Cheap lenses for the win!

[Merelyok]

I had my bessaflex with me and was out testing 3 different lenses.

1) Jupiter 9 85mm f2 (100 bucks)
2) Super Takumar 50mm 1.4 (80 bucks)
3) Super Takumar 35mm 3.5 (30 bucks)

Who needs L lenses?

All different focal lengths, and quite a few surprises!

All shot on Fuji Sensia 200.

Jupiter 9 85mm f2:

Super Takumar 50mm 1.4:

Super Takumar 35mm 3.5:

(im quite proud of this shot because i hand held it at 1 / 8 )

Also, notice how the landscape shots using the Takumar 50mm and 35mm have totally different colors. I am guessing that because of the yellowing (radioactive glass on the 50mm, it renders colors, especially blue, with less intensity, giving it a more neutral look. Quite interesting indeed.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

The Pentax 50/1.4's are some of the best 50's ever. I love my SMC. You can reduce some of the amber cast by leaving the lens upside down on the windowsill for a month or so, though I like the slightly warmer images it creates.

Nice pics!

 

[Prosaic]

Hard to judge detail at the given size but anyway, pretty good samples, thanks.

 

[titrisol]

Another vote for the Takumars.. cant go wrong with these!
The cathedral shot is great, and yes there are some differences with the 50 and the 35.
Set the 50 on a windowsill looking south (or north if you are in the S hemisphere) for a few days, that cures the yellowing.

Made me take the Spottie out for a walk!
I like the 28/3.5 since it is a bit wider than the 35 and I wonder why was Pentax so hell bent in the 49mm filters....
if they made the lens 52mm diameter, they could have done a 28/2.8 of the same or better quality than the Nikkor

 

[yanidel]

Great pictures. My experience with the J-9 has been great up to the moment I dropped it and two blades got twisted... strangely enough, it did not impact the pictures ... yet I don't use it that much because of the size and my sample ordered in Russia has a strong oil smell 😉

 

[sweathog]

I wrote a nice long post.
Then my internet fritzed.

Summary:
Pentax 50/1.4 = lovely lens.

 

[Fred Burton]

A 50 1.4 on an old Spotmatic is just about as good as it gets!

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I like the 28/3.5 since it is a bit wider than the 35 and I wonder why was Pentax so hell bent in the 49mm filters....
if they made the lens 52mm diameter, they could have done a 28/2.8 of the same or better quality than the Nikkor

Olympus made an excellent 28mm f2.8 for the OM system that used 49mm filters. I have two of them.

 

[oftheherd]

Olympus made an excellent 28mm f2.8 for the OM system that used 49mm filters. I have two of them.

Interesting they could do that. Fujica also tried very hard to keep all their lenses at 49mm filter size. I remember from the times, the stated purpose in the magazines was cost savings; one size fit all. And 49mm filters were less expensive than 52mm.

Also, in the case of the Fujicas and OM's lens size was a big consideration, in that both cameras lines were intentionally made as compact in size cameras, so they needed small lenses. Fujica's 75-150mm zoom was quite compact, and probably the OM too.