Ubiquitous Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm f/2 in M42, the most affordable warm vintage prime for adapted shooting.
The Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm f/2 is a fast standard prime for the M42 screw mount. Super-Takumar = the early SMC (Super Multi Coating) era for Pentax M42 lenses — representing an important step forward in coating technology for the M42 mount era. M42 mount.
f/2 maximum aperture. 55mm focal length (full-frame standard prime). Super-Takumar SMC coating (early generation). Manual focus. At approximately 220g. M42 mount.
The Super-Takumar 55mm f/2 is the early SMC-coated version of the classic Takumar 55mm standard prime for M42 cameras. Super-Takumar lenses with early thoriated glass elements may show a yellowish tint (from thorium in glass — check by viewing through lens). Adapts to mirrorless via M42 adapter.
On the used market the Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm f/2 is a classic vintage standard prime. Condition checks: glass tint (radioactive thorium glass in early versions — slight yellow common), aperture blades, focus ring. M42 mount — manual focus.