S-M-C and Super Takumar 50mm f1.4

[kuuan]

( later edit: my original post was about Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 and so the title had said, but since later posts show photos taken with the S-M-C Takumar 50mm f1.4 I renamed the topic mentioning both )

after being very happy with the Pentax M50mm f2 lens but wanting a 50mm also in M42 and having read here and there that the Takumar 50mm f1.4 is supposed to be a top lens I got one, a cheap copy though with some scratches and even some fungus.



some sample photos:

japanes green tea, front focus and a bit of motion blur:

symbol of old 'Hirakata', Japan, in Hirakata subway station:

private house in Hirakata ( yes, in Japan some houses look like this..)

information booth lady at a department store, Osaka:


all my photos taken with this lens:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/sets/72157605068542767/

all my photos taken with manual lenses:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/collections/72157604973031858/

best regards,
Andreas
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lenses M42: Fisheye Takumar 4/17 Auto Tak: 2/55 - 3.5/35 - 2.8/105 preset Tak: 2.8/105 - 3.5/135 Super Tak: 3.5/24 - 2/35 - 3.5/35 - 1.4/50 - 1.8/55 - 2.8/105 - 3.5/135 S.M.C. Tak: 3.5/28 - 2/35 - 1.4/ 50 - Macro 4/50 - 2.8/105 - 4/200 SMC Tak: 1.8/55mm Auto Yashinon-DX: 2.8/35 - 1.7/50 -2.8/ 135 Soligor preset: 2.8/25 - 3.5/180 - 70-220 f3.5 Macro other: Vivitar 3.5/17 ( Tokina ) - 1.9/35 ( Komine ) - Pancolar 1.8/50 - Jupiter 9 2/85 - Berolina 2.8/135 - Kominar 3.5/ 135 - Pentacon 2.8/135 elec. - Meyer 5.5/180 Tamron Adaptall 2.5/24 - 2.5/28 PK-mount: Mir 47K 2.5/20 - Pentax A 2.8/28 - Kiron 2.8/28 - Pentax M 1.4/50 - 2/50 - Osawa 3.8/75-150 macro F-mount fitting directly on Pentax: Nikkor 2.8/24 - 3.5/28 - 1.4/50 - Vivitar ( Kiron ) 24 f2 Cams: Pentax *istDs - Minolta A2 - FujiF31fd - Ricoh R3 - Pentax ME Super - Pentax SV - Minolta GX1 - Yashica TL-Super - Yashica CCN wide - Electro GL - Konica C35FD ( Auto S3 )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/

[Attila]

Excellent pictures, rare opportunity to see any from Japan. Thank you!
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Folder cameras: Konishiroku Pearl, Bessa RF Heliar,Bessa I Color-Skopar,Ercona II Tessar,Franka III Schneider-Kreuznach Radionar
[color=black][b]35mm rangefinderKonica III,Bessa L,Yashica Electro GN,Canonette QL 17
35mm SLRKonica FM,Konica FP,Konica FT-1,Konica FC-1,Konica TC4,Nikon FA,Exakta VarexIIa,Fujica ST801
Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon:2.8/20mm, 2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/85mm,2/85mm,2.8/135mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,3.5/55mm macro,2/90mm macro,35-70mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro
Konica:21mm f4, 28mm f3.5,35mm f2.8,50mm f1.4,57mm f1.2,85mm f1.8,100mm f2.8,135mm f3.5,135mm f3.2,200mm f3.5,4/300mm,40cm f4.5
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[padiej]

This is a wonderfull lens.
In another post, you write about optical troubles with M42 lenses.
Do you mean this lens?

regards Peter
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Cam: Pentax K200d, EOS 5D, 1D, 1000D
Lenses on
www.flickr.com/photos/padiej/

[peterqd]

Very nice indeed, Andreas. I think your lens is the same version as mine, does it have 37800 stamped on the back of the A-M switch? If so, this is the lens with the radioactive Thorium element. I've seen it written that Asahi knowingly sold this lens at a loss in order to out-shine the opposition. Whether this is true or not, the lens certainly deserves its reputation.

