Pentax SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 : Specifications and Opinions

Pentax SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4

The Pentax SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1972 to 1975 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 110 €;

18 users have given it an average vote of 8.9 out of 10.

Specifications
Focal lenght	50 mm
Angle of view	46.8°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/1.4
Aperture blades
Lenses/Groups	7 elements in 6 groups
Min. focus distance	0.45 meters
Reproduction ratio
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	49 mm
Lens hood	Yes (not supplied)
Weather sealing	No
Weight	250 g
Dimensions	x mm
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Chebeltempo

sent on 17 Aprile 2020

Pros: Color rendering, sharpness, construction.

Cons: Yellowing back element.

Opinion: Among the "vintage" goals in my possession is the one I prefer. The construction is very solid, with fluid movements despite age, and valuable materials, included front cap, engraved metal. It makes well to all openings, clearly slightly softer at TA. closing a little bit you get very very sharp images. Excellent chromatic rendering, warm, good three-dimensionality of images, blurred of good quality. The focus dial is very fluid and the diaphragm adjustment is precise. The only flaw, however, is that the rear element (the lens closest to the sensor/film) with time tends to turn yellow. During this quarantine period and good weather I kept it 5-6h a day on the windowsill exposed to the sun and I have to say that the cure is working great. the lens has almost completely lost the yellow hue. I hope this doesn't mean to miss that wonderful color rendering that I have so much appreciated in the photos so far... I still have to do some tests. Lens purchased several years ago in England, used, but practically new at less than 80 degrees... I find it difficult to find better in that price range.

Isrem

sent on 05 Dicembre 2018

Pros: Price, quality, bokeh

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: A lens that I particularly love, at full aperture allows you to create beautiful portraits with a beautiful bokeh and beautiful contrasts. I prefer it to other vintage lenses because it returns sharper images, contrasty and that need less post production. For what I paid (80 euros) at the level of quality I could not really ask for more, I would buy another thousand times.

Marcello Machelli

sent on 16 Giugno 2015

Pros: Bokeh, high definition also to TA, precise and cutting down of 2-3 stops

Cons: none

Opinion: One of my favorite lenses. It must be proven, suddenly everything becomes clear, clean. It makes it very well in the first stop from TA and it's great for a portrait set, which captures the details and create a blurred progressive lenses that only very bright, quality can give. Rivals the latest additions in terms of precision. Strictly by hand, I would have used in the manual even if it had autofocus. Bokeh typical and very pleasant. It has its years but flows both fire that diaphragms without obstinate. A lens as it should.

Styx

sent on 23 Gennaio 2015

Pros: Blurred, color rendering, compactness, ease of use

Cons: Lack AF

Opinion: And 'one of the lenses that must be tried at least once in your life if you decide to experiment with the objectives vintage. The building is impressive, my copy has more than 30 years, and the rings are still extremely fluid and make it a real pleasure to use. And 'the lens I use the most because it gives one blurred beautiful 1.4, an excellent performance between f2 and f2.8 and f5.6 in absolute clarity by then. Placing at the top of the fuzzy Fujinon EBC 50 and 1.4 at the top of the three-dimensionality Planar 50 1.4 I think the Takumars halfway between the two, and as they say, "in medio stat virtus". Besides, it is much more readily available (and cheap) with respect to the above objectives.

Luca125

sent on 13 Aprile 2014

Pros: Sharpness at RT, construction, size and weight, cost, three-dimensional color, contrast.

Cons: Even considering the optics in an absolute sense and with the criteria applicable to modern optics (ignoring the cost is often less than 100 Euros) it is difficult to find cons.

Opinion: Phenomenal. I expected good performance with a view to assessing relative to its age. Well, the performance is very good in an absolute sense already at f/1.4. The yield is highly three-dimensional and recalls some of the achievements made in Germany and fuzzy, although it is a bit 'nervous, it is very pleasant. Built to last at least as much as the time decay of its radioactive element (some geological era ;)), it is a pleasure to use; smooth and well lubricated metal rings make it extremely satisfying to use this light. The aura of legend that surrounds this light it is well deserved.

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