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Sony Alpha 7s + SMC PENTAX 135mm F2.5


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This old Lens works pretty good with the Alpha 7s !

I shot this series at Photokina.

 

 

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  • 3 months later...

Takumars are the best kept secret. 
I have one K mount 28/2.8 which is razor sharp and stunning color.
I have a few screw mount lenses which are, again stunning, and I have Zeiss and Leica lenses too but keep going back to the Takumars simply because they are so unbelievably hot lenses.
35/2, 50/1.4, 55/4 Macro (unreal sharpness) 100/4 Macro (again, unreal sharpness), 135/3/5 (had nicer bokeh than the 2.5) and 135/2.5 which I used with a Mitakon speedbooster to shoot the North American Masters track finals last summer, most of which are run at night under lights, and the images I got from that setup are, well pretty hot.. 
I only recently got an A7s and I bought an A-mount 24/2 Zeiss for it, which is completely amazing lens. Still deciding what to add to it.

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