The Takumar Lenses

[Greg Maslak]

nickthetasmaniac: Beautiful Images.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

nickthetasmaniac: Beautiful Images.

Thanks!


I just picked up a Super-Tak 55/f1.8 with a SV. Very excited to see how it performs, they have a stellar reputation.

 

[dourbalistar]

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 55m f/3.5, Kodak 400TX, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6 minutes.


2018.05.30 Roll #159-02292-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Geo Toreno]

Pentax SPotmatic SP, Super Macro Takumar 50mm f4, Fuji XTra 400

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Neopan SS 100@400, PaRodinal 1+25

 

[dourbalistar]

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Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f/2.4, Kodak Ektar 100.


2018.11.10 Roll #188-69900005.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[blumoon]

Super-Macro-Takumar 1:4/50mm on Pentax K-3

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[Doug]

blumoon, the purple flowers stand out very well from the green background... nice shot!

 

[blumoon]

Thanks Doug

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

A quick family snap...


Spotmatic F and MX (w. M42-PK adapter)
S-M-C Takumar 105/f2.8
Super Takumar 28/f3.5
S-M-C Takumar 20/f4.5
Super Takumar 200/f4
S-M-C Takumar 50/f1.4


Absent due to service: SV, Super Takumar 55/f1.8 and Super-Macro Takumar 50/f4

 

[dourbalistar]

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f/2.4, Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H, expired in 2008, at E.I. 100.


2018.09.16 Roll #182-69860005.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f/2.4, Kodak Ektar 100.


2018.11.10 Roll #188-69900003.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 90mm f/2.8 LS, Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H, expired in 2008, at E.I. 100.


2018.06.22 Roll #166-69870001.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f/2.4, Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H, expired in 2008, at E.I. 100.


2019.01.04 Roll #192-69880010.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f/2.4, Ultrafine Xtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2019.01.26 Roll #196-03243-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Not sure if this has been posted here on this thread or elsewhere on the forum, but I just found this interesting site. Lots of information and history on Takumar lenses:
https://takumarguide.weebly.com/

EDIT: Re-read the thread, and sure enough, it has been posted upthread by kuaan (Post #125).

 

[dourbalistar]

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 90mm f/2.8 LS, Kodak 400TX, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6 minutes.


2018.07.07 Roll #172-02787-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr


Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 90mm f/2.8 LS, Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H, expired in 2008, at E.I. 100.


2018.06.22 Roll #166-69870002.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr


Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f/2.4, Ultrafine Xtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2019.01.26 Roll #196-03225-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

MX. Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 28/f3.5 and Tmax400

 

[kuuan]

earlier I had presented the preset Takumar and the Super Multi Coated Takumar f2.8/105 ( post 185 and 203 ), which are the earliest and latest versions of f2.8/105mm Takumars

once again these two lenses:

Takumar 105mm f2.8 by andreas, on Flickr


Super Multi Coated Takumar 105mm f2.8 set by andreas, on Flickr

and there two more versions that came in between, first the Auto Takumar:


Auto Takumar f2.8/105mm by andreas, on Flickr


Untitled by andreas, on Flickr

and the Super Takumar f2.8/105 whose body looks identical with that of the Super Multi Coated:


Untitled by andreas, on Flickr

first taken with Pentax K-x, second with Pentax *istDs ( both APS-C sensor )

 

[dourbalistar]

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 200mm f/4, Kodak 400TX, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6 minutes.


2018.05.28 Roll #158-02215-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr


Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 90mm f/2.8 LS, Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H, expired in 2008, at E.I. 100.


2018.06.22 Roll #166-69870010.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[oftheherd]

Sorry, no accompanying photos, but I do have a couple or three Taks that I acquired with purchases of cameras. I have tried them and find them good performers. I don't think they are as good as my Fujinons nor my one Contax 50mm f/1.4. But my Fujinons and the Contax were purchased new. I know how they have been handled. Since I can't say the same for the Takumars, to say the are good performers is a big compliment.

I did not find them as contrasty as the Contax (which was almost too contrasty), and they "painted" differently than the Fujinons, with the Fujinons more to my liking. I don't know if that is because I used the Fujinons before the Takumars.

All in all, if Takumars were all I had, I am sure I would still be a happy picture taker.
nice to see all the photos accompanying this thread. All good!

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Can you tell us which Takumars?

There were an awful lot, some great, some good, some less so. So saying 'Takumar's aren't as good as Fujinon or Contax' doesn't tell us much...

Sorry, no accompanying photos, but I do have a couple or three Taks that I acquired with purchases of cameras. I have tried them and find them good performers. I don't think they are as good as my Fujinons nor my one Contax 50mm f/1.4. But my Fujinons and the Contax were purchased new. I know how they have been handled. Since I can't say the same for the Takumars, to say the are good performers is a big compliment.

I did not find them as contrasty as the Contax (which was almost too contrasty), and they "painted" differently than the Fujinons, with the Fujinons more to my liking. I don't know if that is because I used the Fujinons before the Takumars.

All in all, if Takumars were all I had, I am sure I would still be a happy picture taker.
nice to see all the photos accompanying this thread. All good!

 

[charjohncarter]

Pentax 6x7, expired I think 2002 Kodak Portra 160 nc. I believe this was with a 55mm f4 Takumar lens.

Portra 160 Expiered (very) by John Carter, on Flickr