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PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:39 pm    Post subject: my manual lenses Reply with quote
love my Takumars Smile
here they are:




Call my own also some more which are not shown here, a Super Tak 2/35, 2.8/105 and Makro Tak 4/100

view bigger: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/4287731252/sizes/l/in/set-72157604976306528/
edited: update

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Superb collection. That's what I call Tak Porn! Wink


PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
superb! I should had taken a 135 preset when I had the opportunity


PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
poilu wrote:
superb! I should had taken a 135 preset when I had the opportunity


They are not so uncommon, and unless it is sold complete, they don't reach high prices Wink

BTW kuuan, nice general pic Very Happy


PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
wished I had taken a better pic, really, but I wanted to have ( most of my Taks.. ) together in one photo before they will be dispersed again.

soon I will hit the road and only a few can go with me, the others will remain stored in a cupboard..which is a pity. Some I will lend to friends, the f2/35mm and f2.8/105 Super Taks are already with a friend for him to use while I am away.

if anybody is interested I would also sell a few, certainly the S-M-C 3.5/24mm, also the S-M-C f4/200, both near mint. Anybody interested please PM me


PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tak Porn Laughing Laughing yes, nice collection!


PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, very nice! You have some really nice pieces in your collection.

I would like to begin gathering a decent (but smaller) collection for myself, but I keep running into the cost. Dang. I remember 'back in the day' when I was doing good if I could sell a 50/1.4 Super Tak for $40US. I guess those days are gone forever.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
just renamed the thread from 'my Takumars' to 'my manual lenses'Smile



view big size: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/4286950917/sizes/l/in/set-72157604976306528/

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice general collection of lenses, but REALLY nice collection of AOC lenses Wink

The 3.5/135 preset really is a good-looking lens - it (and the 2/55 Auto) leap out of the photo.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Soligor 3.5/70-320, is it a typo ? It should be a very big lens, especially considering it is not a recent lens Rolling Eyes


PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
oops Carbon, thank you for spotting my mistake!
you are right, it' a Soligor 3.5/70-220mm ( I corrected that now, but the f4/17 Tak still is called a 'fesheye' Laughing )

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mal1905 wrote:
Nice general collection of lenses, but REALLY nice collection of AOC lenses Wink

The 3.5/135 preset really is a good-looking lens - it (and the 2/55 Auto) leap out of the photo.


Embarassed oh my..now I have so many lenses and than I must out myself...what are AOC lenses?

yes, these two are my most beautiful lenses, of all my lenses!
the Auto Tak 2/50 is also one of my favs. IQ wise, the 3.5/135 I hardly have used yet


PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
AOC = Asahi Optical Co. Wink

But I guess you were kidding? Very Happy


PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Spotmatic wrote:
AOC = Asahi Optical Co. Wink


AOC = Awesome Optics Collection Twisted Evil


PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mal1905 wrote:
Spotmatic wrote:
AOC = Asahi Optical Co. Wink


AOC = Awesome Optics Collection Twisted Evil


Laughing Laughing Laughing Peter my brain sometimes plays havoc

on my SV btw. it says Awesome Old Camera Laughing



PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the quite beaten up S-M-C Macro f4/100mm that was not included in 'My Takumars':



and another 'new' one, a Tamron SP Adaptall-2 f2.8-3.8 35-80mm ( model number 01A )



the photo of the Macro 4/100 was taken with the Adaptall, and so were these two of my Pentax ME Super featuring the Auto Takumar f3.5/35mm and f2/55mm:






best greetings,
Andreas


PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
poilu wrote:
superb! I should had taken a 135 preset when I had the opportunity


Poilu if you still want one..let me know Wink



here my 'new' lenses ( since last time showing my collection )

Steinheil Culmigon f4.5/35mm



Pentax FA 35mm f2 ( Autofocus lens )



Auto Takumar f2.3/35mm



SMC Takumar f1.4/50mm:



Yashinon f2/5cm:



Auto Takumar f1.8/55mm 'zebra':



Helios 44-2 f2/58mm:



Takumar f2/58mm:


and on it's camera, the 'Original Pentax' or 'Pentax AP':



Takumar f2.8/105 early ( 4/4 ) preset version:



Takumar f3.5/200mm preset ( on Pentax ESII )


PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
kuuan wrote:

Auto Takumar f2.3/35mm



This lens I find highly interesting!
Has anybody tried it on a 5D?


PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
LucisPictor wrote:
kuuan wrote:

Auto Takumar f2.3/35mm



This lens I find highly interesting!
Has anybody tried it on a 5D?


Willi did, you commented too, so you must remember his thread:
http://www.digicamclub.de/showthread.php/12865-Asahi-2.3-35-Auto-Takumar-M42x1-DCCMFTEST?highlight=takumar+35mm
He liked it's use, also it's rendering but found the corners to be too soft and it flaring very easily, that in conclusion it rather is for collectors than a 'tool':


hope someone else will share her/his experience


PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Right, thanks. Bit with more than 20.000 posts in my three most active boards, I definitely do not remember each post. Wink


PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kuuan wrote:
... but found the corners to be too soft and it flaring very easily, that in conclusion it rather is for collectors than a 'tool':

But still I would love to have it. It looks gorgeous!


PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LucisPictor wrote:

But still I would love to have it. It looks gorgeous!


yes Carsten, it is a very beautiful lens!

IMO there are quite a few early Taks that are very beautiful,
outstanding performers and compared to the f2.3/35 very small ( which I personally like a lot, it's big size had made me use my f2.3/35 little ) and cost little, e.g.

Auto Tak f2/55mm


the preset f2.8/105 shown in my last post and the preset Tak 3.5/135mm


best greetings,
Andreas


PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
what a collection! how many of them are you using regularly? Smile


PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
berraneck wrote:
what a collection! how many of them are you using regularly? Smile


your question might be in jest, but I try to answer nevertheless:

my lifestyle, most of the time, limits me to just a dozen or so:
9 months out of the year I am a 'globetrotter' and can only carry that many lenses. The remaining 3 months I am quite busy, but if time permits have much fun using some of the others.

Last two years I carried about 12 to start with and then acquired more during my travels.
Lenses make for the biggest part of my luggage and this year I 'only' carry 8. Some lenses I left behind in locations that I know that I will be staying again so actually often have more than these 8 at my disposal.

Takumars I have too many but some are for collecting resp. to compare their performance. Every year I spend some time in Japan where my favorite pasttime is hunting used lenses. Each time in Japan I have to restrict myself very much to not buy even more, usually luggage weight and fear from customs, did I carry to many, make me restrain. Still I accumulated some which I will sell eventually. Takumars are readily available and of some I actually have two or three copies.

In the quest to find the ideal set for my travels I bought quite a few 24, 28 and 35mm lenses from different makers too.

Some will be sold again but I do not feel any hurry.

If I was living in one place permanently I am certain that I would own quite a few more Wink
Sometimes I dream of a permanent home just so that I can walk up to a central cupboard displaying all my gear to pick the chosen for the day Wink

when I go out shooting I usually carry 2 or 3.
( right now, in the city, Saigon, I mostly use the Mir 47K f2.5/20mm and also carry the AF Pentax FAf2/35mm and S-M-C Takumar f1.4/50mm )
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