Test run on a "SCRATCHED" Super takumar 35/2

J. Smith · Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 50

This lens has some nasty scratches on the front element but I like what I'm getting from it. This is the 58mm front thread version. First shot is wide open next two at f/11 and last at f/4. What do you think ?

DigiChromeEd · Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3460 Location: Northern Ireland

Looks good to me. No.3 is a great shot, the colours and textures just work for me. Am I correct in thinking it is a tractor tyre?

DR.JUAN · Joined: 08 Feb 2013 Posts: 661

I think that you are asking about the lens quality.

Well, superb lens.

The scratches are not the reason of bad rendering, while they don't been very deep and at the center.

More pics, please.

J. Smith · Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 50

I was walking around my house looking for shots. Yes it's the tire on my tractor

Oldhand · Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 12:41 am Post subject:

This is a fine lens.
The scratches have shown no effects that I can see on the finished images.
Many thanks for sharing this
OH

J. Smith · Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 50

The scratches , what a shame !
I would have cried if I had caused them .

Oldhand · Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:26 am Post subject:

Yes, those scratches cause me to grimace.
The results are excellent though. Just goes to show ............
What camera did you use it with to capture the images above - Ta.
OH

J. Smith · Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 50

My old battered Sony A100

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1746

This thread merely bolsters what I've learned in the last six months regarding the unimportance of lens scratches . . even bad ones.

It's so counterintuitive though . . . . dismissing scratches, I mean. Still, in an information theoretic sense, lenses appear to have abundant redundancy. If only the same were true of women. Can you imagine a world where every woman, regardless any flaws, nevertheless was beautiful!?

Uh, oh. I think I just stepped in it! Embarassed

Oldhand · Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:59 am Post subject:

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Lightshow · Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 3666 Location: Calgary

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DR.JUAN · Joined: 08 Feb 2013 Posts: 661

philslizzy · Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 4744 Location: Cheshire, England

Hell, looking at the state of the lens I'd have binned it! But wow, super sharp pix.

I have painted a couple of scratches out in black paint. These are on the rear of the lens. No problems after painting.

std · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 1826 Location: Bulgaria

Absolutely beautiful samples.
Even scratched the lens is still nice for picture taking.

kuuan · Expire: 2014-12-26

good samples, looks like a very good lens.
So far I have not been able to make out any negative impact of a scratched lens

bernhardas · Expire: 2017-05-23

edited

Oldhand · Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:34 am Post subject:

J. Smith · Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 50

Had to add just one more pic from this lens. My pup Nyla is a 10 year old lab that still must have a toy to carry and play with and she gets excited and rolls on her back like a puppy when I get home. Saw Picachu sitting there and wanted to get a few shots and had time to get just this one with Nyla rolling through ! Technically I missed focus by a stuffed animal hair but what the heck ! Shot @ 2.8.