January 26, 2021

Tak 8! covid-19: day 309 | US: GA | info | act

Wow, that was fast! The Asahi Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 8-element already got here from Japan. The delivery date was next Tuesday. Color me impressed. Thank DHL.

Without further ado, here are the first shots, both wide-open, of course:

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  Rotolight Neo, camera left

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And, wow! again. I missed the focus on a couple—f/1.4 is a challenge—but when I got it—I got it. This thing is super sharp, and the bokeh is lovely.

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This one is with available light, and it’s not even as close as this lens will focus. The color, too, seems excellent, maybe a bit on the warm side, which I like. Here’s the requisite Buddha shot:

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Again super sharp and just nice. I’m beginning to see, even on this overcast day, that this 8-element Takumar from the mid-sixties is pretty dang special.

Leica Camera and Lens Information

📷: Leica M8 (09/2022–) • Leica M (Typ 262) (01/2017–12/2020) • Leica SL (Typ 601) (12/2020–). Leica Lenses: Leica Summicron-M 2/50 (Typ IV) • Leica Summicron-M 2/35mm ASPH (Typ V). Other Lenses: Asahi Super-Takumar 1.4/50 8-Element • Asahi Super-Takumar 1.8/55 • Asahi Super-Takumar 2.5/135 • Canon 1.4/50 LTM Helios 44m-4 2/58 • Industar 61 2.8/55 • Jupiter-8 2/50 • Jupiter-9 2/85 • Konica Hexinon AR 1.8/40 • Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan 2.8/100 • Olympus Zuiko 2.8/24 • Olympus Zuiko 2.8/28 • Olympus Zuiko 1.8/50 • Olympus Zuiko 2/85 • Vivitar 2.8/28 • Voigtländer Nokton Classic 1.4/40 MC • Voigtländer Ultron 1.8/21 • Voigtländer Ultron 2/28. Processed with Capture One Pro.