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onesurvive
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 Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 Wide Open Infinity Focus |
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onesurvive wrote:
I just got an SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 yeseterday and I noticed that it doesn't focus well (quite blurred) when focusing at infinity wide open.
Is it because the depth of field is so small (wait, that's not correct right?) ? It got better when stopped down. I should do a comparison with my Olympus OM Zuiko 50mm f1.4.
Other than that the SMC Tak is pretty awesome. |
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 Wide Open Infinity Focus |
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Spotmatic wrote:
| onesurvive wrote: |
I just got an SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 yeseterday and I noticed that it doesn't focus well (quite blurred) when focusing at infinity wide open.
Is it because the depth of field is so small (wait, that's not correct right?) ? It got better when stopped down. I should do a comparison with my Olympus OM Zuiko 50mm f1.4.
Other than that the SMC Tak is pretty awesome. |
The Takumar is a superb lens mechanically and optically - no doubts about that. But please tell me which camera you used and which adapter (if any)? For all we know it could be a fault of your camera or your adapter.
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My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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luisalegria
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
I have a Mamiya 55/1.8 like that, very soft at infinity wide-open. The problem was that the mount was loose and the lens was not really getting infinity focus.This can be hidden by DOF at smaller apertures.
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onesurvive
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 Wide Open Infinity Focus |
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onesurvive wrote:
| Spotmatic wrote: |
| onesurvive wrote: |
I just got an SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 yeseterday and I noticed that it doesn't focus well (quite blurred) when focusing at infinity wide open.
Is it because the depth of field is so small (wait, that's not correct right?) ? It got better when stopped down. I should do a comparison with my Olympus OM Zuiko 50mm f1.4.
Other than that the SMC Tak is pretty awesome. |
The Takumar is a superb lens mechanically and optically - no doubts about that. But please tell me which camera you used and which adapter (if any)? For all we know it could be a fault of your camera or your adapter. |
Tried it on my Olympus e-420 with an m42 to 4/3 adapter I got from ebay and also tried it on a Praktica MTL3. Although, I don't know if it was better on the Praktica since I haven't developed the film yet. Although, from what I could tell in the viewfinder, it didn't look focused.
I've used other m42 lenses on both and they do seem to be able to focus better at infinity on both cameras. I still have to play around with the Tak more. |
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orly_andico
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:37 am Post subject: |
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orly_andico wrote:
There is a common illness of these old Takumars where the focus goes off.
I fixed my 35/3.5 Super-Takumar this way.
These are the instructions for the 35/2
http://k10dpentax.blogspot.com/2008/05/fixing-infinite-focus-on-super-takumar.html
But they worked just fine for my 35/3.5 and probably for yours... |
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onesurvive
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onesurvive wrote:
Thanks for the instructions. Although, I don't think I'm confident enough to do it lol. |
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onesurvive
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onesurvive wrote:
Compared against my Olympus 50mm f1.4, the Tak does suffer infinity focus. Guess I gotta try those fixing instructions out. I need to find the right tools to get the front name ring off. |
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indianadinos
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indianadinos wrote:
Hello,
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Thanks for the instructions. Although, I don't think I'm confident enough to do it lol. |
At first, thanks to orly_andico for posting the link from my blog  ...
Then, to onesurvive: I fixed my Tak 50/1.4 this way ... Apparently this works for most of the "short" Takumar lenses (i think at least the 135/3.5 cannot be fixed this way) ... Anyway, don't be scared, it's really easy to adjust it ... It will only take you a lot of time trying to get the right infinity focus ...
Best regards
Edit: if you need it, i think i have some picture i took while fixing my 50/1.4 (just in case of ... i am a little maniac, sometimes ) ... just drop a message here and i will try to find them and post here or on my blog ...
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Takumar: 24/3.5, 28/3.5, 35/2, 35/3.5, 50/1.4, 55/1.8, 85/1.8, 105/2.8, 120/2.8, 135/3.5, 150/4, 200/4
Pentax-K: M28/2.8, K28/3.5, M50/1.4, A50/1.7, M50/4 Macro, K85/1.8, K105/2.8, K135/2.5, M200/4, M70-150/4
Zeiss: Flektogon 20/2.8, 20/4, 35/2.4, 35/2.8, Tessar 50/2.8, Pancolar 50/1.8, Biotar 58/2, Sonnar 135/3.5, Sonnar 180/2.8
Meyer: Primagon 35/4.5, Domiplan 50/2.8, Oreston 50/1.8, Primoplan 58/1.9, Trioplan 100/2.8, Orestor 100/2.8, Orestor 135/2.8
Schacht/Steinheil: Travenar 90/2.8, Travenon 135/4.5, Quinar 135/2.8, Quinar 135/3.5
Russian: MIR 37B, Industar 50/3.5, Helios 44M & 44M-2, Jupiter 37A
P6: Flektogon 50/4, Biometar 80/2.8, Orestor 300/4
Nikkor: Nikkor-O 35/2, Micro 55/3.5, Nikkor-S 50/1.4, Nikkor-Q 135/2.8
Fuji: EBC 28/3.5, EBC 55/3.5 Macro, EBC 135/2.5
Misc Lenses: Kiron 105/2.8 Macro, Tamron SP90/2.5
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