There's your excuse to buy a new camera [/quote]Get thee behind me, Peter!

Er, Marjolaine, you know that old mirror lens? Well, I think I'd like to use it again, and it doesn't fit the digital I just bought.

Soooooo......... all I need is a new body.

"Ya got THAT right, ya old slob!" "HERE!"

No, I'm not talking about a gym membership .......

Oh,.... never mind........

Jamie,

Thanks!

Have both the tubes - bye-bye infinity, and the tele-converter - bye-bye Depth of Field.

I think I'll just weld it to one of my best film bodies and look at a "Normal" tele for the digital.

Hey, an excuse to buy a lens!

OW!

Thanks George,

I'm hoping that with digital, one could push the ISO up, the aperture down a bit, and get some DOF. (Maybe f11 at 1600?) Or am I dreaming as usual?

This is where SR would be a huge plus. (Something I don't have on my K110D, and haven't really missed - yet.)

One thing for sure, it MUST have better bokeh than a mirror lens!

Cheers,

Hi Folks,

In keeping with our latest discussions about older glass, a friend in Vancouver, British Columbia will soon be offering a 500mm, f5, K mount, 6 1/2 pound Takumar telephoto lens on eBay. For what it's worth - serial # 816033.

I only have an f8 Russian Mirror Lens in 500mm, and see f5 as an advantage if there isn't much more loss of DOF.
I can't mount my mirror lens on my K110D due to the flash overhang, but imagine 500mm becoming 750mm on digital.

What I'm hoping, is that some of us have had some experience with this lens that you'd kindly share.
Then, if anyone is interested, I'll let you know when the item is listed.

Thanks,

Good eye!

Very Deep Field of Focus.

What lens and settings were you using?

Well done!

Martin, I think our cameras differ in this regard. I have a K110D, and
I put on +2 EV and it seems to work for all 8 of my various screw mounts.

I notice that I need to set my internal meter to "broadest or general" rather than "spot" (if that makes any sense).

All my lenses are set to M or Man, and I leave the camera on Auto to select Shutter Speed. I generally lock the ISO at either 200 or 400.

Thank goodness for the Preview Shutter!

Have fun!!!!!!!

My guess is WAY more than the 24.

The 85 would make a great portrait lens on digital.

Clarky,

I agree that my lens probably was built that way. Question is "Why?"

Does anyone else have a screw version of the 50MM 1:1.4, and can you look to see which way your iris is oriented?

George,

You're perfectly correct - the 50MM Super Tak was the only "radio active" lens ever made by Asahi. Some B&W photogs actually coveted this yellowed version as it didn't need a yellow filter.

I left mine for weeks in direct sunlight, with aluminium foil wrapped around the rear element. It became completely clear again and has remained so ever since.

Cheers!

Martin!

Thanks for drawing my attention to the Takumar Club.

I didn't know it existed.

Hey everyone, take a boo at the examples posted there if you had any doubts about Tak IQ!

Cheers!