Latest Review Posted | S-M-C/Super/Auto Takumar 35mm F3.5 Time for me to give something back to the community, as I always profit from the lens reviews myself.
I recently purchased a K-1 next to my K-3 and I was searching for an affordable prime wide-angle lens for mostly street / abstract and landscape photography. I was used to the pancake smc 21mm 3.2 lens, and I still think that in combination with my K-3, this is one of the best allrounder combination for my purposes.
Designed for APS-C sensor bodies only, the 21mm shows heavy vignetting on the K-1, and using the crop-function does not make sense to me at all, as I will loose resolution (24Mp on K-3 to 16Mp crop mode K-1). Why did I not just stick to my K-3 with the 21mm then? Well, this is a topic for another thread.
So I found a very well preserved piece for only 84$. I have already possessed a Pentax M42 adapter ring (another 60$ for a high quality one), so I really staid below 100$ for the purchase, so the financial risk for me was quite low.
Version
I got the second version of the Super-Takumar, without distance window and no special coating.
Chromatic Aberration
With wide-angle lenses I usually don't shoot full open, and I am mostly shooting black and white, so I could not care less.
Distortion
Present, no lens profile present in Lightroom, but can be easily done manually and set up a preset.
Handling
The quality of the focus ring is awesome, comparable with the one from the Super-Takumar 1:1.4/50mm. Very precise.
Image quality
Haven't shoo... |