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Can't fault that set.

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Luscious colours, especially number 1.

Sounds all to familiar with purchases from MPB. People unload their crap, MPB fail to do any proper testing and some innocent punter - in this case you Spad, ends up with a tale of woe.

It could possibly be as 1st Ever Pentax alluded to above; SDM failure in which case convert it to screw drive or use manual focus , or, return it and get your dosh back.
Good luck.

Nice! Very nice! Very, very nice!

Very nice but I wonder in monochrome would better suit them? Just a thought!...

Beautiful and has a lovely 3d pop to it as well.

Here's a time line of the production of the early Asahi Kogaku Takumars which were forerunners of the later Takumars with which we are more familiar with, were crafted from solid brass and are beauties to behold in their own rite..

"Asahi Kogaku Takumar 50 mm f/3.5: One of the initial lenses made for the Asahiflex series cameras in 1952.
Asahi Kogaku Takumar 58 mm f/2.4: Another early lens for the Asahiflex series, introduced in 1954.
Asahi Kogaku Takumar 83 mm f/1.9: Known to exist as early as 1955, this lens anticipated the later black and chrome style.
Asahi Kogaku Takumar 100 mm f/3.5: Introduced in 1952 for the Asahiflex series.
Asahi Kogaku Tele-photo 135 mm f/3.5: Made for the Asahiflex series in 1953.
Asahi Kogaku Tele-photo Takumar 500 mm f/5.0: One of the telephoto lenses for the Asahiflex series, introduced in 1955.
These lenses were highly regarded for their quality and are still appreciated by enthusiasts today, often being adapted for use on modern digital cameras."

I seem to recall the Simon's UTAK gave a pretty good run down of the Tak's production history in one of his excellent vid's.

Whether older is better than newer or vice versa is of course subjective if the question needs to be asked at all. My opinion is that they are all excellent in their own way and in particular given their age, the craftsmanship with which they were built has given them the ability to stand the test of time and still hold their own with modern lenses.

Oooops... my bad! A typo on the shift key I'm afraid. The 3 is on the same key as the £ sign and I had not spotted my error.

Pentax Asahi-Kogaku M37 58mm f2.4 lens Good Condition + M42 adaptor
£99.52 +33.64 postage.

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I do recall at some point in the past someone one this forum was looking to buy or at least interested in the purchase one of these pieces of Pentax history. Built from solid brass this lens is a delightful thing to behold. I already own one otherwise I would have snapped this up.

A collectors item yes but also a very capable piece of equipment.

I suspect at this price it may go quickly. I could be wrong. But...