S u p e r - T a k u m a r 1 : 1.8 / 55 M o d e l 1
Produced 1962 to October 1963. Serial Numbers 546xxx - 893xxx. AOCo Product No. 345-2. Updated May 2023.
Produced 1962 to October 1963. Serial Numbers 546xxx - 893xxx. AOCo Product No. 345-2. Updated May 2023.
(Research Note: Since 2010 I have seen 1.15% (1121 copies) of the total estimated 97,300 copies made.)
INTRODUCTION
The first named Super-Takumar evolved from the Auto-Takumar (345). The aperture ring turns anti-clockwise to reduce the aperture.
The direction of rotation for aperture rings and A/M switches in the first two Super-Takumars inherited from (345) is reversed in all subsequent Super-Takumars, restoring clockwise movement to close the aperture as in all earlier Takumar lenses.
The first named Super-Takumar evolved from the Auto-Takumar (345). The aperture ring turns anti-clockwise to reduce the aperture.
The direction of rotation for aperture rings and A/M switches in the first two Super-Takumars inherited from (345) is reversed in all subsequent Super-Takumars, restoring clockwise movement to close the aperture as in all earlier Takumar lenses.
DESCRIPTION
VARIATION
NOTES
LENS PRODUCTION (∑ lenses) ∑n =1121 Serial Numbers observed in 100 Batches covering 85,568 SN min. < ∑ lenses < 108,972 SN max.
SN min. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed within 100 batches
SN max. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed between adjacent batches of other lenses.
▼ Centre point of DOF guide begins the gradual change from a red "lollipop" to a red "diamond".
546014 (1/ 1) 546750 (1/ 1) 565382 (1/ 1) 566777 (1/ 1) 600993 (1/ 1) 605281 to 605498 (5/ 217) 605470 605907 (1/ 1) 609512 (1/ 1) 614704 to 616562 (27 / 1858) 616630 to 619486 (33/ 2856) 621358 to 622836 (12/ 1478) 623065 to 623688 (9/ 623) 626564 to 626678 (3/ 123) 628134 to 628330 (3/ 196) 629611 to 630459 (15/ 848) 630675 (1/ 1) 633722 to 634081 (4/ 359) 637279 to 638457 (17/ 1178) 639106 to 639266 (5/ 160) 642509 to 644246 (22/ 1737) 645198 (1/ 1) 646014 (1/ 1) 647176 to 649132 (24/ 1956) 650967 to 652166 (15/ 1199) 652210 to 653686 (29/ 1476) 652695 654471 to 655068 (13/ 639) 657427 to 657589 (6/ 162) 658280 (1/ 1) 662466 (1/ 1) 662594 to 663717 (16/ 1154) 665716 to 666802 (15/ 1086) 670963 to 672260 (17/ 1297) 672496 to 672714 (4/ 218) 672915 to 673415 (14/ 500) 673508 to 674539 (12/ 1031) 674656 to 676531 (21/ 1875) |
Serial Numbers in 100 Batches
(n /SN range) Collection 678878 to 682539 (40/ 3661) 682863 to 682896 (3/ 67) 682978 (1/ 1) 345 SN end 683544 to 684355 (14/ 811) 684586 to 684603 (2/17) 688158 to 689649 (14/ 1491) 689533 691875 to 696336 (51/ 4461) 692148 695022 697887 to 700781 (29/ 2894) 701570 to 704239 (34/ 2669) 704664 (1/ 1) 704838 to 705596 (6/ 762) 706232 to 708122 (26/ 1890) 711419 to 713142 (18/ 1723) 712319 714762 to 716238 (20/ 1476) 717427 to 719300 (34/ 1873) 720031 to 721764 (21/ 1733) 738565 to 740546 (24/ 1981) 747152 to 749177 (25/ 2025) 747188 750840 to 751482 (7/ 642) 751901 to 752725 (11/ 824) 753520 to 755667 (21/ 2147) 757035 to 758656 (16/ 1621) 761654 to 764992 (51/ 3338) 768351 to 768826 (5/ 475) 800036 to 801880 (23/ 1844) 802161 to 805029 (25/ 2868) 807943 to 810827 (26/ 2884) 810312 815519 to 815862 (4/ 343) 816648 to 817017 (5/ 369) 821591 to 821961 (6/ 370) 821868 |
822258 to 822375 (5/ 117) 345-5 SN start 822531 to 823174 (13/ 643) 823212 to 823774 (5/ 562) 824333 to 824342 (2/ 9) 825217 to 825577 (8/ 360) 825986 to 826608 (7/ 622) 827841 to 828244 (6/ 403) ▼ 831220 to 834769 (38/ 3549) 835208 to 835510 (4/ 302) 837005 to 837950 (11/ 945) 838654 to 839017 (6/ 363) 839143 to 839429 (8/ 286) 839907 to 839954 (2/ 47) 840535 to 842031 (23/ 1496) 842077 to 842439 (6/ 362) 842625 to 842644 (2/ 19) 842901 (1/ 1) 842965 to 844115 (9/ 1150) 856084 to 856971 (9/ 887) 857290 to 857432 (5/ 142) 857770 to 858258 (6/ 488) 863557 (1/ 1) 863623 (1/ 1) 864036 to 864065 (2/ 32) 864222 to 864280 (2/ 58) 864446 to 864453 (2/ 7) 864701 to 864827 (3/125) 865118 to 865209 (4/ 91) 865439 to 865893 (6/ 454) 866908 to 867346 (5/438) 870885 to 870991 (2/ 106) 880583 (1/ 1) 885012 (1/ 1) 893466 (1/ 1) |