Back in the late '70ties, I worked in Denamrk in a tiny shop with photographic equipment. We had a Japanese customer who was a Pentax shooter. He only wanted cameras and lenses from Taiwan, because the Japanese stuff, in his opinion, was not good enough. :)
Thanks Alan, always a pleasure to hear from you, and the feeling is mutual, I very much enjoy your channel, I must take a trip to Liverpool, you've inspired me to check it out, I have been there, but didn't have a camera with me, it's on my to do list
Very nice. I've not tried this lens, but I do use the Super-Multi-Coated Takumar version. I always wonder how the earlier variants stack up against the later - or vice-versa. I do know, however, that whenever I pick mine up (as I just have) I want to use it.... Surely a good sign. Cheers from New Zealand.
New Zealand,a beautiful country, very nice to hear from you, I've not used the super takumar version, but I am impressed with the build quality of the Pentax lenses I've got.
Build quality is certainly one factor that endears them to me too - they have a very satisfying feel to them. And although I do have very good digital glass, I'm always a little worried that it'll spontaneously die on me (like the bodies do!) and throw me back into poverty. No such fears with good vintage lenses!
@@luzr6613 yes your right, I have a mix of old and new glass, much for the same reason, also the cost factor ,and its interesting to try out new optics
can get one around here for around 50 euro's, owned one, liked the images especially from 5.6. My copy did had a lot of color fringing below 5.6 though Colors at goldenhour were something special!
I have one of these, and as @fistfulloflenses says, it is indeed an excellent lens. I've used it on a Canon 6d, and it has a fantastic colour rendition, great sharpness, and dreamy bokeh.
Just ordered one of these a few weeks back. it's been a positive experience thus far. the metal variant appears to be in higher desired and I'm unsure of if theres any particular reason why.
There are two lenses with this spec made roughly in the same period, the 4/4 design here, and a 6/6 design which is supposed to be better, but is also heavier.
I got this lens a few weeks ago because I wasn't perfectly happy with a Chinon 135 mm f2.8 I had purchased earlier. I think the Takumar performs better, the bokeh is creamier and it's slightly sharper than the Chinon. Just paid 25€ for it so a pretty sweet deal if you ask me. BTW, a little off topic: how's the Sony with vintage Pentax lenses? Are the focal lengths as specified or does using an adapter change that? Can you control aperture or are you stuck with shooting wide open?
@@astral_brain 25 is a steal, I'm surprised that the lens is not better regarded it has nice bokeh its sharp and i love Pentax colours,that's interesting about the chinon lens (I was looking to buy one ) the Sony works well with vintage lenses,there's no change to the focal length when using the adapter on the Sony , all the Pentax I have at the moment are vintage manual focus and manual aperture, so there's no problem with controlling the aperture. do you have many Pentax lenses?
@@fistfulloflenses Yes I have lots of lenses because I've been shooting on Pentax since the analog days in the 90's. After a long break from the SLR world I have recently purchased a Pentax K-5 APS-C DSLR that I can use my old lenses on but I would prefer a full-frame sensor. The Pentax K-1 full-frame camera is a good piece of kit but also bulky and expensive so I'm looking at what other options are out there that would take my Pentax lenses. I love the Chinon which is a real bokeh-monster but it doesn't really offer any advantages over the Takumar IMO. On the other hand, considering the cheap prices they can be had for, you could get one just to satisfy you curiosity and to have a different flavour of the same.
@@astral_brain The Pentax k-1 looks like a great camera, I briefly considered getting one, but I like the idea of trying lenses from different manufacturers, as a cheaper option I bought a cheap adapter and modified it to use Pentax lenses on a full frame canon DSLR, it works ok , but you have to rotate the lens so the markings are in the wrong position, also canon DSLR camera (I have the 5d mk 3) are not the easiest to manually focus with, I did consider fitting a different focus screen to the canon, after doing this for a while, I came to the conclusion begrudgingly that mirroless was the answer, something I resisted because of the cost , for full frame when I was buying the best option with my budget was the Sony A7 series
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Back in the late '70ties, I worked in Denamrk in a tiny shop with photographic equipment. We had a Japanese customer who was a Pentax shooter. He only wanted cameras and lenses from Taiwan, because the Japanese stuff, in his opinion, was not good enough. :)
Love the way you convey your thoughts on lenses Karl. I think the images here speak for themselves and do the lens full justice. Very nice indeed.
Thanks Alan, always a pleasure to hear from you, and the feeling is mutual, I very much enjoy your channel, I must take a trip to Liverpool, you've inspired me to check it out, I have been there, but didn't have a camera with me, it's on my to do list
I like that you tell us the historical setting,I remember watching dukes of hazzard
Yes, I've got good memories of watching those ,good ole boys
Looks like a decent lens and this is my new favourite channel. Thank you for your efforts!!