If you ever feel like cleaning it, here's a nice instruction article:
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~Srawhiti/pentax50mmf1.4.html

Lovely pictures from Japan, any more please?
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Lenses: M42 - CZJ 2.8/20, 2.4/35, 1.8/50, 2.8/50, 3.5/135 - Meyer/Pentacon 1.8/50, 2.8/50, 2.8/135, 4/200
Russian - J8, J9, J21, J37A, M1v, M24m, I50, I50-2, H44-2, H44M, H44M-4, Vega12b
S-M-C Tak 3.5/28, 2.0/35, 1.4/50, 1.8/55, 3.5/135
Super-Tak 3.5/35, 1.4/50, 1.8/55, 2.0/55, 1.9/85
Vivitar WA 2.8/28, Chinon Auto 1.7/55
K-mount : Pentax-M 2.8/28, 1.7/50
Minolta MD : MC W-Rokkor-SG 3.5/28, MC W-Rokkor-HG 2.8/35, MD Rokkor 1.7/50, MD Minolta 2/50, MC Tele Rokkor-QD 3.5/135, Viv W/A 2.8/28
Tamron zooms: SP28-80, SP35-80, SP60-300, 80-210
DSLR: Canon 400D 35mm SLR: Pentax Spotmatic SP, SPII(x2), SPF, ESII, K2, ME Super, P30n - Chinon CE3 - Minolta XG-M, XD7 - Praktica PLC2 - Zenit 3M
Rangefinder: Zorki-4, Beauty Light-o-matic III Medium Format: Yashica-Mat 124G

[kuuan]

[kuuan]

some night shots from downtown Osaka:

in a posh shopping street:









there was some celebrity cruising on a boat below, some camera teams had shown up:



the celebrity was famous with the girls...





hope you enjoy,
Andreas
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lenses M42: Fisheye Takumar 4/17 Auto Tak: 2/55 - 3.5/35 - 2.8/105 preset Tak: 2.8/105 - 3.5/135 Super Tak: 3.5/24 - 2/35 - 3.5/35 - 1.4/50 - 1.8/55 - 2.8/105 - 3.5/135 S.M.C. Tak: 3.5/28 - 2/35 - 1.4/ 50 - Macro 4/50 - 2.8/105 - 4/200 SMC Tak: 1.8/55mm Auto Yashinon-DX: 2.8/35 - 1.7/50 -2.8/ 135 Soligor preset: 2.8/25 - 3.5/180 - 70-220 f3.5 Macro other: Vivitar 3.5/17 ( Tokina ) - 1.9/35 ( Komine ) - Pancolar 1.8/50 - Jupiter 9 2/85 - Berolina 2.8/135 - Kominar 3.5/ 135 - Pentacon 2.8/135 elec. - Meyer 5.5/180 Tamron Adaptall 2.5/24 - 2.5/28 PK-mount: Mir 47K 2.5/20 - Pentax A 2.8/28 - Kiron 2.8/28 - Pentax M 1.4/50 - 2/50 - Osawa 3.8/75-150 macro F-mount fitting directly on Pentax: Nikkor 2.8/24 - 3.5/28 - 1.4/50 - Vivitar ( Kiron ) 24 f2 Cams: Pentax *istDs - Minolta A2 - FujiF31fd - Ricoh R3 - Pentax ME Super - Pentax SV - Minolta GX1 - Yashica TL-Super - Yashica CCN wide - Electro GL - Konica C35FD ( Auto S3 )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/

[poilu]

I enjoy all your nice shots, thank you Andreas for this nice visit in the streets of Osaka
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[kuuan]

[estudleon]

Hello. Super great shoots, tahnks for all of them.
Is true that if you expose the lens to the direct sun, lack the radioactivity, and with this the lens reduce his effective aperture because the radiactive element increase the light's transmission?
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Konica 2,8/100
CZJ: 4/20, 2,4/35, 1,8/50 aus jena, 3,5/135MC, Pentacon 1,8/50
Pentax S-M-C-1,4/50
Helios 44-3
Mamiya 2,8/135
Misc. : jupiter 9

