My lens Asahi Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9 m42 is for sale (I have one S-M-C Takumar 85mm/1.8 which I will keep). It is in good, but used, condition. The color of some often touched places is a bit worn, as you can see on the images. It also has a little scratch on the “L” in the “Lens made in Japan”-text, and on the “T” in “Super-Takumar”.

The price for the lens: $350, or £200, or €240. Add shipping-cost from Sweden.

Pictures of the lens

Asahi Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9, 1 by Mattias Wirf, on Flickr

Asahi Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9, 4 by Mattias Wirf, on Flickr

Asahi Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9, 3 by Mattias Wirf, on Flickr

Asahi Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9, 2 by Mattias Wirf, on Flickr

Some pictures with the lens:

Spider on flower by Mattias Wirf, on Flickr

Rose2 by Mattias Wirf, on Flickr

Mushroom in morninglight by Mattias Wirf, on Flickr

More pictures with the lens, here.

Write a comment or mail me if you are interested.

I have shot some autumn with Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9, classic portrait M42-lens from Asahi (Pentax).

I like the contrast of sharp leafs to soft bokeh. The autumn colors I love, but sometimes it pays to go black and white I think. Do the opposit to the common way, our your own routine.

I renewed my Flickr account today to Pro. I use Flickr and Ipernity, so I use double webservice image storage/communities. I like Ipernity where also are a translator to my language, but many of my old images are linked from my websites to Flickr since I have used their pro-account for a few years. A later image is this leaf with drops, photographed with the lens Asahi Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9 on my Canon.

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I like the small, unripe fruits that grow to berries. The light shines through them almost. Here photographed with Asahi Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9.

Some winter berries with Super-Takumar 85mm/1.8. I feel a little bit like they look at the moment. Wish it could be summer soon, with more daylight and possibility to exercise in nature. It would be great with some more energy.

As you see from this shadow the robots are coming! Quick, hide your euiqpment!

Image problably shot with Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9 but I’m not sure.

Every year I get cought up in the autumn bokeh again, the leafs turning red. It is one year ago I did the same thing with the Auto-Takumar 85mm/1.9, this year it’s Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9. It’s bokeh suits me for this type of images. I just hope I can grow as photographer even if the motifs are the same ;)

Portrait of a magic lens, Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9, on my old Spotmatic-camera. Asahi made great things – and still do perhaps, but I’ve only tested their old stuff :)

More about Super-Takumar 85mm/1.9 on PBase

A Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) in the national park, shot with Asahi Super-Takumar 135mm/3.5 m42-lens on Canon EOS 350D. Left alone, the other berries picked.

Some of the Takumar M42-lenses I owned/own. Works great on my Canon EOS, of course :) And they are also very pretty.