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PostPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
A lens I'd been hoping to find for a while arrived last week...

Takumar 4/35

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
And finally for today...

Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 3.5/100

Asahiflex Bellowscope

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do want Shocked How does the 100/3.5 render ?


PostPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
CarbonR wrote:
Do want Shocked How does the 100/3.5 render ?


Haven't had it out yet, but hope to tomorrow if the weather is good - will let you know Wink


PostPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Damn nice stuff! I still do not have the 100/3.5 Crying or Very sad

But I'll try to compare my 75/3.5 T-Takumar (from the Takane Minesix Super 66 folding camera) with your samples. After all, both are triplets and from exactly the same era.

(Pssssttt... There's no such thing as a SMC-M Takumar Wink )


PostPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Spotmatic wrote:
Damn nice stuff! I still do not have the 100/3.5 Crying or Very sad

But I'll try to compare my 75/3.5 T-Takumar (from the Takane Minesix Super 66 folding camera) with your samples. After all, both are triplets and from exactly the same era.

(Pssssttt... There's no such thing as a SMC-M Takumar Wink )


I never professed to being an expert when it came to naming convention Embarassed

Will shoot some samples and look forward to the comparison shots from that wonderfully-named lens of yours!!!


PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
great gallery Mal, so yummy Smile
thank's for showing!

Mal1905 wrote:

I never professed to being an expert when it came to naming convention Embarassed


you said it Mal, because this one
Mal1905 wrote:


Auto-Takumar 1.8/55 Preset


is the f2/55mm Auto Takumar, not f1.8, and to my understanding it's not really a preset neither Wink
but it's a lovely lens, and amazing performer!


PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kuuan wrote:
great gallery Mal, so yummy Smile
thank's for showing!

...is the f2/55mm Auto Takumar, not f1.8, and to my understanding it's not really a preset neither Wink
but it's a lovely lens, and amazing performer!


I give up - my mind is clearly going - I'm going to put the collection posting on hold for the immediate future... Rolling Eyes


PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't give up posting these amazing lenses...what's a Gaf between friends,if you heard some of mine Shocked


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
For your delectation, I present to you the Asahi Pentax [aka the 'AP' or Tower 26]. This one is most likely from 1958 given the serial number, and its Takumar 2.2/55 seems to suggest that it's the original lens for the camera.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The first of today's offerings - had been hunting for one of these (the body) for quite a while, they seem pretty scarce out there?

Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic SPIIa with Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 1.8/85

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
And, seeing as it's Easter Sunday, I though it would be appropriate to shoot this black beauty Wink

Asahi Pentax ESII with Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 3.5/24

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Superb collection.... Did you receive the chrome one already? Wink


PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Spotmatic wrote:
Superb collection.... Did you receive the chrome one already? Wink


Thanks Peter - still waiting for it, but nothing to worry about Wink


PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
When the Heiland division of the Honeywell Corporation took over distribution of Asahi Optical equipment in the USA, the AOC logo was replaced by the Honeywell 'H', and cameras were initially branded as Honeywell Heiland Pentax. This particular camera - the H3 - is the equivalent of the Asahi Pentax S3.

Honeywell Heiland Pentax H3 with Auto-Takumar 1.8/85

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mal1905 wrote:
When the Heiland division of the Honeywell Corporation took over distribution of Asahi Optical equipment in the USA, the AOC logo was replaced by the Honeywell 'H', and cameras were initially branded as Honeywell Heiland Pentax. This particular camera - the H3 - is the equivalent of the Asahi Pentax S3.

Honeywell Heiland Pentax H3 with Auto-Takumar 1.8/85


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Handsome camera and lens - beautifully shot! Health to enjoy.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Have just returned from North Wales to find a package containing this little beauty - the Spot Exposure Meter. Built in 1960 and produced for 3 years, the Model I was the first true 'spot' meter, and paved the way for other manufacturers to develop and produce their own systems.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does it is in working condition ? Smile


PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
CarbonR wrote:
Does it is in working condition ? Smile


Apparently so (previous owner had it working) - am waiting for a friend to get in touch with a contact to source the batteries from.


PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2010 1:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is a real novelty item in my opinion - it's way too difficult to use in any practical manner. I've tried it a few times, but just can't (or perhaps don't want to) get the hang of using it!

Mirror Adapter II - for the voyeuristic photographer Wink

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PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2010 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have one too, but marked "Mirror adapter", without II, but same 58mm filter thread. This is not very easy to use, indeed Wink


PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's been over a month since I added anything, but I've been on holiday and busy with work, and haven't seen all that much that interests me out there.

This showed up in the post recently though. It's a little beauty.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mal1905 wrote:
A lens I'd been hoping to find for a while arrived last week...

Takumar 4/35


These are amazingly small lenses. I didn't think it possible for a 35mm lens to be any smaller than the Auto-Tak 35mm f3.5.


PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Blue wrote:
These are amazingly small lenses. I didn't think it possible for a 35mm lens to be any smaller than the Auto-Tak 35mm f3.5.


The Auto-Takumar 3.5/35 is physically ever so slightly smaller than the 4/35 - but the 4/35 weighs approximately 5 grams more Wink


PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mal1905 wrote:
Blue wrote:
These are amazingly small lenses. I didn't think it possible for a 35mm lens to be any smaller than the Auto-Tak 35mm f3.5.


The Auto-Takumar 3.5/35 is physically ever so slightly smaller than the 4/35 - but the 4/35 weighs approximately 5 grams more Wink


That's why I said smaller, rather than lighter! Laughing My 35mm f4 weighs just under 133 grams without caps.
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