Handheld test footage of Canon T2i shooting @ 30fps / F8 through an Asahi SMC Takumar 1:2/55 lens I found at a thrift shop. Watch in 720p. Info: I bought an old Asahi Pentax SP 1000 camera this Takumar lens came on. Cam was broken so I explained my interest in the lens, and they gave it to me for .99 (instead of the .99 sticker price). This Takumar lens has an M42 (Pentax screw) mount so I had to hold the lens onto the body of my T2i because I don't have the adaptor yet. Argh. Sorry for the shaky footage. Wind + handheld cam + lens held in place = nightmare. This lens has a manual aperture switch (essential for use with EOS cam); seems to switch modes easily, but only when it's attached to the Pentax camera. Without the cam attached it, the switch won't budge (by design), so I put it on the Pentax cam, switched it to manual, unscrewed it, and will tape it to manual mode for use with my T2i. Workaround? Hmm, I tried manually holding in the pin on the back of the lens and switching the aperture switch. No deal, won't budge. Will mess with it and try to get it to switch without the old camera so I don't have to keep the Pentax body around just in case the lens accidentally gets switched to Auto mode. Review: Major upgrade from the stock glass for, what, total after investment in a ring adaptor? This lens is really nice. Super touchy as focus goes, so I recommend getting really good at using the x 10 zoom focus Live mode on your T2i or related cam. Gotta say that my ...
Tags: T2i, Asahi, Pentax, SP, 1000, SMC, Takumar, 1:2/55, Lens, Hotel, Eden
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