5 affordable vintage wide angle lenses
Most lens manufacturer made a broad variety of wide angle lenses. Choosing the right one can be tricky. This is a subjective list of affordable vintage wide angle lenses in no particular order. Wide...
Category: Asahi Pentax Takumar
Pentax Takumar 35mm 3.5 Lens review
The Takumar 35 3.5 is a wide angle prime lens manufactured by Pentax. It was introduced in 1959 and was produced for several decades. These lenses were built for their Pentax-K and Spotmatic cameras....
Asahi Pentax Takumar 135mm 3.5
The Asahi Pentax Takumar 135mm 3.5 Super-Multi-Coated is a solidly build japanese made telephoto lens that was originially manufactured for the Asahi Pentax Spotmatic cameras. Its’ main competitor is certainly the Carl Zeiss 3.5...
Asahi Pentax Takumar 85mm 1.8
The Asahi Pentax Takumar 85mm 1.8 Super-Multi-Coated is a fast portraiture lens that offers great sharpness, a good bokeh paired with above average build quality. As all the other Takumar lenses it has great...
Asahi Pentax Takumar 50mm 1.4
Don’t be fooled by their modest price tag – Takumar lenses are great! I have the pleasure to own a few old Pentax Spotmatic cameras and lenses – they are all great. Both the...
Asahi Pentax Takumar 28mm 3.5
The Asahi Pentax Takumar 28mm 3.5 is a very interesting wide-angle lens. Don’t be fooled by their modest price tag – Takumar lenses are great! The 28mm Takumar is an undervalued little gem. I...
