Just hold the menu button and then switch on the camera.
If you haven't updated the firmware it will say 1.0, you can then update to version 1.01

I haven't seen any that you would call a dog, These Taks were right up there in thier day and were built to a very high standard.

What I have found is that the Coated versions are more susceptible to fungus, I don't know if I am just unlucky, but a lot of the coated models I have seen have fungus and the earlier non coated versions are clean.
Maybe the fungus has a liking to SMC coatings:

I have become quite adept at dismantling and cleaning them.

There are 5 versions of the Pentax Takumar lens available

I have quite a collection of them building up at the moment.
Watch out for the Super Takumar, the glass has a tendancy to go yellow due to some additive during production, especially the f1.4 model

I have an SMC 50mm f1.4 and a Super-Multi-Coated 55mm f1.8 which are superb and a Super-Multi-Coated 35mm f2 which is quite chunky but another very good performer.

If you are after something longer go for the Super-Multi-Coated 200mm f4, there is a Takumar f5.6 preset version out there but its a little on the slow side.

There are many to choose from and can be picked up relatively cheaply, and are a lot of fun to use also. I have avoided the Takumar zooms, not because they are no good, I don't really know how they perform, I just prefer the primes.

I also have a Super-Multi-Coated 135mm f3.5 and a Takumar 500mm f4.5 (no SMC coating) Good luck and have fun

Great colours, I really like no.3.
It will no doubt become your fav lens, I would never part with mine.

Bees are tough little beggers to snap at the best of times, so well done.

Happens all the time in these parts and I can understand how he mistook it for a crazed ninja, that happens all the time also

I would have given anything to be there with a camera, watching some guy put a roo in a head lock and wrestle it in just your undies, "priceless"

Been there done that

I'm sure Peter(Mannesty)has one of these and I think he is considering selling also.

Love both those shots especially the lighting on your last one Martin.

My wife saw this thread and asked me why guys were sending me flowers

SMC Takumar 50mm 1.4 1/160, iso200, can't remember the aperture.
See the spider in the background, I didn't know it was there until I was looking at it on the computer.
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I think you will find you can only upload one a day, if I am not mistaken.

I know how you feel Mike, I have been playing with some old Takumars of late and my bin ratio is about the same as yours. But its still fun using them and thats what counts I guess.

I am improving though and have just recently installed a Katzeye focus screen which helps.

BTW no.2 for me

Lets see some pics taken with your old Takumar lenses, either film or digital it doesn't matter.

SMC Takumar 50mm 1.4
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Super Takumar 55mm 1.8 with extension tube
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Takumar 500mm 4.5
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