Vintage Lens Test - Images with a Nikon Ai=S Nikkor 85mm F2, on the day of the solstice.
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Olympus PEN E-P5, Nikon Nikkor Ai-S 85mm F2
The SMC Takumar is a fast 55mm F1.8 screw-mount (M42) lens of good repute seen in several iterations of the same optical design. The series started with the Takumar 55mm F1.8, in production in 1958, and ended with the SMC Takumar 55mm F1.8, which was in production from 1972 to 1975.
Other iterations include the Auto-Takumar (1958 - 1962), Super Takumar (1962 - 1965), and Super-Multi-Coated Takumar (1965 - 1972).