| Latest Review Posted | S-M-C/Super Takumar 28mm F3.5
Very pleased with this lens. Mine is the 2nd version Super Takumar (the one with the gold coloured coating).
Not much to add to what has already been said. Not as prone as other Super Takumars to flaring or fringing even in bright light or high contrast -- smallish f3.5 aperture helps with that.
It has a very wide hyper-focal range as well which is a definite advantage with digital since many digital only lenses aren't so much suited to deep hyper-focusing.
Bought mine for a song, $30, with the official lens hood and cases so that skews my rating up from an 8-8.5 to a 9 since I'm just tickled with anything stamped Asahi Pentax and Super Takumar ;)
Only drawback is the Takumar lens hood since it doesn't screw on. That being said, it is also a plus since the hood can be left mounted and filters/lens cap can be added or removed without having to unscrew it.
All around a terrific lens, I think with some practice it will proudly sit right along side my SMC-K 28/3.5 lens that cost 5x as much. |
