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mazgier
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 Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:30 am Post subject: Tele-Takumar 300mm f/6.3 |
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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.
 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
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caspert79
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| Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:53 am Post subject: |
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caspert79 wrote:
Those images look good indeed!
I have the Takumar 200/5.6 and i should take it out some more.
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visualopsins
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| Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Tele-Takumar 300mm f/6.3 |
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visualopsins wrote:
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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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 Very, very, well stated imo! (And backed up with wonderful example images.)
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX-A ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (151B), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
Vivitar 100mm 1:2.8 MC 1:1 Macro Telephoto (Kiron)
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Ultrapix
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Ultrapix wrote:
Surprisingly good |
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lumens pixel wrote:
I do not understand your caveats, except minimum focus distance. Looks simply excellent.
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Canon FD mount: Tokina RMC 17 3,5; 28 2,8; 35 2,8; 50 1,8; 50 3,5 Macro; 55 1,2; 135 3,5; 135 2,5; 200 4,0; 300 5,6; 28-55 3,5 4,5; Tokina SZ-X SD 270; 70-150 4,5; 70-210 f4; 80-200 4L; Tokina SZ-X 845
Tamron Adaptall: 28-80 3,5-4,2 (27A); 70-210 3,8-4 (46A); 60-300 (23A); 90 2,5 (52B); 35-135 3,5-4,5 (40A)
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