DJE wrote: "I appear to have a lemon. My Super Takumar 35/3.5, s/n 4137xxx, tests as the worst 35mm prime I own in terms of sharpness and contrast. It appears to be undamaged physically and optically and to focus correctly."
Recently I bought a Vivitar Series One 24-48/3.8PK zoom, legendary for its sharpness. The glass is clean front and back. Well, my first roll (shot at f/5.6) was a disappointment; the focusing looked "off" from front to back. All frames had been shot with flash at 1/125 second, so I ruled out camera shake. The I did the bright light test and saw a haze (fungus?) across the entire surface of at least one inner lens. I've sold the lens to a PDMLer who is willing to have it cleaned. Paul Stregevsky
