[Leica] IMG: Flutterbys Using the Takumar 135

Steve Barbour steve.barbour at gmail.com
Tue Sep 1 11:39:41 PDT 2015 

> On Sep 1, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> Steve,
> 
> the 135/4 Tessar is a very compact lens designed and built by Zeiss that was also manufactured by Voigtländer (Color-Dynarex) and by Rollei (Tele-Tessar) with a QBM (Rollei Quick Bayonet Mount) - it has nothing in common with the M42 Takumar except excellent quality. It's about 9.5 cm long set at infinity and extends to 11 cm at a close focusing distance of 1.6 metres and has a diameter of about 5.5 cm. It was, IIRR, also made with TM (M42) and Zeiss BM mounts for the Icarex SLR TM and BM cameras

is the M42 Takumar the same lens ie small etc design the same except screw mount

I got this lens cheap from KEH-they said it was screw mount likely  M42


ZEISS 135MM F/4 TELE-TESSAR HFT 2 PIN LENS


what did I do?


correct or not?


steve

 



> 
> Colour rendition is extremely neutral with slightly cool blues and greys - all un all very natural looking, and it's very sharp, even wide open. If you can find one, all sorts of companies make adapters for QBM to a wide range of other camera mounts
> 
> Cheers
> Douglas
> 
> On 01.09.2015 19:09, Steve Barbour wrote:
>> so Frank,  I want to be sure I’ve got it, this lens, a 135/4 takumar/ rollei /zeiss unit is basically an M 42 pentax screw mount lens ?
>> 
>> These adapters are available for both Fuji X and Sony A7.
>> 
>> Et voila…that’s it?
>> 
>> thank you
>> 
>> steve
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sep 1, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The Takumar is probably an M42 screw mount lens.  Many times referred to as
>>> Pentax Screw Mount.  Or Universal screw mount.
>>> 
>>> Should cost you about $10 on FleaBay.
>>> 
>>> Wrong, $5 (Sony).   I looked it up.
>>> Fuji is $8
>>> 
>>> About the same as 1% of the TAX on a Leica body.
>>> 
>>> Frank Filippone
>>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf
>>> Of Steve Barbour
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 9:47 AM
>>> To: LUG
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Flutterbys Using the Takumar 135
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Sep 1, 2015, at 9:12 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi, Aram.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the kind words.  I have an M42 bellows, and also a set of
>>> extension tubes, but I don't recall trying the 135 on there.  That's
>>> something else to but on the bucket list.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> is there an adapter so this lens can be used on a Fuji X or Sony A7 ?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> steve
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> 
>>>> On 9/1/2015 10:46 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:
>>>>> Douglas. When I was shooting Rollei's I had that 135/4 Tessar.  It indeed
>>> was a great lens.  I would put it on bellows and that was my go-to Macro
>>> setup.
>>>>> Jim.  The butterfly photos are amazing.  That Takumar seems to be a very
>>> nice lens.  Have you tried it on a bellows?
>>>>> Aram
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Douglas Sharp
>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 2:06 PM
>>>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Flutterbys Using the Takumar 135
>>>>> 
>>>>> Blöody good lens. bloody good photos!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I like the colour rendition of Takumars - not as clinical as Leica
>>>>> and not as cool and calculating as Zeiss.
>>>>> 
>>>>> One of my favourite 135s is the Takumar 135/2.5 in M42 mount - comes
>>>>> close behind a Yashica 135/2.8 with CY-mount and a miniscule 135/4
>>>>> from Voigtländer/Rollei which really sparkles.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Douglas
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 31.08.2015 20:55, Jim Hemenway wrote:
>>>>>> The second one Jim, it's somewhat magical.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 8/31/15 2:03 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>>> I captured images of two more passing butterflies using a combination
>>> with which I am beginning to feel more comfortable, the Oly E1 and the
>>> Pentax 135/3.5, shot wide open.  Both were shot at very close to the near
>>> focus limit.  Colors are just as they came from the ORF file.
>>>>>>> A Black Swallowtail on the Buddleia Bush
>>>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Black+Swallowtail+E1Ta
>>>>>>> k.TIFF.html
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> And a Gulf Fritillary, same bush
>>>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gulf+Fritillary+E1+Tak
>>>>>>> .TIFF.html
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Please view the last one Large.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>>>> 
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