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Archive 2015 · SMC Takumar Fun

  
 
Jeff W.
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With the inspiration and encouragement from a fellow shooter, I started looking for an Asahi Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm f:1.4 lens (1971 vintage) to use in combination with my Canon EOS 5D Mark III. This is a totally manual lens and requires an adapter to "screw" onto my 5D3. As luck would have it, I found a decent copy in the "used" cabinet of my local camera shop. I picked-up this little beauty for $60.00. The lens is built like a tank and has wonderful glass that renders images differently from modern lenses; at least to my eye. In fact, this little bugger has a radioactive thorium glass element near the rear of the lens that gives it a "cool" factor I like

Today I received a lens adapter from Amazon and spent a little time experimenting with the combination. Here are a couple of simple images taken in my living room using the north facing window for my light source. Based on this initial trial, the darn lens worked like a champ on my 5D3. I'm a seriously happy boy and look forward to more experimentation. In total, I've got $70 USD tied up in this lens and adapter.












May 23, 2015 at 04:18 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · SMC Takumar Fun


Nice, congrats on the new addition!!


May 23, 2015 at 04:36 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · SMC Takumar Fun


the images are certainly winners! glad the experiment worked so well.
regards, tom



May 23, 2015 at 06:56 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · SMC Takumar Fun


Thanks Can0fan and Tom. I think this lens will be a fun tool for taking close to mid-range images.







May 24, 2015 at 01:03 PM





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