| Latest Review Posted | Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/Auto-Takumar 85mm F1.8
I got my S-M-C Takumar 1.8/85 in a box lot, with caps, case and hood. Looked unused. Let me start by saying I have a number of the old Takumars and it is one of my favorite lenses to use on APS-C as a short tele. I am anticipating using it on the new Pentax K-1 to use it in the way it was intended. Given it is so sharp on the K-5, the K-1 performance should be delicious.
This is my gallery of some samples:
https://bob-o-rama.smugmug.com/Smc-Takumar-85mm-18/
It is sharp wide open and gets better and better peaking around f/5.6. Use the lens hood, it makes a difference, though the S-M-C provides very good flare resistance. I use it for sunset time lapse photography, so straight into the sun, and it performs very well. Bokeh is really creamy and very pleasing. |
