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Clean Aperture Oil Pentax Takumar 28mm 3.5 SMC

cannonfast — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:56:13 +0000

It is a very long process to clean the Aperture Oil in a Pentax Takumar 28mm 3.5 SMC but it is well worth it as this is a great little lens and are easy to find. Just make sure you have a spanner before you start repairing the lens.

Chinon 55mm f/1.7 Auto

cannonfast — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 01:31:22 +0000

This little, well-built Chinon 55mm f/1.7 Auto lens is a fantastic lens stopped down a bit. It is a little soft wide open but makes a good low light lens with an adaptable M42 mount.

Helios 58mm f/2 44-2

cannonfast — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 03:25:33 +0000

This unique & sharp Helios 58mm f/2 44-2 lens has a nice and narrow mount with the rear element sticking out. This feature makes the lens great for Lens Whacking or Free Lensing. For normal, still photography this M42 lens does a good job and has the 58mm focal length I prefer over a 50mm. This lens is so well built it feels like you’re holding a hefty machine that will take a beating and keep on working.

Pentax Super Takumar 105mm f/2.8

cannonfast — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:08:20 +0000

This Pentax Super Takumar 105mm f/2.8 is a decent lens stopped down a wee bit and you can’t go wrong with it if you find a good deal. Being a M42 mount you can use this lens on some Digital camera bodies with an Ebay M42 Adapter. Also split focus screens from Ebay make focusing a lot easier!

Chinon 55mm f/1.4 Auto

cannonfast — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 18:51:29 +0000

This Chinon 55mm f/1.4 Auto is fantastic mechanically and optically. There is not a whole lot of talk about this lens and probably for one reason. The rear element sticks out a fair bit and can hit the mirror on certain cameras if your using it on a DSLR with an adapter. However moving the focus away from infinity makes enough room to shoot or with the mirror up.

Tou/Five Star 28mm f/2.8 Auto MC

cannonfast — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 19:13:18 +0000

The Tou/Five Star 28mm f/2.8 Auto MC is not the most exciting lens in the world at all. Color and build were decent but thats about it.

Pentax Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 Asahi

cannonfast — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:10:56 +0000

The Pentax Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 Asahi is another amazing example of a really well built M42 Manual Focus lens which Pentax is famous for. If you don’t mind manual focus then this little lens is great for even today’s digital cameras with M42 adapters.

Pentax SMC Takumar 55mm f/2.0 Asahi

cannonfast — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 01:33:52 +0000

This Pentax SMC Takumar 55mm f/2.0 Asahi is a great little M42 Mount lens with great build and optics. Producing really nice bokeh, this lens is a bargain and are not too hard to find.

Pentax SMC Takumar 500mm f/4.5 Asahi

cannonfast — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 06:04:50 +0000

Mother this Pentax SMC Takumar 500mm f/4.5 Asahi is HUGE! This lens shows the amazing mechanical work Pentax was famous for. It has great optics at its time and still holds its ground even today.

Pentax Takumar 135mm f/3.5 SMC

cannonfast — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:06:01 +0000

Now this Pentax Takumar 135mm f/3.5 SMC is a great M42 mount lens with really sharp optics and sturdy mechanics. The has a fair bit of aberrations but is really good for it’s age.