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dream100cc
Joined: 27 Apr 2014 Posts: 39 Location: Vietnam
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 3:10 am Post subject: Super Takumar f1.8/55mm |
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dream100cc wrote:
Hi guys! I just have purchased a copy of Sup-Tak f1.8/55mm. All functions are good, but I have found a problem with aperture ring. When screwing from f1.8 to f11, it stops at all stops and half-stops. But from f11 to f16, there is no clicking sound at half-stop between two of them. It's smooth when I screw. Is this normal or problem?
I found some threads in the Internet that someone took out the ball bearing from the aperture ring in aim of making their lens has a smooth aperture ring like cine lens.
Please give your opinions to this work. I'm very appreciate when receiving your responses.
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tromboads
Joined: 29 May 2012 Posts: 1782 Location: Melbourne AU
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 3:37 am Post subject: |
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tromboads wrote:
There is no half stop between 11 and 16.
Your tak is fine
Although, you can fake it by leaving it in the middle if you need that control over exposure. |
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 6008 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 4:05 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
tromboads wrote: |
There is no half stop between 11 and 16.
Your tak is fine
Although, you can fake it by leaving it in the middle if you need that control over exposure. |
+1
One of the great lenses.
Enjoy
OH |
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dream100cc
Joined: 27 Apr 2014 Posts: 39 Location: Vietnam
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 4:48 am Post subject: |
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dream100cc wrote:
I feel more relaxed now! This is the first time I get a super takumar version, so I dont know anything about this one.
It costs me 40$ for a lens, an original front cap, a filter Pentax Y2 and a leather case. It's not expensive, and in fact, this is a good lens.
Thanks for your help! |
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Newfie
Joined: 04 Mar 2014 Posts: 242 Location: Austin, Texas
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 6:55 am Post subject: |
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Newfie wrote:
I just got the SMC version of your lens and I can tell you it is fantastic for such an old lens. The bokeh is very pleasing and it is sharp, sharp and sharp. Enjoy your new lens
Regards,
Gavin _________________ Photography - What a ride
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 6008 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Newfie wrote: |
I just got the SMC version of your lens and I can tell you it is fantastic for such an old lens. The bokeh is very pleasing and it is sharp, sharp and sharp. Enjoy your new lens
Regards,
Gavin |
I'll support Gavin here.
One of the great things about this lens is the very pleasing bokeh.
I took this shot for a talk that I was preparing that included bokeh as a subject.
Behind the camera there is a doorway and a very busy room yet it is rendered soooo smoothly.
The shot was taken at f1.8
OH
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dream100cc
Joined: 27 Apr 2014 Posts: 39 Location: Vietnam
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 7:43 am Post subject: |
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dream100cc wrote:
Oh! Thanks for your kindness! I just take a photo of my grandmother by this copy. I think I have to practice more with the manual focus ring, haha..
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memetph
Joined: 01 Dec 2013 Posts: 942 Location: Poland
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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memetph wrote:
With which camera do you use this Tak? |
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 6008 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
memetph wrote: |
With which camera do you use this Tak? |
I use my Pentax K-10D - no issues with infinity focus of course.
OH |
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Excalibur
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5019 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
tromboads wrote: |
There is no half stop between 11 and 16.
Your tak is fine
Although, you can fake it by leaving it in the middle if you need that control over exposure. |
H'mm mine is the auto tak which I understood was the same as the super tak (just before the change over) and it has half stops from F11-f16
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dream100cc
Joined: 27 Apr 2014 Posts: 39 Location: Vietnam
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 2:59 am Post subject: |
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dream100cc wrote:
I use Canon 60D with adapter m42-eos non AF confirm.
As tromboads said, I could fake half stops, so I think even though i had half stops or not, it's not a problem at all. |
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memetph
Joined: 01 Dec 2013 Posts: 942 Location: Poland
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 4:27 am Post subject: |
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memetph wrote:
So , I strongly recommend you to use a tele lens shade with this Takumar, You should have better contrast and perceived sharpness.
It is my experience with a cropped sensor and my Super Tak 55s.
