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Macro takumar 50/4(m42) preset
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 1:45 pm    Post subject: Macro takumar 50/4(m42) preset Reply with quote
I bought this lens 2 weeks ago 40euro it performs very good








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PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good deal for great lens, as you have shown here!

Is it the unusual Macro-Takumar which focuses to 1:1 magnification? Or the Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar which goes to 1:2 magnification?


PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's a steal at 40 Euros, it's a great lens, as your pictures show. Like 1 small


PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
visualopsins wrote:
Good deal for great lens, as you have shown here!

Is it the unusual Macro-Takumar which focuses to 1:1 magnification? Or the Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar which goes to 1:2 magnification?

My takumar is only macro takumar 1:1
Hear is my lens it is like new no used sign



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lloydy wrote:
That's a steal at 40 Euros, it's a great lens, as your pictures show. Like 1 small
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Thank you you always write good things and this encourage me thanks again..


PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's a beautiful lens, sadly it's not as solidly built as I expected, which is why I think they moved to 1:2 with future 50mm macro lenses, and I think all the other manufacturers reached the same conclusion, which is why 1:1 50mm lenses are a rare breed.


PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Strange, your lens has the SN of the Super Macro-Takumar 1:4/50mm in stead of the Macro-Takumar 1:4/50mm !
Cfr: http://kajiwara.weebly.com/index-et-prix-des-takumar.html

What is the product number on the A/M lever?


PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lightshow wrote:
It's a beautiful lens, sadly it's not as solidly built as I expected, which is why I think they moved to 1:2 with future 50mm macro lenses, and I think all the other manufacturers reached the same conclusion, which is why 1:1 50mm lenses are a rare breed.
do you have this lens it is solid as other m42 maybe better


PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have it and the S-M-C.
I've not had it apart, so it's possible that something could be loose.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mine is the early pre set lens, S.N. 2612210, made from 1964 to 1966. And I think it's a very well made lens, typically Takumar; smooth as silk. I got lucky and bought it at a camera fair from a guy who hadn't got a clue what he was selling and bought the Tak' along with a nice zebra Jupiter 11 for £30. Mr. Green


PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have 50mm f4macro x2 & 100mm f4 macro x2 in excellent condition and all 4 for sale,pm me if interested.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
All the owners have notice the aperture shape @f/8...for nice oof highlights sometimes!


PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 4:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
visualopsins wrote:
All the owners have notice the aperture shape @f/8...for nice oof highlights sometimes!
this clue is wonderful i usually use 5.6


PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lloydy wrote:
Mine is the early pre set lens, S.N. 2612210, made from 1964 to 1966. And I think it's a very well made lens, typically Takumar; smooth as silk. I got lucky and bought it at a camera fair from a guy who hadn't got a clue what he was selling and bought the Tak' along with a nice zebra Jupiter 11 for £30. Mr. Green
exactly you gave the best information about prest macro 50/4


PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is my favorite macro 50. It is not flimsy in design. I think they changed it to 1:2 because of internal flare. On my a7 flare shows up close to 1:1.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
blotafton wrote:
This is my favorite macro 50. It is not flimsy in design. I think they changed it to 1:2 because of internal flare. On my a7 flare shows up close to 1:1.
i wiil look for internal flare . Examples coming soon


PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here are some of my samples, the first one shows the flare issue at 1:1. Other than that it's a very capable lens with beautiful output.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very good work especially no 7


PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lightshow wrote:
I have it and the S-M-C.
I've not had it apart, so it's possible that something could be loose.


On mine, I feel a some lash in the helicoid, I don't normally feel any in any of my Tak's.
I also feel/hear a transition between 10 and 9 inch when racking the focus, anyone else?


PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Like 1 Like 1 Like 1


PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
dr.volkan wrote:
Very good work especially no 7

Yeah the sharpness really impressed me on that shot!


PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lightshow wrote:
Lightshow wrote:
I have it and the S-M-C.
I've not had it apart, so it's possible that something could be loose.


On mine, I feel a some lash in the helicoid, I don't normally feel any in any of my Tak's.
I also feel/hear a transition between 10 and 9 inch when racking the focus, anyone else?


Mine has no lash or tight spots at all, it is probably the smoothest and best weighted focus of any lens I've got. Even at the bargain price I got it for my lens had some cosmetic problems that indicated it might have had a hard life - the paint finish on one side had been eaten away where the lens had been placed down in something corrosive to the paint - but I'd have still paid a lot more for it. And I have more of less fixed the bad paint. So it certainly wasn't a mint or even good copy, but optically and mechanically it was - despite a hard life.


PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lightshow wrote:
Lightshow wrote:
I have it and the S-M-C.
I've not had it apart, so it's possible that something could be loose.


On mine, I feel a some lash in the helicoid, I don't normally feel any in any of my Tak's.
I also feel/hear a transition between 10 and 9 inch when racking the focus, anyone else?


Yes, both of mine are the same. Both had very little wear. I sold them, kept the S-M-C 100/4. Iirc, closer than 9-10" the magnification is into range between 1:2 and 1:1.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
visualopsins wrote:
Lightshow wrote:
Lightshow wrote:
I have it and the S-M-C.
I've not had it apart, so it's possible that something could be loose.


On mine, I feel a some lash in the helicoid, I don't normally feel any in any of my Tak's.
I also feel/hear a transition between 10 and 9 inch when racking the focus, anyone else?


Yes, both of mine are the same. Both had very little wear. I sold them, kept the S-M-C 100/4. Iirc, closer than 9-10" the magnification is into range between 1:2 and 1:1.

Thanks for confirming yours is like mine, I now don't have as big of a desire to open it up, the helicoid could be a challenge.

Edit, I spoke too soon, today the transition was between 8 & 9 inches, so I kept trying it, and it was slowly moving towards MFD... sigh.
Edit 2, now its back down between 8 & 9.... looks like I may be diving in after all...
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