Stuff used:
A) SRL
Alpa 10 D - kern macro Switar 1,9/50 -black, Kilffit apochromat 2/100.
Asahi pentax spotmatic super takumar 1,4/50
Contaflex super B tessar 2,8/50 Pro-tessar 115
Leica R3 electronic summicron 2/50 elmarit 2,8/35
Konica Autoreflex 3 (2 black and chrome one), TC, T4. 2,8/24, 3,5/28 not MC and MC, 1,8/40, 1,4/50, 1,7/50 MC and not MC, 1,8/85, 3,2/135, 3,5/135, 4/200
Minolta XG9 2,8/35, 2/45, 3,5/135
Nikkormat FTn 1,4/50, 2,8/135
Fujica ST 801, 605, 705n. 3,5/19, 1,4/50, 1,8/55, 4/85, 3,5/135.
Praktica MTL 5 and a lot of M42 lenses.
Voigtlander. Bessamatic m, bessamatix de luxe, bessamatic cs, ultramatic and ultramatic cs.
Skoparex 3,5/35, skopagon 2/40, skopar 2,8/50, skopar X 2,8/50, super lanthar (out of catalogue) 2,8/50, dinarex 3,4/90, dinarex 4,8/100, super dinarex 4/135, super dinarex 4/200, zoomar 2,8/36-83, portrait lens 0, 1 and 2. Curtagon 4/28 and 2,8/35
Canon AV1, 1,8/50
Rolleiflex SL35 and SL35 E. 2,8/35 angulon, 2,8/35 distagon, 1,4/55 rolleinar, 1,8/50 planar, 4/135 tessar, 2,8/135 rolleinar, x2 rollei, M42 to rollei adap.
Etc.

RF
Yashica Minister III
Voightlander Vito, vitomatic I, Vito C, etc.
Leica M. M2, M3 (d.s.) and M4. Schenider 3,4/21, 2/35 summaron 2,8/35 (with eyes). Summicron 2/35 (8 elements with eyes), 2/35 chrome, 2/35 black, 1,4/35 pre asph and aspheric - old -, 2/40 summicron, 2,8/50 elmar, 2/50 7 elements, 2/50 DR, 2/50 - minolta version, 1,4/50 summilux 1966 version, 1,4/75 summilux, 2/90 large version, 2/90 reduced version of 1987, 2,8/90 elmarit large version, 4/135 elmar.

[Farside]

[patrickh]

Good lens and fascinating pictures. Thank you Andreas. Osaka is clearly an interesting place, but then I think most people live in places of interest. As already mentioned - we dont see a lot of Japan in general


patrickh
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DSLR: Nikon D70 Nikon D200 Canon 40D
MF Zooms: Kiron 28-85/3.5, 28-105/3.2, 75-150/3.5, Nikkor 50-135/3.5 AIS // MF Primes: Nikkor 20/4 AI, 24/2 AI, 28/2 AI, 28/2.8 AIS, 28/3.5 AI, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/2 AIS, 35/2.8 PC, 45/2.8 P, 50/1.4 AIS, 50/1.8 AIS, 50/2 AI, 55/2.8 AIS micro, 55/3.5 AI micro, 85/2 AI, 100/2,8 E, 105/1,8 AIS, 105/2,5 AIS, 135/2 AIS, 135/2.8 AIS, 200/4 AI, 200/4 AIS micro, 300/4.5 AI, 300/4.5 AI ED, Arsat 50/1.4, Kiron 28/2, Vivitar 28/2.5, Panagor 135/2.8, Tamron 28/2.5, Tamron 90/2.5 macro, Vivitar 90/2.5 macro (Tokina) Voigtlander 90/3.5 Vivitar 105/2.5 macro (Kiron) Kaleinar 100/2.8 AI Tamron 135/2.5, Vivitar 135/2.8CF, 200/3.5, Tokina 400/5,6
M42: Vivitar 28/2.5, Tamron 28/2.5, Formula5 28/2.8, Mamiya 28/2.8, Pentacon 29/2.8, Flektogon 35/2.4, Flektogon 35/2.8, Takumar 35/3.5, Curtagon 35/4, Takumar 50/1.4, Volna-6 50/2.8 macro, Mamiya 50/1.4, CZJ Pancolar 50/1,8, Oreston 50/1.8, Industar 50/3.5, Sears 55/1.4, Helios 58/2, Jupiter 85/2, Helios 85/1.5, Takumar 105/2.8, Steinheil macro 105/4.5, Tamron 135/2.5, Jupiter 135/4, CZ 135/4, Steinheil Culminar 135/4,5, Jupiter 135/3.5, Takumar 135/3.5, Tair 135/2.8, Pentacon 135/2.8, CZ 135/2.8, Takumar 150/4, Jupiter 200/4, Takumar 200/4
Exakta: Topcon 100/2.8(M42), 35/2.8, 135/2.8
C/Y: Yashica 28/2.8, 50/1.7, 135/2.8, Zeiss Planar 50/1.4, Distagon 25/2.8
P6 : Mir 38 65/3.5, Biometar 80/2.8, Kaleinar 150/2.8, Sonnar 180/2.8
Enlarg: Rodagon 50/5,6, 80/5,6, 105/5.6, Vario 44-52/4, 150/5.6 El Nikkor 50/2,8,63/2.8,75/4, 80/5,6, 105/5.6, 135/5.6 Schneider 80/5.6, 80/4S, 100/5.6S,105/5.6,135/5.6

