Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4 it’s a superb prime lens famous for his high toxicity construction’s material glass.
This video was made with my Sony NEX-VG10 and the Super-Takumar… no special color correction but only “sunset” picture style on the camera.
Video link: http://vimeo.com/18502162
Just some clip taken with Asahi Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4 and Sony NEX-VG10.
ok… Now take a look to this video:
…anyway i love this lens! It’s very sharp wide open, awesome bokeh and also very cheep (less then 100$/€ on eBay).
The first “Super” version (introduced 1964) has 8 lens elements (listed separately). All subsequent versions (including K, M, F and FA versions) have 7 elements.
The 7 element Takumars have the infrared focusing mark to the left of the numeral ’4′ on the DOF scale. The 8 element version has the mark to the right. Thanks to Laurentiu Cristofor for pointing this out.
Variants:
1965: Super-Takumar 1:1.4/50 – late version, some have a white dot on the aperture ring at the f/2 position — first photo
1971: Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50 — second photo
1972: SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50 – rubberized focusing ring. Open aperture metering on Spotmatic F, ES and ESII — third photo
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