Is the Takumar 2.5/135mm as good as they Say

[@adithyadivakar2425]

And you got the 6 element version too!! An additional bonus and I think has a following of it's own! Love your videos!

[@DrErickLopez]

I just received the 135mm f2.5 and im in love with it on my a7rii

[@n8b8dyh3r3]

I won yesterday an eBay auction for this lens- and I noticed it's a 6 element version in almost mint condition! 🙌🏽

[@donpepe90]

I started shooting / collecting just over a year ago. The Super Tak 135 2.5 6 element version was the second lens that I ever picked up, having lucked out and was able to pick it up at a thrift store for CAN$40.

[@rrysiekk]

..you have great reviews!....i have this lens and i totally agree with you !!! :)

[@wayneandrews3128]

I couldn't take my gaze away from trying to identify all that lovely gear in the background. Tell us about them sometime.

[@alexblaze8878]

I know right? Talk about camera porn.

[@alexanderkarnazes9195]

How would you say the image quality of the Takumar 2.5/135mm compares to the Vivitar 2.8/135mm CF lens that you have also reviewed? At portrait distances, which lens' bokeh do you enjoy more? When their apertures are wide open (f/2.5 v. f/2.8), which lens resolves more detail?

[@dbkfrogkaty1]

I got the Super-Takumar version of the 135mm f2.5. Doesn't have the coating but it still works pretty well. I did get the SMC 135mm f/3.5 too.

[@paulmartin8299]

How do you differentiate lens with coating from one without ?

[@dbkfrogkaty1]

@@paulmartin8299 The Super-Takumars don't have the coating. The lenses with the coating say SMC or Super-Mult-Coated on the face of the lens.

[@bobceffo]

nice! I also do quite a bit of live events and I wonder if... yes. you proved it thanks for sharing

[@silencenhikes6692]

I have the SMC 135mm but f3.5. Really good.

[@kamishimoproductions8587]

Thanks Silversurfer1 for sharing your expertise on this Talk 135 f2.5 (Bayonet). I love your presentation and best of all those photos you took at the Music show are so beautiful and the compositions are truly astounding. I'm searching for this very lens to pair it to my Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Pocket 4k.

[@PabloCoronel70]

The bayonet Takumar is not the same as this lens. In the 80s Pentax used the name Takumar on a series of cheaper lenses which are hit or miss. The one I bought had many colors in the aperture ring and was and OK lens, but not stellar like the old takumar. The bayonet Takumar has 4 elements in 4 groups lens (not 6) and the coatings were not at the Pentax standard.

[@samsen3965]

I see you got the more desirable version of this Takumar 135 F2.5, that is the 6 element lens version in 5 group and not the lesser wanted 5 element one. Now if you have hunted one with a defect that is not impairing your Image Quality and in such an otherwise good shape as I roughly see through your display, you are one Pro bro. Well done on your great catch of this marvel and Keep up the great job.

[@rockapejv]

Wonderful quality images.

[@expatriatechronicles6915]

I have the Contax Yashica Zeiss 135mm 2.8. I love it.

[@themanfromoregon6047]

I managed to snag a mint copy from an estate sale. I was surprised because it didn't come with the case, so I'm not sure how it was being stored, but it is dust free, rust free, scratch free, fog free. It is my absolute favorite m42 lens.

[@sliversurfer1]

They are hardy lenses. Briliant find!

[@Francescofilmmaker]

I’ve got the 85 1.9 and the 50 1.4!

[@sliversurfer1]

I'm Still hunting for the 85mm.

[@Francescofilmmaker]

@@sliversurfer1 you can buy mine if you want! It’s in nice condition :)

[@art_by_adrian2913]

Wow was not expecting those pictures I just bought one In a package with 3 other lenses and cases for 40 I hope it's in good shape for my a 6400

[@Noealz]

a fine lens : )

[@samsen3965]

2:15 Never knew Travis is actually one old Giant vintage "Cyclops"! ! !

[@thomaspirolt1686]

Hi, I have the same version and agree with you, lovely... I prefer it over the 135 3.5, look, rendering, contrast, sharpness... how do you like the 135. 3.5 compared to the S-M-C 135 2.5? And, have you had experience with the S-M-C 85mm 1.8? Thanks for the reviews!

[@sliversurfer1]

I prefer the 2.5 so far . I have been searching for the right deal on the 85mm 1.8 for ages. Thanks for commenting

[@thomaspirolt1686]

@@sliversurfer1 Right... me too and than got finally a minty one for 240 euros, I was more than happy to pay that... Usually they go for 350 - 400+ 85 is such a nice focal length... I had to get one ;) And it's now one of my most used lenses... Thanks for answering!

[@cheebawobanu]

I shoot with both 135's and find that I prefer the 3.5 myself.

[@thurthevintagelens]

great shots, is this a 5 or 6 element

[@DrDryce]

Great content. Is the 6 element version radioactive?

[@JayGreezy]

None of the 135s are radioactive no my knowledge

[@rubenzamora3326]

Would you recommend This lens over the Nikkor 135mm 2.8 AI OR AIS lens? Great review, thank you.

[@sliversurfer1]

Yes I would.