[kuuan]

[padiej]

hallo kuuan!
I think, patrik mean, that we don´t see anythink of japan in the ordinary dayliving, but you give us a chance, to see very deep in this land, and this is very good.
I post pictures from Austria East, borderzone to hungaria, a winecountry with a big lake inside without high hills.
Today i catched a Pentax M28/3,5, so i have my 28mm on PK.

Today, I saw a very old house in the City, it brings a lot of good motives.

regards Peter
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Cam: Pentax K200d, EOS 5D, 1D, 1000D
Lenses on
www.flickr.com/photos/padiej/

[patrickh]

Most pictures we see of foreign countries (wherever we live) are in newspapers or magazines. These are usually printed for a specific purpose - news, art, travelogue. The kinds of pictures we see on fora like this are "real life" - taken by mainly ordinary folk in ordinary situations. I always enjoy any pictures I see on this forum - there is always something of interest about them and very often they will open a door for us into a different style of living/culture. Even something as simple as a cup of coffee - we never see individual filters here in the US for example, but they are fairly common in parts of Europe. Silly things one might say, but interesting.
There is no way you could do the overkill bit with your pictures of Osaka daily life


patrickh
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DSLR: Nikon D70 Nikon D200 Canon 40D
MF Zooms: Kiron 28-85/3.5, 28-105/3.2, 75-150/3.5, Nikkor 50-135/3.5 AIS // MF Primes: Nikkor 20/4 AI, 24/2 AI, 28/2 AI, 28/2.8 AIS, 28/3.5 AI, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/2 AIS, 35/2.8 PC, 45/2.8 P, 50/1.4 AIS, 50/1.8 AIS, 50/2 AI, 55/2.8 AIS micro, 55/3.5 AI micro, 85/2 AI, 100/2,8 E, 105/1,8 AIS, 105/2,5 AIS, 135/2 AIS, 135/2.8 AIS, 200/4 AI, 200/4 AIS micro, 300/4.5 AI, 300/4.5 AI ED, Arsat 50/1.4, Kiron 28/2, Vivitar 28/2.5, Panagor 135/2.8, Tamron 28/2.5, Tamron 90/2.5 macro, Vivitar 90/2.5 macro (Tokina) Voigtlander 90/3.5 Vivitar 105/2.5 macro (Kiron) Kaleinar 100/2.8 AI Tamron 135/2.5, Vivitar 135/2.8CF, 200/3.5, Tokina 400/5,6
M42: Vivitar 28/2.5, Tamron 28/2.5, Formula5 28/2.8, Mamiya 28/2.8, Pentacon 29/2.8, Flektogon 35/2.4, Flektogon 35/2.8, Takumar 35/3.5, Curtagon 35/4, Takumar 50/1.4, Volna-6 50/2.8 macro, Mamiya 50/1.4, CZJ Pancolar 50/1,8, Oreston 50/1.8, Industar 50/3.5, Sears 55/1.4, Helios 58/2, Jupiter 85/2, Helios 85/1.5, Takumar 105/2.8, Steinheil macro 105/4.5, Tamron 135/2.5, Jupiter 135/4, CZ 135/4, Steinheil Culminar 135/4,5, Jupiter 135/3.5, Takumar 135/3.5, Tair 135/2.8, Pentacon 135/2.8, CZ 135/2.8, Takumar 150/4, Jupiter 200/4, Takumar 200/4
Exakta: Topcon 100/2.8(M42), 35/2.8, 135/2.8
C/Y: Yashica 28/2.8, 50/1.7, 135/2.8, Zeiss Planar 50/1.4, Distagon 25/2.8
P6 : Mir 38 65/3.5, Biometar 80/2.8, Kaleinar 150/2.8, Sonnar 180/2.8
Enlarg: Rodagon 50/5,6, 80/5,6, 105/5.6, Vario 44-52/4, 150/5.6 El Nikkor 50/2,8,63/2.8,75/4, 80/5,6, 105/5.6, 135/5.6 Schneider 80/5.6, 80/4S, 100/5.6S,105/5.6,135/5.6

[kuuan]