is with preset. That is Takumar 1:2.8/105 preset - and it's got 49mm filtersize. I cannot figure it out ??

wkraus · 04-16-2019, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by henrikpedersen33

Ohh ... I forgot to say. My 105mm is with preset. That is Takumar 1:2.8/105 preset - and it's got 49mm filtersize. I cannot figure it out ??

Could you post a photo of the lens?

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04-14-2019, 05:44 PM - 1 Like	#16351
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 835	Okay. A spectacular Super Tak 85 came up on eBay this morning and apparently lasted about 45 seconds. Anybody wanna brag on this acquisition?

04-14-2019, 11:27 PM	#16352
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by MXLX Okay. A spectacular Super Tak 85 came up on eBay this morning and apparently lasted about 45 seconds. Anybody wanna brag on this acquisition? Was it 1.8 or 1.9? I have a 1.9 and I would not be prepared to pay the extra needed to get a 1.8!!

04-15-2019, 12:24 AM	#16353
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by rayallen Was it 1.8 or 1.9? I have a 1.9 and I would not be prepared to pay the extra needed to get a 1.8!! Or maybe it was one of the quartz element 85mm Taks? If one of those ever came up for sale it would definitely go to the first person to see it, although surely any sensible seller would use an auction rather than BIN and watch the price go stratospheric.

04-15-2019, 01:25 AM - 2 Likes	#16354
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Or maybe it was one of the quartz element 85mm Taks? If one of those ever came up for sale it would definitely go to the first person to see it, although surely any sensible seller would use an auction rather than BIN and watch the price go stratospheric. I saw one of those quartz ones on eBay once and I alerted a friend in the US who had always wanted the whole set. He bought it for $5000. Unfortunately he is no longer with us. I have a great reminder of our friendship as he sold me the 24mm Super-Tak that I will always treasure.

04-15-2019, 07:13 AM	#16355
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 835	1.9. Don't know how to identify a quartz version. Not SMC or S-M-C. It looked like it had just come out of the box. Not even any wear on the knurls on the focusing ring. 's what I get for not checking my email early enough yesterday.

04-15-2019, 07:38 AM - 11 Likes	#16356
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,060	Originally posted by MXLX 1.9. Don't know how to identify a quartz version. Not SMC or S-M-C. It looked like it had just come out of the box. Not even any wear on the knurls on the focusing ring. 's what I get for not checking my email early enough yesterday. The 1:3.5/85 Quartz Takumar was introduced in 1963 and is a VERY VERY rare bellows lens for UV photography. It was replaced in 1968 by the also VERY (but perhaps not quite so) rare Ultra-Achromatic-Takumar 1:4.5/85, made of quartz and fluorite any fully corrected from UV to IR wavelengths (220 to 1000 nm). Quite a feat. Apparently it was not commercially viable enough to be continued into the K-mount era. A shot taken today with a much more mundane Takumar, the first version 1:2/35 with 67mm filter thread, wide open:

04-15-2019, 01:54 PM - 6 Likes	#16357
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by wkraus A shot taken today with a much more mundane Takumar, the first version 1:2/35 with 67mm filter thread, wide open: Beautiful photo. There's nothing mundane about the first version 35mm/2.0. I just wish I could figure out how to get mine disassembled to fix some looseness in the diaphragm. Here's one with the 20mm on Kodak Tri-X:

04-15-2019, 02:08 PM - 9 Likes	#16358
Josslen Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 80	SMC Tacumar 50/1.4

04-15-2019, 03:48 PM - 3 Likes	#16359
Minimonster Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,065	Some legs. K-S2 with SMC Takumar 28/3.5 And some arms.

04-16-2019, 12:59 AM	#16360
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,060	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Beautiful photo. There's nothing mundane about the first version 35mm/2.0. I just wish I could figure out how to get mine disassembled to fix some looseness in the diaphragm. Here's one with the 20mm on Kodak Tri-X: Super Takumar 20mm on Kodak Tri-X by David Holland, on Flickr Thank you Dave! Quite a spooky shot you’ve got there.

04-16-2019, 05:46 AM	#16361
Tonytee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 21,468	First time I have seen anything that costs more than one arm and a leg. Nice work. TT

04-16-2019, 09:14 AM	#16362
henrikpedersen33 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Roskilde, Denmark Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,624	Maybe someone can help me out in here: I've got my hands on a Takumar 1:2.8/105 It's not a S-M-C Takumar or a Super Takumar. In the lens database there are two different lenses with Takumar 1:2.8/105 and they both indicates that the filtersize is 46mm. But mine has 49mm filtersize. Hm?? In the database: Takumar/Auto-Takumar: Takumar/Auto-Takumar 105mm F2.8 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Telephoto Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database and the other Super-Multi-Coated Takumar etc.: Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/Super-Takumar/Takumar 105mm F2.8 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Telephoto Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database Is there a third version of the Takumar 1:2.8/105 ?? I would like to register my lens correctly, so if anyone can help?

04-16-2019, 09:25 AM	#16363
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,273	Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/Super-Takumar/Takumar 105mm F2.8 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Telephoto Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database If you look at the tables, the first one shows the Model 2 preset version, which has the 46mm filter threads. Below that table are the other versions, all having 49mm threads. (Super, and S-M-C)

04-16-2019, 09:31 AM	#16364
henrikpedersen33 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Roskilde, Denmark Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,624	Originally posted by paulh Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/Super-Takumar/Takumar 105mm F2.8 Reviews - M42 Screwmount Telephoto Primes - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database If you look at the tables, the first one shows the Model 2 preset version, which has the 46mm filter threads. Below that table are the other versions, all having 49mm threads. (Super, and S-M-C) Ohh ... I forgot to say. My 105mm is with preset. That is Takumar 1:2.8/105 preset - and it's got 49mm filtersize. I cannot figure it out ??

04-16-2019, 02:05 PM	#16365
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,060	Originally posted by henrikpedersen33 Ohh ... I forgot to say. My 105mm is with preset. That is Takumar 1:2.8/105 preset - and it's got 49mm filtersize. I cannot figure it out ?? Could you post a photo of the lens?