Pentax Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5. If you’re looking to purchase this lens I always check Adorama and Ebay for good deals. It helps me if you purchase it through one of these links here in this review. When you purchase through these links it financially enables me to devote time to develop this site further. Thanks for the help! -Todd

Barrel
Metal

Weight
5.7 oz (161g)

Carrying Case
Hard Leather

Focus Type
Manual Focus.

Focus Ring
Metal.

Close Focus
1.5 feet (0.45 meters).

Filter Threads
49mm, Metal

Aperture Ring
Metal

Diaphragm
5 blades stopping down to f/16.

Mount
M42 Metal Mount.

Made in
Japan

 

 

Sharpness
f/3.5: A little soft with great contrast. A little bit of spherical aberration and some coma.
f/4: Sharpens up a tiny bit, with less spherical aberration and a little bit better contrast.
f/8: Very sharp all over.

Vignetting
Quite a bit of vignette at f/3.5 and clears a little at f/4 and almost gone at f/8.

Distortion

There is quite a bit of distortion but not a whole lot more then usual 35mm lenses.

Recommendations
On MF Camera
Optics:         ★ ★ ★
Mechanics:  ★ ★ ★ ★
Ergonomics: ★ ★ ★ ★
Usefulness:   ★ ★ ★
Availability:   ★ ★
Overall:         ★ ★ ★

On AF Camera
Ergonomics: ★ ★ ★
Overall:         ★ ★ ★
Out of 5

I love this little lens simply because it’s such a solid little lens and super fun to play with. When you mount it on your camera it looks like a funny little lens cap and is pretty cute. Pentax M42 screw mount lenses were very solid and compact and you could carry a couple of them in your pocket and no one would know!

Optically this lens is pretty good stopped down with great contrast. It has a fair bit of distortion and vignetting, which is expected for the size of the lens.

If you want a really fun, tiny lens to play with then this is one of my favorites and makes a good little landscape lens. If you can find one for a fair price you can’t go wrong.

 

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My hopes are to take the time to continue developing this website with more test photo based reviews. If you are ever interested in purchasing this lens or other photography equipment please do so through these links here in this review. I always check Adorama and Ebay for good deals. This helps support my family and allows me to take more time for the site. The best part is this site is free for you and I link good deals I find!

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