Takumar club

**Canada_Rockies** · 08-25-2020, 09:27 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Neuse River Sailor

At the gardens with my grandkids a couple days ago. The little one got his feet stuck in the mud, fell down and had to crawl out. Here he sits, asking the heavens why they let this happen to him, while his big brother tries to pretend he doesn't know the little dirt ball. SMC Takumar 55mm f/2.

My grands are way too old for that. Now they use the expressions for Grandpa.

**paulh** · 08-25-2020, 02:47 PM - **2 Likes**

Super Tak 35/3.5 on *ist D:

**BobKG** · 08-30-2020, 02:00 PM - **17 Likes**

I was playing with my 500 mm f4.5 Takumar lens (non-SMC) the other night and came up with the attached photo. I took 3 shots; one of the moon, one of Saturn and one of Jupiter. All taken with the K5 and the 500 mm lens set at f8.0. Enlarged the photos in Lightroom and then combined them in Photoshop Elements 12. It is amazing to me that this 50+ year old lens is still sharp enough to resolve the ring around Saturn and the two moons of Jupiter.

**Canada_Rockies** · 08-30-2020, 08:49 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by BobKG

I was playing with my 500 mm f4.5 Takumar lens (non-SMC) the other night and came up with the attached photo. I took 3 shots; one of the moon, one of Saturn and one of Jupiter. All taken with the K5 and the 500 mm lens set at f8.0. Enlarged the photos in Lightroom and then combined them in Photoshop Elements 12. It is amazing to me that this 50+ year old lens is still sharp enough to resolve the ring around Saturn and the two moons of Jupiter.

I one an MGM contest with a Takumar 135 preset on my Pentax (1957) in 1962 when HMS Bounty replica entered Vancouver harbour.

I'm not surprised at the resolution of your 500/4.5. What the early lenses were missing was modern coatings, not optical characteristics.

My "long gun" (or as the Creston Wildlife Refuge interpreters call it "bazooka") is an M 400/5.6 used often enough with the 1.7x AFA convertor giving me 680 mm. On the back wall of our local library there is a 16x20 of loons taken with that combo on my K10D, slightly cropped for format.

Jonathan Mac · 08-31-2020, 07:29 AM

Originally posted by BobKG

I was playing with my 500 mm f4.5 Takumar lens (non-SMC) the other night and came up with the attached photo. I took 3 shots; one of the moon, one of Saturn and one of Jupiter. All taken with the K5 and the 500 mm lens set at f8.0. Enlarged the photos in Lightroom and then combined them in Photoshop Elements 12. It is amazing to me that this 50+ year old lens is still sharp enough to resolve the ring around Saturn and the two moons of Jupiter.

I had no idea that was possible with a 750mm equivalent focal length - well done!

Thagomizer · 08-31-2020, 12:43 PM - **5 Likes**

Super Takumar 28mm f3.5 on KP:

**paulh** · 09-02-2020, 11:43 AM - **9 Likes**

S-M-C Takumar 20/4.5 on *ist D:

nickthetasmaniac · 09-06-2020, 02:50 AM - **14 Likes**

Ancient Pencil Pines by an unnamed tarn | Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park

Z6 and Super Takumar 28/f3.5

HoutHans · 09-07-2020, 12:40 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by nickthetasmaniac

Ancient Pencil Pines by an unnamed tarn | Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park

Z6 and Super Takumar 28/f3.5

Absolutely splendid, a very nice scene photographed excellently. Thanks for sharing.

Benz3ne · 09-07-2020, 01:00 AM - **7 Likes**

All with the Auto-Takumar 55mm f/2.2 and Sony A7iii.

Flubber · 09-12-2020, 03:04 AM

I bought an Asahi Pentax SMC Takumar 120mm/f2.8 (M42 mount) the other day. I am still waiting for my adapter ring, so I haven't taken any shots with it yet. I wanted to make a 120mm lens club thread, but it seems that I cannot make a new thread. I would appreciate it if someone else did, because this seems like a rather rare focal length, and it would be nice to have a thread for it.

swanlefitte · 09-12-2020, 04:00 AM

Originally posted by Flubber

I bought an Asahi Pentax SMC Takumar 120mm/f2.8 (M42 mount) the other day. and it would be nice to have a thread for it.