Thank you very much, I appreciate the encouragement
Very nice. I've not tried this lens, but I do use the Super-Multi-Coated Takumar version. I always wonder how the earlier variants stack up against the later - or vice-versa. I do know, however, that whenever I pick mine up (as I just have) I want to use it.... Surely a good sign. Cheers from New Zealand.
New Zealand,a beautiful country, very nice to hear from you, I've not used the super takumar version, but I am impressed with the build quality of the Pentax lenses I've got.
Build quality is certainly one factor that endears them to me too - they have a very satisfying feel to them. And although I do have very good digital glass, I'm always a little worried that it'll spontaneously die on me (like the bodies do!) and throw me back into poverty. No such fears with good vintage lenses!
@@luzr6613 yes your right, I have a mix of old and new glass, much for the same reason, also the cost factor ,and its interesting to try out new optics
can get one around here for around 50 euro's, owned one, liked the images especially from 5.6. My copy did had a lot of color fringing below 5.6 though
Colors at goldenhour were something special!
I paid around 40 pounds for mine ,it's a good lens , if you use it to it's strengths
Any opinion on the Pentax Super-Takumar 1:2.5/135, produced in Japan, with M42 mount?
I believe it was on the market in the 1970ies..
@@kbqvist only that I've read that it is an excellent lens , unfortunately I haven't as yet had an opportunity to review one .
I have one of these, and as @fistfulloflenses says, it is indeed an excellent lens. I've used it on a Canon 6d, and it has a fantastic colour rendition, great sharpness, and dreamy bokeh.
@@kbqvist unfortunately,I've not had the opportunity to try one yet, but I'm on the lookout for one
Just ordered one of these a few weeks back. it's been a positive experience thus far. the metal variant appears to be in higher desired and I'm unsure of if theres any particular reason why.
It's a good lens , did you get it at a good price?
There are two lenses with this spec made roughly in the same period, the 4/4 design here, and a 6/6 design which is supposed to be better, but is also heavier.
@@giklabyes your right, initially I thought Id ordered the better version, but I was quite pleased with the version I got
I got this lens a few weeks ago because I wasn't perfectly happy with a Chinon 135 mm f2.8 I had purchased earlier. I think the Takumar performs better, the bokeh is creamier and it's slightly sharper than the Chinon. Just paid 25€ for it so a pretty sweet deal if you ask me.
BTW, a little off topic: how's the Sony with vintage Pentax lenses? Are the focal lengths as specified or does using an adapter change that? Can you control aperture or are you stuck with shooting wide open?
@@astral_brain 25 is a steal, I'm surprised that the lens is not better regarded it has nice bokeh its sharp and i love Pentax colours,that's interesting about the chinon lens (I was looking to buy one ) the Sony works well with vintage lenses,there's no change to the focal length when using the adapter on the Sony , all the Pentax I have at the moment are vintage manual focus and manual aperture, so there's no problem with controlling the aperture. do you have many Pentax lenses?
@@fistfulloflenses Yes I have lots of lenses because I've been shooting on Pentax since the analog days in the 90's. After a long break from the SLR world I have recently purchased a Pentax K-5 APS-C DSLR that I can use my old lenses on but I would prefer a full-frame sensor. The Pentax K-1 full-frame camera is a good piece of kit but also bulky and expensive so I'm looking at what other options are out there that would take my Pentax lenses.
I love the Chinon which is a real bokeh-monster but it doesn't really offer any advantages over the Takumar IMO. On the other hand, considering the cheap prices they can be had for, you could get one just to satisfy you curiosity and to have a different flavour of the same.
@@astral_brain The Pentax k-1 looks like a great camera, I briefly considered getting one, but I like the idea of trying lenses from different manufacturers, as a cheaper option I bought a cheap adapter and modified it to use Pentax lenses on a full frame canon DSLR, it works ok , but you have to rotate the lens so the markings are in the wrong position, also canon DSLR camera (I have the 5d mk 3) are not the easiest to manually focus with, I did consider fitting a different focus screen to the canon, after doing this for a while, I came to the conclusion begrudgingly that mirroless was the answer, something I resisted because of the cost , for full frame when I was buying the best option with my budget was the Sony A7 series
@@fistfulloflenses The A7 seems like a good option and I will put it on my list of candidates for a future full-frame upgrade. 👌
Dam - I have one of those 15 feet from me. It's on my K1000.
What are your options on the lens, have you used it recently?
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