Super Takumar VS Asahi Pentax-M 50mm f1.4 - vintage lens comparison 

The vintage look is also due the thoriated glass of the super takumar that someone find a “nice feature”, to be honest I find much more precise the M in tones reproduction.

I was lucky enough to compare multiple versions: Super Takumar 50mm 1.4 8 elements SMC Takumar 50mm 1.4 Pentax SMC 50mm 1.4 K series Pentax M 50mm 1.4 Pentax A 50mm 1.4 Pentax F 50mm 1.4 The 8-element, at least my copy, is the sharpest out of the lot. My copy is so sharp it can easily outresolve the K1's 36mp sensor. The SMC Takumar and K series are optically identical. The softest was the F but probably just a poor copy.

I have the Pentax and love it! Thanks 👍

Pentax M is my go to lens, when I really need a predictable good result. It has beautiful colors, quite natural with a little kick. The sharpness is very good, only Canon FD 50 1.4 and maybe Minolta MD 50 1.4 beats it, but the rendering of Pentax M pleases me more. One funny thing: I also have the Pentax A 50 1.4, but my copy is less sharp then my M version… Maybe sample variation… My Takumar is quite yellow and I keep it as is for some fun occasionally. It is a nice lens, quite sharp too.

❤ *PENTAX* Great video! Thank you 🙌

for me the winner is Takumar :) thank you

salient. concise. tyvm!

Is your Takumar the 8-element version, or the later 7-element (radioactive) version? You can tell by looking at the IR indicator on the side of the lens.