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[Jim Nichols]

I concur with your description of the Super-Takumars.  They just have a 
feel of quality to them.  I still use the 50/1.4, 55/1.8 and 135/3.5 
from time to time.  I also have a Pentax bellows and a set of extension 
tubes that see occasional use.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 10/13/2017 9:17 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote:
>
>> A nice way to be remembered, indeed.
>> I see several with the Takumar 135/3.5.? I still use mine for
>> butterflies and skydivers. :-)
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ====================================================
> Aside from being sharp lenses, I always thought that, physically, the
> Super-Takumars were the most elegantly styled lenses around.  I liked
> the type of knurling on the focus rings, and the way that the focusing
> scales
> were enclosed in a metal shroud, with that small window on top to show the
> numbers. All other brands didn't bother with such tidyness. I only have a
> couple of Takumars now; I gave my late brother most of my Pentax gear
> when I switched to Olympus in 1982 (I needed to upgrade to bayonet mount
> lenses, and three of my friends used OM's, so we could share).
>