[Leica] IMG: Flutterbys Using the Takumar 135

Steve Barbour steve.barbour at gmail.com
Tue Sep 1 11:53:17 PDT 2015 

> On Sep 1, 2015, at 11:50 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> 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


Frank, you have a big mouth

shut up and listen


Steve


> 
> 
> -----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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