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Latest Review Posted	Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar 100mm F4 Macro I found this lens at a local flea market for an incredible price, but I gladly would have paid many times what I did. It is incredibly sharp wide open and produces beautiful bokeh even when stopped down a bit. It is a very flexible piece of glass, with great manual focusing and good glare/flare control for its age. When you nail the focus, the lens resolves spectacularly (go count the hairs on the bee or spider in my photo, below). I do wish that the lens could produce true 1:1 macro images, but in truth with how sharp it is, you can crop to 1:1 safely. Or, of course, you can use tubes to achieve the desired effect. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/67700-ian426/albums/8151-smc-macro-takumar-100mm-f-4-samples/picture72985.jpg https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/67700-ian426/albums/8151-smc-macro-takumar-100mm-f-4-samples/picture72984.jpg https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/67700-ian426/albums/8151-smc-macro-takumar-100mm-f-4-samples/picture72983.jpg https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/67700-ian426/albums/8151-smc-macro-takumar-100mm-f-4-samples/picture72981.jpg https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/67700-ian426/albums/8151-smc-macro-takumar-100mm-f-4-samples/picture72982.jpg Full resolution photos can be found on my Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/96167126@N03/