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carpman
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 Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:59 pm Post subject: Takumar 50mm 1.8 8 element, adapter for nikon |
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carpman wrote:
Hi, I the first version of the Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 which has 8 lens elements and is i believe a very sort after lens.
I have had this in my cupboard for over 15 years after being given some cameras and lenses, this was on Spotmatic which has a struck battery cover so was never used.
I dug this and the lenses out when i got my XE-1 to use with a converter, i also got a converter to use them on my nikon D700.
This lens works great on my XE-1, but does not work with the Nikon adaptor as the rear element bumps up against the glass in the adaptor.
I also believe it will not work with the Spotmatic i have as it not the modified version to work with this lens.
Does anyone know of an adaptor that i can use with this lens on a Nikon?
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dimitrygo
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| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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dimitrygo wrote:
Glass adapter will degrade the quality of the lens. You can try to use a simple glassless adapter which is very cheap but it will allow you to focus only to very short distance. |
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carpman
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| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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carpman wrote:
| dimitrygo wrote: |
| Glass adapter will degrade the quality of the lens. You can try to use a simple glassless adapter which is very cheap but it will allow you to focus only to very short distance. |
I believe that without the correct glass you can't focus to infinity? |
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DR.JUAN
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| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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DR.JUAN wrote:
| dimitrygo wrote: |
| Glass adapter will degrade the quality of the lens. You can try to use a simple glassless adapter which is very cheap but it will allow you to focus only to very short distance. |
+1
Really it's a collector item. Be carefull with it. It's prone to have fungus at the rear element (and scratches too). |
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dimitrygo
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| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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dimitrygo wrote:
| carpman wrote: |
| dimitrygo wrote: |
| Glass adapter will degrade the quality of the lens. You can try to use a simple glassless adapter which is very cheap but it will allow you to focus only to very short distance. |
I believe that without the correct glass you can't focus to infinity? |
Correct |
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carpman
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| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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carpman wrote:
| dimitrygo wrote: |
| carpman wrote: |
| dimitrygo wrote: |
| Glass adapter will degrade the quality of the lens. You can try to use a simple glassless adapter which is very cheap but it will allow you to focus only to very short distance. |
I believe that without the correct glass you can't focus to infinity? |
Correct |
But what if want to focus to infinity?
Seems it would be best to have one adaptor with no glass and one with, which leaves where i started which adaptor to get for this lens?
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carpman
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| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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carpman wrote:
| DR.JUAN wrote: |
| dimitrygo wrote: |
| Glass adapter will degrade the quality of the lens. You can try to use a simple glassless adapter which is very cheap but it will allow you to focus only to very short distance. |
+1
Really it's a collector item. Be carefull with it. It's prone to have fungus at the rear element (and scratches too). |
Thanks for the info, yes seems it is a bit of classic lens  |
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
BTW it works fine on any Spotmatic. It's the early H... and S... cameras which might have a problem with the protruding back element. The color of the R on the rewind crank will tell you if the lens can safely be used on a pre-Spotmatic camera.
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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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RAART
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RAART wrote:
I will be glad to take it of your hands for reasonable price if you cannot use it. Just shoot me an PM. 
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carpman
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| Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:31 am Post subject: |
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carpman wrote:
| Spotmatic wrote: |
| BTW it works fine on any Spotmatic. It's the early H... and S... cameras which might have a problem with the protruding back element. The color of the R on the rewind crank will tell you if the lens can safely be used on a pre-Spotmatic camera. |
Mine is Spotmatic SP with green R, think it needs to be red? |
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carpman
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| Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:32 am Post subject: |
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carpman wrote:
| RAART wrote: |
| I will be glad to take it of your hands for reasonable price if you cannot use it. Just shoot me an PM. |
Lol will put you at the top of the que |
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
| carpman wrote: |
| Spotmatic wrote: |
| BTW it works fine on any Spotmatic. It's the early H... and S... cameras which might have a problem with the protruding back element. The color of the R on the rewind crank will tell you if the lens can safely be used on a pre-Spotmatic camera. |
Mine is Spotmatic SP with green R, think it needs to be red? |
ANY Spotmatic SP is safe with the 8-element Super Takumar.
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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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Lightshow
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Lightshow wrote:
I would just use it on your XE-1 till you get a FF mirrorless, I myself have an A7R on order.
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