Super Takumar 50mm F1.4 & SMC Takumar 55mm f1.8 - Beautiful Radioactive Lenses!

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Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 and SMC Takumar 55mm f1.8 are radioactive lenses that create magical images thanks to their lens design. Want to learn more about them? I'll tell you everything I know. Don't let the radiation scare you, these lenses really are beautiful!
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In this video we cover some of the radioactive pentax vintage lenses that used up to 30% thorium by weight. They are the Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 and the SMC Takumar 55mm f1.8.
Both are pretty wonderful lenses I feel as though they deserve more recognition than they get. They are also pretty cheap film lenses that are easy to find especially on ebay.
There are plenty more radioactive lenses and many people ask if radioactive lenses are dangerous and the answer is that no they arent. Don't worry about them, just don't eat them or sleep with them and you will be okay!
Aesthetic photography videos about anime, cyberpunk, infrared and rain photography from Seoul, South Korea.
한국 서울에서 찍은 애니메이션, 사이버펑크, 인퍼레드, 비오는날 사진 촬영 비디오.
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실사와 튜토리얼로 배우는 사진
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모든 컨텐츠가 무료. 책장비, 작업장, 프리셋 광고 없음
I'm a street photographer in Seoul, South Korea.
서울 대한민국의 사진 작가입니다. 서울사진가.
My photography videos are mostly about street photography, cyberpunk photography, and night photography in Seoul, South Korea.
내 비디오는 한국에서의 사진과 나의 삶에 관한 것이다. 사진찍기좋은곳.
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@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

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@rocheuro Жыл бұрын

4:49 - this shot is one of my favourites btw. I really like this neon style you shootin. great stuff.

@Noealz Жыл бұрын

ty :)

@hieuhughesle-au9884 4 жыл бұрын

Just got the SMC takumar 55mm 1.8 yesterday!! Absolutely astonishing how nice the image quality and background compression with a tiny 5mm over the 50mm!! And it's super easy to manual focus compared to my Fd 50mm 1.4

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

+Hughes Le right I have many 50 1.4 and yet the 55 1.8 is just ever so much easier to focus - enjoy it, lovely lens

@ZaZaFellas 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video man! You’re street photography images are insane with so much dynamic range! I have these lenses myself and can’t wait to use them on my new Sony body ASAP! Keep up the great work!

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

Night photography is fun - I hope you will enjoy :)

@LuzzBightyear 4 жыл бұрын

surprisingly great video. Love your channel ! Keep it up ! and the photos you shoot ARE AWESOME !!

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! More good stuff coming especially once it is warmer

@nicolasaguilera956 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I'm considering to buy one of those lenses and you helped me so much!

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

Oh awesome! I am glad my video can could help you out - these lenses are amazing

@by_jinju 5 жыл бұрын

사진, 카메라, 영상에 대해서는 잘 모르지만 늘 잘 보고있어요! 노이 항상 응원해!!!👍👍👍👍

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being here Jinju, Goodluck wth 퇴근버스 !! ^-^

@vonjuan5549 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Still on the fence about the radioactive aspect, but thanks for shining more light on that issue.

@Noealz Жыл бұрын

No worries!

@garelalexandre3252 3 ай бұрын

lens a part , love your photo for sure

@Noealz 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@jennanadigoo785 5 жыл бұрын

great rundown.

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much : )

@snappiness 5 жыл бұрын

This is my first time seeing your work - incredible! So unique and cool. Amazing what you're doing with vintage lenses. Thanks for sharing.

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend and welcome : ) I'd like to believe I am doing something right! The only videos about gear I make are about vintage lenses I own~

@snappiness 5 жыл бұрын

@@Noealz I look forward to checking out more of those videos. I'll binge watch them this week, haha.

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Be sure to like them cuz it helps LOL

@snappiness 5 жыл бұрын

@@Noealz I'm a liking machine, I gotcha.

@danienelphoto 2 жыл бұрын

I have the SMC Takumar 55mm F1.8 (M42) - and I really really love it. I like your discussion - not boring über-tech heavy, and practical and real! I am busy putting together my review on it for my channel.

