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03/27/2006 09:07:46 PM · #1 |
Anyone use the old pentax takumar lens with the M42 mount? I've been reading up on these and I'm very interested. I have a 50mm F1.4 on the way from ebay for portrait work.
Supposedly it's sharper then the 24-70 F2.8L and shames the 50mm F1.8. But it's manual focus only.
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03/27/2006 09:08:38 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by LoudDog:
Anyone use the old pentax takumar lens with the M42 mount? I've been reading up on these and I'm very interested. I have a 50mm F1.4 on the way from ebay for portrait work.
Supposedly it's sharper then the 24-70 F2.8L and shames the 50mm F1.8. But it's manual focus only. |
They are great lenses. I love my 67 versions.
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03/27/2006 09:20:49 PM · #3 |
Take a peek at my profile ;-)
The 50/1.4 Takumar that I own is a very nice portrait lens, but the Canon 50/1.4 is sharper across more of the frame wide open. The difference might not be readily apparent on an APS-C sensor though. I really like the little Takumar, though. It's incredibly tiny, which can be a benefit in itself.
My copy is not the later "SMC" version, which I understand may be optically better. Daryl, is the one you have coming the SMC version? |
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03/27/2006 09:27:31 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Take a peek at my profile ;-)
The 50/1.4 Takumar that I own is a very nice portrait lens, but the Canon 50/1.4 is sharper across more of the frame wide open. The difference might not be readily apparent on an APS-C sensor though. I really like the little Takumar, though. It's incredibly tiny, which can be a benefit in itself.
My copy is not the later "SMC" version, which I understand may be optically better. Daryl, is the one you have coming the SMC version? |
Nope, I have the Super Takumar on the way. The SMC's are a little harder to find and more $$$.
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03/28/2006 12:49:10 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by LoudDog:
Originally posted by kirbic:
Take a peek at my profile ;-)
The 50/1.4 Takumar that I own is a very nice portrait lens, but the Canon 50/1.4 is sharper across more of the frame wide open. The difference might not be readily apparent on an APS-C sensor though. I really like the little Takumar, though. It's incredibly tiny, which can be a benefit in itself.
My copy is not the later "SMC" version, which I understand may be optically better. Daryl, is the one you have coming the SMC version? |
Nope, I have the Super Takumar on the way. The SMC's are a little harder to find and more $$$. |
All my 67 lenses are SMC...
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