Back in the days of film, yet long after the M42 mount was obsolete,
Modern Photography ran an article about winter photography. The sample
images were remarkably sharp, with as the article pointed out well
controlled flair. All of them were shot with Super Takumar primes, not
SMC. \
There are a lot of people who think anything not designed with computers
and the latest electronics are simply outdated, but there were large
numbers of modest, if not modestly priced lenses, (I remember looking at
early bargain SMC-P lenses such as the 135 f3.5 and buying Vivitar
instead for the extra stop of speed and lower price), that were
extremely good optically probably easily up to the requirements of
digital sensors.
I was able to pick up a SMC Pentax 135mm f3.5 for the price of the
attached camera, (broken and cheap), at the beginning of the digital
era, (same as the Takumar optically IIRC), and was very impressed with
it's light weight and excellent imaging properties, and amazing length
compared to equivalent M, A, and F lenses. I mean really it's 25%
longer than the M 135mm f3.5, before you put on the hood.
Oh by the way, I wanted to check for exact for exact specifications on
those lenses and tried to use Boz' page, and it was gone. The new
authors, Boz has passed on the torch, have moved it here:
http://kmp.pentaxians.eu/
On 5/9/2018 6:43 PM, Mark C wrote:
https://www.ephotozine.com/article/asahi-super-multi-coated-takumar-135mm-f-3-5-review-32182
This kind of surprised me - a review of a 40 year old lens on the K1.
Spoiler alert - it does quite well.
I sold my 135 f3.5 some years ago, and I'm not sure that I'd want to
fiddle with a screw mount adapter on the K1, but this review does
bring back memories of those finely tooled lenses that were a joy to use.
Mark
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