Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 Voigtl?nder (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 >>>>> >>>>> Bl?ody 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 Voigtl?nder/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. >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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