The Super-Takumar Super-Multi-Coated Macro Takumar 50mm f4 lens is a metal body macro lens capable of 1:2 macro reproduction.
Brief history
The Super-Takumar Super-Multi-Coated Macro Takumar 50mm f4 lens was produced by the Asahi Optical Company (later known as Pentax) in the 1960s and 1970s. The Super-Takumar series of lenses was known for its excellent optical quality and solid construction.
Several variants were produced. The first Macro-Takumar was constructed differently from the later variants and had a 1x magnification. The subsequent variants had the same optics and 0.5x magnification.
The following information is for the lens I used: the latest model and version.
Characteristics of the Super-Multi-Coated Macro Takumar 50mm f4
This is a manual focus macro prime lens with 0.5x magnification. I use it with a Pentax Spotmatic film camera.
- Lens mount: M42
- Lens optics: 4 elements, 3 groups
- Aperture blades: 5
- Max./Min. aperture: f4/f22
- Minimum focus distance: 0,23 m
- Filter size: 49 mm
- Size: 57 x 54 mm
- Weight: 248 g
