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Article Macro Takumar 1967 magazine
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I thought this was an interesting read about the Macro Takumar, The first version that goes to 1:1
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Thanks Mo!

(there is a typo -- 10:1 is 10X magnification)

According to Herbert Keppler, in "The Pentax Way", it's CLOSEUP to 1:1 (1X), MACRO from 1:1 to 10:1 (1X to 10X), then MICRO or magnifications greater than 10X...