![]() On my Nex the lens is quite long with the adapter, lens and hood fitted. Obviously it doesn’t have some of the features of a modern lens such as an autofocus motor or image stabilisation, but personally I find manual focus with focus peaking faster and more reliable than autofocus and image stabilisation, although nice, adds considerably to the cost. UsabilityĬompared to a modern telephoto lens this is a nice lens to carry and use because it is lightweight. They have the reputation of being exceptional lenses, and some examples, like the 50mm f/1.4 carry pretty high price tags. The takumar len range was produced by Pentax for their M42 spotmatic slr range before they moved to the K mount bayonet fitting when they changed to using the Pentax name. I bought my copy from eBay for £26 and I paid another £3.50 for an original Takumar screw on lens hood to match it. The aperture ring is controlled by a small pin protruding from the bottom of the mount, and there is an Auto/Manual switch fitted to disable the pin and make the aperture controllable by the aperture ring. It has an aperture range of f/3.5 to f/22 and a closest focusing distance of about 1.5 meters, or 5 feet. This lens is an M42 mount lens made in about 1973. Some other sample shots taken with this lens. ![]()
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