There is this.
Takumar Super-Multi-Coated 120mm F2.8 Samples - PentaxForums.com

Flubber · 09-12-2020, 04:02 AM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

There is this.
Takumar Super-Multi-Coated 120mm F2.8 Samples - PentaxForums.com

Thank you! I had been using the search function, but I hadn't found anything. Guess I need to polish my skills a bit. Thank you.

swanlefitte · 09-12-2020, 04:06 AM

Originally posted by Flubber

Thank you! I had been using the search function, but I hadn't found anything. Guess I need to polish my skills a bit. Thank you.

It isn't in the lens clubs, it's the photo archive and only 2 posts from 2012? The lens only has 6 reviews so it must be pretty rare.

Flubber · 09-12-2020, 05:16 AM

I am new to the Pentax (and Takumar) world, so I am by no means an expert, but yes, I came to the same conclusion as you. I could barely find any information on it online when I was researching prior to buying. But I managed to find a mint one for sale, and decided to buy it. I posted some photos of it in the "Latest acquisition" thread:

Your latest acquisition - Page 1368 - PentaxForums.com

This is more or less the most detailed info I found. I am guessing mine is the earlier version, but I haven't unwrapped it yet - I will wait until I receive the adapter:
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 120mm F/2.8 | LENS-DB.COM

08-30-2020, 02:00 PM - 17 Likes	#17448
BobKG Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Portland,Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 57	I was playing with my 500 mm f4.5 Takumar lens (non-SMC) the other night and came up with the attached photo. I took 3 shots; one of the moon, one of Saturn and one of Jupiter. All taken with the K5 and the 500 mm lens set at f8.0. Enlarged the photos in Lightroom and then combined them in Photoshop Elements 12. It is amazing to me that this 50+ year old lens is still sharp enough to resolve the ring around Saturn and the two moons of Jupiter. Attached Images

09-12-2020, 05:16 AM	#17460
Flubber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 150	I am new to the Pentax (and Takumar) world, so I am by no means an expert, but yes, I came to the same conclusion as you. I could barely find any information on it online when I was researching prior to buying. But I managed to find a mint one for sale, and decided to buy it. I posted some photos of it in the "Latest acquisition" thread: Your latest acquisition - Page 1368 - PentaxForums.com This is more or less the most detailed info I found. I am guessing mine is the earlier version, but I haven't unwrapped it yet - I will wait until I receive the adapter: Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 120mm F/2.8 \| LENS-DB.COM Last edited by Flubber; 09-12-2020 at 05:25 AM.

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Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by BobKG I was playing with my 500 mm f4.5 Takumar lens (non-SMC) the other night and came up with the attached photo. I took 3 shots; one of the moon, one of Saturn and one of Jupiter. All taken with the K5 and the 500 mm lens set at f8.0. Enlarged the photos in Lightroom and then combined them in Photoshop Elements 12. It is amazing to me that this 50+ year old lens is still sharp enough to resolve the ring around Saturn and the two moons of Jupiter. I one an MGM contest with a Takumar 135 preset on my Pentax (1957) in 1962 when HMS Bounty replica entered Vancouver harbour. I'm not surprised at the resolution of your 500/4.5. What the early lenses were missing was modern coatings, not optical characteristics. My "long gun" (or as the Creston Wildlife Refuge interpreters call it "bazooka") is an M 400/5.6 used often enough with the 1.7x AFA convertor giving me 680 mm. On the back wall of our local library there is a 16x20 of loons taken with that combo on my K10D, slightly cropped for format.

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Flubber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 150	Originally posted by swanlefitte There is this. Takumar Super-Multi-Coated 120mm F2.8 Samples - PentaxForums.com Thank you! I had been using the search function, but I hadn't found anything. Guess I need to polish my skills a bit. Thank you.

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swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Originally posted by Flubber Thank you! I had been using the search function, but I hadn't found anything. Guess I need to polish my skills a bit. Thank you. It isn't in the lens clubs, it's the photo archive and only 2 posts from 2012? The lens only has 6 reviews so it must be pretty rare.