[@FLORAMORAITINI]

Dear Sir, I had the lens checked. Unfortunately the mount is distorted. It will not mount not even on a pentax camera. We managed to mount only 1 adapter without the extended step. So we put a tape on the big pin for the aperture to work and we took a photo. The little pin does not move at all in order to move the AUTO switch to MANUAL position. The seller accepted the return of the lens BUT I do not hae the time to return it as I am flying tomorrow fro China to Europe. May I have your opinion whether is worth keeping this lens or not?

[@sliversurfer1]

How much did you pay for the lens?

[@FLORAMORAITINI]

@@sliversurfer1 a lot , nearly 300 euros

[@sliversurfer1]

​@@FLORAMORAITINI Wow I would return it return it

[@FLORAMORAITINI]

Dear Sir, I just received the SMC Takumar 135 f2.5 6 element lens in a mint condition. Please help me solve my hopefully silly problem. I can not take off the back tap of the lens to mount it to the D700 camera and I do not want to put any force to the lens in case there is a trick to it. Also I can not turn the AUTO switch.

[@sliversurfer1]

There is no trick to taking the cap off just turn it Counterclockwise. If it wont come off hold it by the base NOT the aperture or focus ring and twist hard. You can wrap the cap with thick rubber bands to get better grip. The auto switch only actuates when mounted to a flat metal mount that can depress a tiny brass pin at the bass of the lens mount flange. I show it in the video => kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHy5i3tofLB0hs0

[@FLORAMORAITINI]

@@sliversurfer1 Thank you for kind reply. I managed to open the lid with the help of hair drier. Soon I will have the lens checked to see if it works properly because its mount does not look absolutely fine to me and I think this is also the reason that the lid was not closing properly, plus it seemed not the right size. Definately not in Mint, as new condition as it was advertised. I will have it checked tomorrow. Hope is nothing really serious.

[@olafv.2741]

At 03:43 you tough the pin with your finger. No good. They tend to get sticky that way. Same for the aperture control pin. I once sold 2 lenses to a guy. He complained that the lenses didn't work. Instead of waiting for my reply he took both apart and screwed up big... Both lenses gone.

[@sliversurfer1]

It Is only necessary to do if you are buying a lens and need to test it. Personally Ive never had a stuck Takumar pin in the many years of collecting them.

[@olafv.2741]

@@sliversurfer1 I had a few problems over the years. Easy to solve. But I try to use the rear lens cap to operate the pins. Do you have the 15 mm SMC Takumar with M42 Screw mount? I am still looking for one...

[@Justcris___]

question, how does it perform in low light scenarios?

[@sliversurfer1]

Fantastic. In my samples there are some images shot in very poor lighting.

[@lordofthelints]

How about the 5 element version? Which one do you own?

[@sliversurfer1]

Thanks for commenting it is the 6 element variant

[@peoplez129]

Do you need a type 1 or type 2 M42 adapter?

[@sliversurfer1]

Type 1

[@williamg.6283]

Nice! I bought one recently and it's now my favorite lens on my a6000. My favorite m42 lens adapter is the fotodiox pro m42 to nex but it has a tab inside that blocks the pins on the back of the lens so it doesn't screw in completely. I'm going to machine it off in the next few days :D

[@sliversurfer1]

You can put a dab of nail polish on the pin, clamp it down and let it dry. If you ever want to reverse the modification use cotton swab and nail polish remover.

[@tristan3665]

Hodor, is that you?

[@tabl10s]

What's a "Taku-Mer"? "Bee's Meow"?

[@sliversurfer1]

Street slang brah . I'm hep.

[@nickykodak7536]

From my experience, legendary cult lenses get a following as long as the internet keeps on pushing the lens while forcing the prices up and up; the actual performance of the lens is nearly always pretty much unimportant for many people who simply want to own something expensive.

[@punkrachmaninoff]

still can't find one... but i got two pentax-m 135mm f3.5's ...can you ask pentax forums to unban me, please? like people are making the exact same MIRRORLESS arguments as i am... yet i got thrown out and called a communist? amazing optics.

[@sliversurfer1]

Thanks for commenting. Things can get pretty heated over there. I have no influence or pull. Maybe you could sign up with a different username?

[@punkrachmaninoff]

@@sliversurfer1 yeah lol, but it's the principal of it - i was not wrong and they gang-stalked me out... now i have a fuji X-T3 and my pentax lenses. wonder how many more people have been turned off the pentax brand by this sort of behavioral community connundrum?!? quite frankly i couldn't be happier with the Fuji - that 23mm f2... what is so hard about pentax making good lenses like that? they used to!! pentax needs to stop listening to their "growing customer base" that they profess exists within that echo chamber.

[@sliversurfer1]

@@punkrachmaninoff Pentax has glass that is as good as Fuji glass.

[@paulmartin8299]

@@sliversurfer1 i am thinking of getting this pentax smc 135mm f2.5 lens for my fuji xt1. How do you mount them to your fuji gear ? M42 or K mount ?

[@d30gaijin]

Nope.

[@sliversurfer1]

Curious why you say "nope"?

[@71janas]

Awful video, absolutely awful video But I have to get one. I love Takumar lenses.