Well, it is a bit yellow and it does have a bit of fungus on the outer areas.There also was a copy in perfect condition for 45 USD but I thought I get the cheap one as I have 2 other, more dear Takumars with fungus and thought this lens could make a good first piece I'd try to open and clean. I had lost the bid for it but two days ago run into a Super Takumar 55mm f1.8, of which member zewrak had posted very good photos in that other thread, for just 10 USD, so I had to get it. Kuuan wrote: recently I had asked opinions about the Rikenon 55mm f1.4 which I was told is a very good performer. I will try to post images later tonight or Thursday.Posted: Thu 3:12 am Post subject: Super Takumar 55mm f1.8 Also, fixed aperture at maximum but I will eventually build a stop-down lever of sorts. So, extended the setup with the head and the rings from my cheapo NEX extension tube set and now i have macro AND infinity!!. Then, I ordered a flat m42-nex mount (more for telescope work) and drilled through the new mount to align with the mounting holes on the back of the Yashica lens (after removing the Maxxum mount) but the lens interfered with the camera grip. I had mounted an old Maxxum lens rear (plastic from a 28-something) as the mounting holes lined up with those of the c/y mount but found using my Sony la-ea2 adapter to mount to the NEX pushed out too far and lost my infinity focus. A few points: The 50 is not a bayonet mount as are the 100mm versions. In any-case, I have mounted my Yashica Dental 50 f4.0 on my Nex and it works well. I recall posting instruction son converting Yashica Dental 100 and Med 100 lenses somewhere but who knows where? FWIW, I de-yellowed my Takumar using an ultra-violet lamp. If I could afford the $1000 Zeiss, I'd probably use that quite a bit, but there's still nothing like shooting with those legacy lenses that feel like butter when you focus and still take awesome shots. I just love it for portraits! I know it's not the sharpest lens around, but it takes beautiful shots. Whether the zeiss advantage is worth $1000 really comes down to you.Īlthough I love the Zeiss look, I took several hundred shots with my Tak 50 1.4 today. However, it's also fair to say that all 3 lenses took very nice pictures. It would be easier to do if you aimed a flat surface, so all portions of the frame should be (in theory) in focus. It's hard to just sharpness in a scene like this.

This could be due to yellowing, which not only changes the color slightly, but can lessen transmitivity.

The Takumar looks just a bit underexposed compared to the other two lenses. Bokeh is far nicer, colors are probably a bit more realistic.

Super takumar 55mm f1.8