| Latest Review Posted | Takumar 135mm F2.8 Bayonet
This lens is a steal! As far as I can tell it is the same optical format at the Pentax A 135mm f2.8 but without the automated aperture and perhaps inferior (though still multicoated) coatings. It appears sharp from wide open and very sharp when stopped down. The images are contrasty and the colours look great.
I have three manual focus 135mm lenses, the Steinheil Quinar f2.8, the Jupiter 37a and this one, which I picked up for peanuts on ebay. Of the three the Steinheil gives me the best images, but it is twice the size and weight. The Jupiter is also a great lens, but the Takumar beats it in handling. The wider aperture makes manual focusing easier and the slide out lens hood is just so easy. The Takumar is also the smallest and lightest of the three making it very easy to slip in my bag. But enough words ... time to let the images speak for themselves.
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