The post Auto-Takumar Takumars, with a Pentax Spotmatic SP II. Taken by a Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm f1.4.

The Takumar 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 50mm Macro and 55mm. I'm missing the 35mm f2, a lens I'm unlikely to buy. (Because I have the extra-ordinary Auto-Takumar 35mm f2.3)

Some inherited, some purchased later, some are amongst the greatest consumer film lenses made (including the 8 element Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4 at the front), and all much loved.

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Early morning dog walkers in Chiswick House park, London

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With pastel processing. HFF!

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Taken at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury, England using an early version Super-Takumar 50/1.4, the one with eight elements.

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From the 1958 zebra Auto-Takumar 55/1.8 to the 1972, final M42 SMC Takumar 55/1.8. These are the main Takumar 55mm f1.8 lens versions. Plus the other two Auto-Takumar 55mm lenses with their cocking levers and front aperture rings: the f2 and f2.2.

The Auto-Takumar's have 10 blades and go to f22. The Super to SMC Takumars have 6 blades, going to f16.

They all take amazing images, all slightly differently.

The zebra Takumar is attached to the famous 1958 Pentax "K" camera, a pioneer in terms of SLR cameras.

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