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Tele-Takumar 300mm f/6.3
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:30 am    Post subject: Tele-Takumar 300mm f/6.3 Reply with quote

Tele-Takumar 300mm f/6.3 – on Nikon Z6II.
By modern standards, that lens will probably be despised as an "unusable, long and dark pipe" (and that is an optimistic assumption ?). To make it look even worse, its MFD (minimal focus distance) is… 5,5m. Yep, you can't focus on anything closer than five (and a half) meters! So why I'm even bothering with such "crap"? Well, because it is NOT a crap at all ?
First - this is the lens designed and produced in'60, according to the best capabilities they had back then. Second - it was never meant as the top tier one. Third - it is still a Takumar so created with marvelous AOCo (Asahi Optical Company) craftsmanship. And finally - as long as you remember what it is and what it can and can not do it still delivers nice pictures.
Definitely NOT a lens for everyone. Not for people spoiled with optical perfection of modern glass, who define "lens quality" with number of pixels counted in the furthermost corner of the frame. Also not for those who need VR, electronics, zillion-layer coatings to shoot straight into the sun and can't imagine not having AF.
It is a glass for those who cherish vintage manuals, with all their optical and mechanical imperfections which give tchem and pictures they make the feel of having a "soul". Also for those who want to learn to shoot manually. Personally, I struggled quite a long time to understand how the triangle of exposition really works. Theory aside, I simply didn't "feel" it. And then I mounted my first old manual on my Z6II. And it "clicked" in me almost instantly ? Can't promise it will work that way for anyone. But it's definitely worth a try.

Tele-Takumar 300mm f-6.3_(003) by mazgier, on Flickr

Tele-Takumar 300mm f-6.3_(005) by mazgier, on Flickr

Tele-Takumar 300mm f-6.3_(027) by mazgier, on Flickr

Tele-Takumar 300mm f-6.3_(038) by mazgier, on Flickr

Tele-Takumar 300mm f-6.3_(039) by mazgier, on Flickr

Tele-Takumar 300mm f-6.3_(034) by mazgier, on Flickr

Tele-Takumar 300mm f-6.3_(029) by mazgier, on Flickr


PostPosted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those images look good indeed!
I have the Takumar 200/5.6 and i should take it out some more.


PostPosted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 12:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Tele-Takumar 300mm f/6.3 Reply with quote

mazgier wrote:
Tele-Takumar 300mm f/6.3 – on Nikon Z6II.
By modern standards, that lens will probably be despised as an "unusable, long and dark pipe" (and that is an optimistic assumption ?). To make it look even worse, its MFD (minimal focus distance) is… 5,5m. Yep, you can't focus on anything closer than five (and a half) meters! So why I'm even bothering with such "crap"? Well, because it is NOT a crap at all ?
First - this is the lens designed and produced in'60, according to the best capabilities they had back then. Second - it was never meant as the top tier one. Third - it is still a Takumar so created with marvelous AOCo (Asahi Optical Company) craftsmanship. And finally - as long as you remember what it is and what it can and can not do it still delivers nice pictures.
Definitely NOT a lens for everyone. Not for people spoiled with optical perfection of modern glass, who define "lens quality" with number of pixels counted in the furthermost corner of the frame. Also not for those who need VR, electronics, zillion-layer coatings to shoot straight into the sun and can't imagine not having AF.
It is a glass for those who cherish vintage manuals, with all their optical and mechanical imperfections which give tchem and pictures they make the feel of having a "soul". Also for those who want to learn to shoot manually. Personally, I struggled quite a long time to understand how the triangle of exposition really works. Theory aside, I simply didn't "feel" it. And then I mounted my first old manual on my Z6II. And it "clicked" in me almost instantly ? Can't promise it will work that way for anyone. But it's definitely worth a try.

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Like 1 Like 1 Very, very, well stated imo! (And backed up with wonderful example images.)


PostPosted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Surprisingly good


PostPosted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I do not understand your caveats, except minimum focus distance. Looks simply excellent.


PostPosted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Also good for Candid duck shots Wink

Duck Walk by The lens profile, on Flickr


PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 2:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

D1N0 wrote:
Also good for Candid duck shots Wink


She looks somewhat unimpressed Wink


PostPosted: Tue Nov 26, 2024 1:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, I have to say those photo's look really good!


PostPosted: Tue Nov 26, 2024 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would be quite happy with any of those images. I especially liked the kitty shot though.