The Takumar Bayonet 135 f2.5 is a K mount, (no A setting), introduced in 1980 three years before the Super Program/Program A according to Boz's K mount site. The site has some new updates in case anyone is interested BTW.
Jostein Øksne wrote: >IIRC, the Takumar name was not resurrected for bargain lenses until the "A" >era. > >Jostein > >On 10/5/06, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I sufferers by comparison to the SMC P 135mm f2.5 which is legendary. >>Asahi originally used the Takumar name on their top line of lenses back >>in the M42 mount days. When the K mount lenses were introduced they >>changed the lens line name to Pentax. The Takumar bayonet lenses were >>their bargain line, most were made by third party manufactures and >>lacked the SMC coatings. The Takumar Bayonet 135 f2.5 is probably an >>all right lens, quite a few members of this list have used and liked >>it. But it's not as sharp, since it doesn't have SMC it's flare >>resistance suffers, it's not as well built, and it has those silly >>colored f stop markings< (God what were they thinking when they did that). >> >>J and K Messervy wrote: >> >> >> >>>What's wrong with the Takumar bayonet lens? From using it, I reckon it's a >>>great piece of glass. >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:10 PM >>>Subject: Re: What's an LX worth? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>If your 135/2.5 is the SmC Takumar screwmount (either >>>>>of the two varieties available), I'd start it at $125. If it's an >>>>>earlier screwmount, I'd start it at $60. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>As it is the Takumar Bayonet, great demand may not be there, I am >>>>afraid. The LX however... :-) >>>> >>>>I suggest that you do a search on eBay for completed listings for >>>>these items to get an idea of prices. >>>> >>>>Good luck! >>>> >>>>Kostas >>>> >>>>-- >>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. >> >> --Albert Einstein >> >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