@Noealz 2 жыл бұрын

hehe perfect, hope my info helped

@epipen22 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you. I love vintage lenses. They are really cheap and really full of characters. Using them on my rangefinder is a real pain, but well worth the trouble.

@Noealz Жыл бұрын

I love the look they create :)

@samipso 2 жыл бұрын

Picked one up in great condition. Only had 1 go with it outside but I love how it’s sharp and has a milky glow to it.

@Noealz 2 жыл бұрын

very nice :)

@globally123 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video very much thanks

@Noealz 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad so :)

@rocheuro 3 жыл бұрын

got 55mm and its one of my TOP favourite lenses. along with Canon 1.4 FDn 50

@Noealz 3 жыл бұрын

enjoy :)

@silencenhikes6692 4 жыл бұрын

Just ordered the 1.4 takumar. I also have a SMC 135mm 3.5 and love that one.

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

You will be very happy : )

@sanderforpresident 5 жыл бұрын

I got the super takumar 50mm 1.4 from my grandfather. It flares nicely and is very nice for video on my a7sii. Super small too

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah these lenses are really small and the build quality is awesome, love them so much

@Arfonfree 3 жыл бұрын

I still have my SMC Takumar 55mm f/1.8 that I bought on my Spotmatic back in 1965. I'm waiting for an M42 adapter so I can put it back to work on my X-mount camera.

@Noealz 3 жыл бұрын

I think you will find that adapting lenses to mirrorless can become a little addictive

@melodysurf 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent review and explanation, love the street shots examples ;-) ... are you on Flickr?

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

oh sadly I don't use flicker, but I really should~

@ColinBloodworth 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you pointed out that people take pictures of walls. Like, ok, we get that there's some barrel distortion. Move on. Great overview.

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

People do love shooting their walls and charts though :3 I wonder if they ever actually use the camera for anything else

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

PS, the Industar isn't radioactive, just wanted to show that cheap lenses are good

@Esoxhunt 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice pictures, makes me think of the movie Blade Runner.

@Noealz 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I like to hear!

@pravinsharma3816 5 жыл бұрын

It is good lens:-)

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

yes they are : )

@SassePhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice - you cover the opposite side of the spectrum - get most for little money - keep it up :-)

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Will do - I actually love old lenses, for their imperfections and character. The only vintage lens I really want though is a Jupiter 9 but that will probably be a very long time from now since I just had to replace my camera :/

@the3dworkshop478 14 күн бұрын

Hey I just found your channel. Love your content! What camera body are you shooting the photos in this video on?

@Noealz 12 күн бұрын

I dont remember well actually, it was so long ago! I use many bodies and I experiment with the lenses : )

@christopherhuang2442 Жыл бұрын

Hey Noe First of all, I'm a big fan of your work as a fellow photographer Im looking to visit Korea soon and was wondering if you knew any places that sell vintage lenses

@Noealz Жыл бұрын

Checkout Namdaemun camera market :)

@jimshorts9708 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite is the 55 f2. It's the same optical formula as the f1.8 except It's very sharp wide open. Smooth bokeh, sharp, and even cheaper than the 1.8 or the 1.4.

@Noealz 3 жыл бұрын

right :)

@chrissoclone 5 жыл бұрын

They're not so cheap on ebay here in Germany anymore because they have gained some sort of cult following like the Helios recently. But my favourite cheap lens is actually also a Pentax, the 50mm 1.7 that came as a kit lens with every second Pentax camera in the late 70s. It's incredibly sharp wide open and has such a buttery smooth bokeh, and it's still incredibly cheap if you don't get it from the first "buy now" professional on ebay. I got mine for 10 Euros on a flea market, I bet you can still find it for 20 everywhere. And it doesn't yellow, although maybe for B/W that yellowing is a feature, not a bug. :) Also maybe worth mentioning, Pentax K is as easy to adapt also on Canon DSLRs as M42, should you still own one of those dinosaurs. :D

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Right, I have a good many Pentax K lenses as well, wish people knew how easy it was to adapt to never cameras : )

@Franjo.Horvat 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, you made things easy to understand! I have just one (stupid) question, does the film body (SLR) become radioactive in it self after years of being so close to the lens?

