[Leica] IMG: Takumar in the Sunshine

[Paul Roark]

Nice shot.  I have an adapter for my Sony bodies and will be using the 50
f/1.4 with them occasionally.

BTW, Kolarivision now has a 0.2 mm coverglass for the Sony that, I hope,
will open up the Leica M wides to the Sony bodies.  I'll be testing it and
let the group know how/if it works when the camera is returned to me.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> A lot of us have had them over the years.  I happen to have two, the
> 50/1.4 and the 55/1.8.  Strangely, the 55 shows very little discoloration,
> but the 50 darkens a little with age.  I'm trying to rejuvenate the 50/1.4
> because I like the look it gives wide open, even if it is basically a
> little warm.
>
> Here is my favorite from the 50/1.4, about 8 years ago:
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Katie+Grace+_
> amp_+Kristin.jpg.html
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 3/20/2017 11:46 PM, Paul Roark wrote:
>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>> My slightly radioactive Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4 is
>>> undergoing a sunshine treatment in hopes of reducing the slight
>>> discoloration of the 3 rear elements.  The recommended exposure is about
>>> a
>>> week, but may get extended because of bad weather days.
>>> ​...
>>>
>>> ​Interesting.  I inherited a screw-mount Pentax outfit from a great uncle
>> and have one of these radioactive 50s.
>>
>> Paul
>> www.PaulRoark.com
>>
>> ​
>>
>> ​
>>>
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