On the way home this afternoon...

[smithdan]

...spotted this Takumar lens case through a junk store window. $5 put it in my pocket.

Finds like this are getting scarce. A little dusting and with the help of the appropriate adapter it looked real sharp down front of the K S2

Set it at f8 and pointed it at a handy plant, not too shabby..

Nice addition to my Pentax gear on the cheap.

 

[Derrel]

SCORE! I love the way those older Super-Takumar lenses were built--like battle tanks! And yet...like fine watches!

 

[zombiesniper]

Nice find.

 

[earthmanbuck]

Nice! I'm jealous.

 

[compur]

Those old Takumars are like jewels and, because they were so well made, you can still find them in near mint condition.

 

[webestang64]

WOW! Wonderful find.

 

[smithdan]

Another day to play. Waybackwhen my favorite lens was a Macro Takumar 100 f4 which works well with the K S2 too. This 50 is not as tele (bonus) and just as sharp.

Subject / camera distance a comfortable 3-4 ft.

..one of those fake lantern thingys from the closest focus distance of about 10". Both shots are full frame.

..and a 100% zoom from the middle of the above one..

Nice of Ricoh/Pentax to design in compatibility with M42 and K mount stuff.

This is the third Takumar cheap find; another macro 100 f4 in a bag of stuff for $15, a 135mm f3.5 complete with case and caps for $10 and this one.

 

[The Barbarian]

I'm envious. Great find. Old Pentax glass is the best.

 

[jcdeboever]

Dang sweet

 

[minicoop1985]

Is that thing f1.4 or f4? If that's 1.4, that's the fastest macro lens I have ever seen.

 

[smithdan]

..just f4, hard to see the full colon (1:4) in the pix.