This is a very nice lens . It is sharp but has "finesse". The sharpness is there but does not spring at your face. I don't find words to explain it but it helps to remove the "digital" side of your camera. It has nice colours and specially renders well the skin. |
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dream100cc
Joined: 27 Apr 2014 Posts: 39 Location: Vietnam
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:19 am Post subject: |
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dream100cc wrote:
memetph wrote: |
So , I strongly recommend you to use a tele lens shade with this Takumar, You should have better contrast and perceived sharpness.
It is my experience with a cropped sensor and my Super Tak 55s.
This is a very nice lens . It is sharp but has "finesse". The sharpness is there but does not spring at your face. I don't find words to explain it but it helps to remove the "digital" side of your camera. It has nice colours and specially renders well the skin. |
Tele lens shade means a hood, doesn't it?
I'm just a newbie, so with your helps I can get more experiences. Thank you guys so much! |
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Aanything
Joined: 27 Aug 2011 Posts: 2201 Location: Piacenza, Italy
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Aanything wrote:
Original lens hoods had conservative lengths in most of the cases.
Add to this that your camera crops the image allowing for even longer hoods.
On that 55 - iirc - I used the hood of a 100mm fujinon without vignetting issues.
So, for maximum flare protection with that lens the hood of a short tele would be the right choice. _________________ C&C and editing of my pics are always welcome
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dream100cc
Joined: 27 Apr 2014 Posts: 39 Location: Vietnam
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:08 am Post subject: |
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dream100cc wrote:
Aanything wrote: |
Original lens hoods had conservative lengths in most of the cases.
Add to this that your camera crops the image allowing for even longer hoods.
On that 55 - iirc - I used the hood of a 100mm fujinon without vignetting issues.
So, for maximum flare protection with that lens the hood of a short tele would be the right choice. |
The focal 55mm of Tak on crop 1.6x sensor means 88mm on FF sensor, which my friend told me that that focal was not tele, so I would got vignetting issues if I used the tele hood for my Tak 55mm.
In my region, there are many shops, in which they sell hoods for manual focus lenses. The hood above is a normal focal hood. As you said, if there are no vignetting issues, I will purchase a tele hood like this.
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Aanything
Joined: 27 Aug 2011 Posts: 2201 Location: Piacenza, Italy
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Aanything wrote:
your calculated 88mm are quite close to the 100mm for which my hood was intended, so it kinds of confirms what I remember.
But I can't tell if the tele hood you find will vignette or not on your lens, as all that I know about this is empirical and tested on the hoods I owned only.
However, if I remember correctly, someone at PentaxForums created an excel sheet to calculate the maximum lenght of a cylindrical hood given the lens (focal length, filter diameter) and sensor (size) parameters. You may want to try and look for it there. _________________ C&C and editing of my pics are always welcome
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dream100cc
Joined: 27 Apr 2014 Posts: 39 Location: Vietnam
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 10:50 am Post subject: |
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dream100cc wrote:
Thank you, boss! I found that thread. |
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notko
Joined: 22 Apr 2014 Posts: 55 Location: Uppsala, Sweden
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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notko wrote:
Hi dream100cc, could you, please, share the link to that thread with us. |
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memetph
Joined: 01 Dec 2013 Posts: 942 Location: Poland
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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memetph wrote:
On APS-C it should be ok with the shade of the 105mm 2,8 . On micro 4/3 it works perfectly with the shade of the 135mm 3.5. |
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dream100cc
Joined: 27 Apr 2014 Posts: 39 Location: Vietnam
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 1:37 am Post subject: |
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dream100cc wrote:
Hi notko, I'm not sure that thread is exactly what Aanything mentioned, and I'm afraid that I would be banned if share a link of other forums. You can find many threads by the terms as Aanything said in his comment.
Dear memetph, I just have ordered a tele lens hood from a third party for my Tak 55, thanks for your help! |
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memetph
Joined: 01 Dec 2013 Posts: 942 Location: Poland
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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memetph wrote:
It is easier to find a telelens hood in Vietnam than good Banh Cuon in Poland ! |
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dream100cc
Joined: 27 Apr 2014 Posts: 39 Location: Vietnam
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 1:15 am Post subject: |
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dream100cc wrote:
memetph wrote: |
It is easier to find a telelens hood in Vietnam than good Banh Cuon in Poland ! |
Yep! Almost from chinese manufactures. In fact, you will hard to find good Banh Cuon in Vietnam, too. |
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