January 9, 2021

Takumar Samples covid-19: day 292 | US: GA | info | act

Again, it’s a dark, cold, rainy day, so of course I received my new Asahi Super-Takumar 55mm f/1.8 M42 lens. I was also expecting the Industar 61 today, but it’s still lost in USPS limbo somewhere—hopefully Monday. Here are the first images I took with the Takumar.

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Ooo, this is nice, even wide-open at f/1.8. The bokeh with that extra half-stop from the Helios is definitely noticable. It’s sharp, too, and focuses just under half (.45) of a meter. It’s a bit smaller than the Helios and seems to be a nice sample of this lens. Alas, it came with no caps, so I’ll have to find those somewhere. It think the filter size is 49mm, so I’ll get a filter and caps on Amazon.

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.