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Pentax Super-Takumar 50mm f/1.4

Warm, radioactive, beautiful wide open

Lenses · Vintage glass · Bought used as often as new

Specification

50mm f/1.4
Full-frame, M42 screw mount
Thoriated glass on some versions — the warm cast
Needs a cheap adapter

Others in Vintage glass

Nikon AI-S manual prime — Cheap, metal, de-clickable — the budget cine set
Contax Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.7 — Zeiss rendering for the price of a filter
Jupiter 9 85mm f/2 — Soviet Sonnar copy — creamy, slightly soft wide open
Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm f/1.4 — Glowing highlights wide open, pin-sharp stopped down
Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 — Warm, cheap, and everywhere — a first vintage prime
Helios 44-2 58mm f/2 — The swirly Soviet prime — a look for the price of a meal

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