Comments on: S-M-C Takumar 28/3.5 http://www.prime35.com/s-m-c-takumar-28mm-f3-5/ Lenses for 35mm Cameras Tested and Reviewed Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:09:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rsm3745 http://www.prime35.com/s-m-c-takumar-28mm-f3-5/comment-page-1/#comment-38 rsm3745 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:09:55 +0000 http://www.prime35.com/?p=44#comment-38 Thanks for the reply. However, the sun is too strong in our place. When wide open, it's all glaring white that it's impossible to focus. I set it to f/8 to f/11 immediately when focussing. Sharpest at f/5.6? I'll check that out. thanks. Thanks for the reply. However, the sun is too strong in our place. When wide open, it’s all glaring white that it’s impossible to focus. I set it to f/8 to f/11 immediately when focussing. Sharpest at f/5.6? I’ll check that out. thanks.

]]> By: admin http://www.prime35.com/s-m-c-takumar-28mm-f3-5/comment-page-1/#comment-37 admin Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:24:17 +0000 http://www.prime35.com/?p=44#comment-37 Don't trust the hyperfocal mark on the lens. Focus manually wide open with live view, then stop down to f/8 (on full frame bodies) or f/5.6 (on cropped cameras) for optimum sharpness. It's very difficult to focus with stock focusing screens found in today's digital SLRs; that's why I recommend focusing with live view. Don’t trust the hyperfocal mark on the lens. Focus manually wide open with live view, then stop down to f/8 (on full frame bodies) or f/5.6 (on cropped cameras) for optimum sharpness. It’s very difficult to focus with stock focusing screens found in today’s digital SLRs; that’s why I recommend focusing with live view.

]]> By: rsm3745 http://www.prime35.com/s-m-c-takumar-28mm-f3-5/comment-page-1/#comment-36 rsm3745 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:01:31 +0000 http://www.prime35.com/?p=44#comment-36 Btw, here are links to some of my photos with this lens: http://flic.kr/p/bgDG3R http://flic.kr/p/aWDtVP http://flic.kr/p/aTARKD http://flic.kr/p/aTAMAk Btw, here are links to some of my photos with this lens:

http://flic.kr/p/bgDG3R
http://flic.kr/p/aWDtVP
http://flic.kr/p/aTARKD
http://flic.kr/p/aTAMAk

]]> By: rsm3745 http://www.prime35.com/s-m-c-takumar-28mm-f3-5/comment-page-1/#comment-35 rsm3745 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:56:18 +0000 http://www.prime35.com/?p=44#comment-35 Wow! Your pictures are delicious! Great depth of field and infinity focus. I also have the s-m-c tak 3.5/28 but I have softness problems in the foreground whenever I set it to hyperfocal. Is mine a bad copy or is my adapter too thin? I find it useful for landscapes though not very sharp, other than that, like group photo, it's very soft and difficult to focus. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/delzky/6740668989/" title="San Nicolas, Pangasinan by delzky, on Flickr" rel="nofollow"></a> Wow! Your pictures are delicious! Great depth of field and infinity focus. I also have the s-m-c tak 3.5/28 but I have softness problems in the foreground whenever I set it to hyperfocal. Is mine a bad copy or is my adapter too thin? I find it useful for landscapes though not very sharp, other than that, like group photo, it’s very soft and difficult to focus.

]]> By: admin http://www.prime35.com/s-m-c-takumar-28mm-f3-5/comment-page-1/#comment-12 admin Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:54:46 +0000 http://www.prime35.com/?p=44#comment-12 There are three versions of this lens; Super-Takumar 28/3.5 I and II (v.I had a large front element and a 58mm filter ring, v.II is 49mm), and S-M-C Takumar 28/3.5 (reviewed here). Personally, if taking the hassle of adapting an old lens, I'd take the latest version with SMC coatings. Here's the link describing the differences between versions: http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/showproduct.php?product=261&cat=20 There are three versions of this lens; Super-Takumar 28/3.5 I and II (v.I had a large front element and a 58mm filter ring, v.II is 49mm), and S-M-C Takumar 28/3.5 (reviewed here). Personally, if taking the hassle of adapting an old lens, I’d take the latest version with SMC coatings.

Here’s the link describing the differences between versions: http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/showproduct.php?product=261&cat=20

]]> By: gerades http://www.prime35.com/s-m-c-takumar-28mm-f3-5/comment-page-1/#comment-11 gerades Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:56:34 +0000 http://www.prime35.com/?p=44#comment-11 Hi, nice article and pictures. I am just wondering. Is there any difference between versions of this lens? What version do you own? Hi, nice article and pictures. I am just wondering. Is there any difference between versions of this lens? What version do you own?

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