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Spotmatic
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 Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:46 pm Post subject: SMC Pentax 1:2.8/120 |
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Spotmatic wrote:
It's been a while since my last shots on this forum. Sometimes I'm in another state of mind, playing with AF lenses (GOOD ones!) but I always come back to my manual focus primes.
Just got myself a very nice SMC Pentax K120/2.8. A nice lens which reminds me very much of the K105/2.8 (although this K120 seems sharper than the K105 I had).
It's a typical Pentax focal length. There were hardly any brands with so many choices between 85 and 200mm: 85mm, 100mm macro, 105mm, 120mm, 135mm, 150mm, 200mm. I still don't know why Asahi felt the need to produce them.
Funny: it's only 0,5cm longer than the K28/2 (the Distagon 'Hollywood') 
A few quick testshots:
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My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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Orio
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: SMC Pentax 1:2.8/120 |
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Orio wrote:
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It's a typical Pentax focal length. There were hardly any brands with so many choices between 85 and 200mm: 85mm, 100mm macro, 105mm, 120mm, 135mm, 150mm, 200mm. I still don't know why Asahi felt the need to produce them. |
Because they sell  There is something attractive with regards to tele lenses - see, I am the proof, I keep buying them 
Nice photos, seems you have another very good lens in your hands!
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:56 pm Post subject: Re: SMC Pentax 1:2.8/120 |
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Spotmatic wrote:
| Orio wrote: |
| Spotmatic wrote: |
It's a typical Pentax focal length. There were hardly any brands with so many choices between 85 and 200mm: 85mm, 100mm macro, 105mm, 120mm, 135mm, 150mm, 200mm. I still don't know why Asahi felt the need to produce them. |
Because they sell
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Well, certainly not in the case of this 120mm lens. The K120 lenses are downright rare and go for silly money (the last one I saw for sale on Pentaxforums went for US$250).
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There is something attractive with regards to tele lenses - see, I am the proof, I keep buying them
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Only Italians (which generally have a good taste) appreciate good quality
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Nice photos, seems you have another very good lens in your hands! |
Thanks!
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Pentax K-5 + Pentax 645 + Canon 5D + Bessa RF 10,5cm Heliar, and a 'little' bag full of MF lenses. The lens list is * here *.
My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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CarbonR
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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CarbonR wrote:
Oddly, on Ebay, the K's go for less than the Takumar ones. I still have 4 of them, but altough it is a very good lens for portraiture (was designed to that), very few people are interested in. BTW, nice shots, as usual, you know how to exploit these beautiful lenses
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Standard : Takumar 50/1.4 V1 50mm, Takumar 50/1.4 V2 50mm, Takumar 50/3.5 50mm, Takumar 50/4 50mm, Takumar 55/2 55/1.8 55mm, Takumar 55/2.2 V1 55mm, Takumar 55/2.2 V2 55mm, Takumar 58/2 58mm, Takumar 58/2.4 58mm
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Telephoto : Takumar 135/2.5 V1 135mm, Takumar 135/2.5 V2 135mm, Takumar 135/3.5 V1 135mm, Takumar 135/3.5 V2 135mm, Takumar 150/4 V1 150mm, Takumar 150/4 V2 150mm
Long tele : Takumar 200/3.5 200mm, Takumar 200/4 200mm, Takumar 200/5.6 200mm, Takumar 300/4 V1 300mm, Takumar 300/4 V2 300mm, Takumar 300/4 V3 300mm, Takumar 300/6.3 300mm, Takumar 400/5.6 400mm, Takumar 500/4.5 500mm, Takumar 500/5 500mm, Takumar 1000/8 V1 1000mm, Takumar 1000/8 V2 1000mm
Zoom : Zoom-Takumar 45~125/4 , Zoom-Takumar 70~150/4.5 , Zoom-Takumar 85~210/4.5 , Zoom-Takumar 135~600/6.7
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
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| Oddly, on Ebay, the K's go for less than the Takumar ones. I still have 4 of them, but altough it is a very good lens for portraiture (was designed to that), very few people are interested in. BTW, nice shots, as usual, you know how to exploit these beautiful lenses |
Thanks! Of course the M42 go for more thanks to the broader audience interested in such a lens. To speak in IT terms: the K is more closed-source while the M42's are open-source
Hopefully this topic will get people a little more interested in the oddball lenses from Asahi. I'm going to use my K30/2.8 a bit more in the coming days.
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My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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Tom in Delaware
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Tom in Delaware wrote:
I have the SMC Takumar 120 f2.8. Is there any difference in optics between the two lenses? |
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:22 am Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
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| I have the SMC Takumar 120 f2.8. Is there any difference in optics between the two lenses? |
No, those lenses should be the same optically.
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My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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