[Leica] IMG: Flutterbys Using the Takumar 135

Tue Sep 1 11:50:59 PDT 2015

Didn't you just say you had a 135 Takumar?  Now it is a 135 Zeiss Tele
Tessar?

Look at the back of the lens..... do you see a bayonet mount?

If you have a bayonet mount, disregard everything I said, and do some
research.....

If you have a screw mount, about 42mm in diameter, then spend the $13 and
find out if it does what you want..........

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 11:40 AM
To: LUG
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Flutterbys Using the Takumar 135

> 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+E
>>>>>>> 1Ta
>>>>>>> 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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