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

Don't you worry, that won't happen : )

@mattonwater 5 жыл бұрын

you're my favourite

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you very much my friend : )

@user-cy3eu5vc9i 5 жыл бұрын

쿨~!

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Hehehe thank you so much

@dedog56 2 жыл бұрын

Dude your photography is fantastic. What camera are you shooting on?

@Noealz 2 жыл бұрын

The camera isnt important! I use my phone alot

@dedog56 2 жыл бұрын

@@Noealz so you mounted your 50mm and 55mm to your phone! Wow!!

@user-hg1nb9my4m 4 жыл бұрын

I got that pentax SMC takumar 55.8

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

a fine lens ;)

@oracleadmin10g 4 жыл бұрын

There's something special about you.

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could believe that :3

@fernandagunsanchannel 3 жыл бұрын

My SMC 55mm F 1.8 is not very sharp on the corner. not even at F 4. is this normal?

@Noealz 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty normal for older lenses!

@obscur_yoann 5 жыл бұрын

I wish my 5DIV has some peaking or something to help manual focus... Part of why I wanna change it...😅

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

You can just zoom in and focus in live view, part of what I do. Or just install Magic Lantern and use their focus peaking~

@obscur_yoann 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t like that zoom... you should always push the zoom button 4 times to go back to your full image... Very not handy. Magic lantern doesn't work with the mark IV... but I am still searching for a mirrorless anyway so sooner or later I will change. I just take my time 😉

@robertmeyerson1618 2 жыл бұрын

So many lenses. So little time !!

@Noealz 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed :)

@Lexington101 3 жыл бұрын

Slow down and ENJOY Photography!

@Noealz 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly :)

@Leptospirosi 5 жыл бұрын

Do you use any of these vintage lenses on you Canon 5DmkIII?

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

Yes I do! But I admit it is much easier to use on a mirrorless camera. However, you can use liveview with the DIII to focus and it's all good. Great for video, if you have Magic Lantern you can get peaking too : )

@AlexJacksonSmith 5 жыл бұрын

Noealz, I didn't realise that you can do that... Which adapter do you need? I don't have these lenses, but would consider adapting my Nikkor AIS & Mamiya lenses. As for the focus thing, for street, f5.6/8 and the depth of field markers on the lens can avoid focusing issues. But probably only works for DAYTIME photography. :) A.,

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

@@AlexJacksonSmith You can get an adapter for your lenses, for example my lenses are m42 screw mount. So I just need an m42 adapter for my specific camera. You can find pretty cheap adapters online for around 10 dollars that will allow you to use old lenses with your digital cameras. But of course, different lenses with different mounts require different adapters! Most of my vintage lenses are m42 so lucky for me : )

@AlexJacksonSmith 5 жыл бұрын

Yes but I thought the distance between older lenses and the canon is similar to the mamiya to nikon and requires "correcting glass". Nikkor lenses on a Nikon needs no adapter, but more importantly no correcting lens. Which brand do you use for the Canon adapting? Just a cheap thing or one of the more costly brands?

@Noealz 4 жыл бұрын

I use the cheap ones : )

@MikMilman 5 жыл бұрын

One thing I don't hear anyone talking about with the Takumar is how warm it renders color and I do not think its because of yellowing.

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

maybe i dont notice it soo much because I mostly shoot at night and play with the colors alot =p

@MikMilman 5 жыл бұрын

@@Noealz You can def see it in one of my comparison videos. But who knows... maybe it varies copy to copy

@Noealz 5 жыл бұрын

@@MikMilman Well, I do have some daytime photos - and they are usually warm but I always thought it was perhaps because of the yellowing. Even when I white balanced them they did have a tint of warmth to them

@MikMilman 5 жыл бұрын

@@Noealz could be but mine is clear and it's super warm. Very earthy

@AlexJacksonSmith 5 жыл бұрын

Mik, Similar effect on colours can be found with the Mamiya-Sekor 35mm lens range. 55mm f1.9, 28mm f2.8 and the 105mm f2.8. Also have a rather similar effect with the AIS lenses.