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Serial numbers are sourced from your lenses, or SN collections.
Generous individuals have donated a rare SN, or those from their own Takumars.
Others have donated large SN collections to be merged with the Guide.
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Generous individuals have donated a rare SN, or those from their own Takumars.
Others have donated large SN collections to be merged with the Guide.
Contact and public comments can be shared under any Blog page. Your email address is visible to the editor, who can reply privately.
- Observed SN for models (backed up to March 2024) are available on PDF files by request. Lens pages show skeletal batch summaries.
- The whole archive can be accessed for historical research with permission.
Peter Kitchingman - Databasing and knowledge of military marks. 2012
[P. Kitchingman (2008) CANON M39 RANGEFINDER LENSES 1939-1971. A collectors Guide. (First Edition 244/1000) ISBN: 978-0-646-48144-9]
[P. Kitchingman (2008) CANON M39 RANGEFINDER LENSES 1939-1971. A collectors Guide. (First Edition 244/1000) ISBN: 978-0-646-48144-9]
"Cameraholics" - 2014-2020 Members of Photographic Collectors Club of Queensland. Meetings and annual fairs. Meeting minutes published in "CameraholicA".
35 enthusiastic friends, with deep knowledge easily outstripping all this database can provide.
35 enthusiastic friends, with deep knowledge easily outstripping all this database can provide.
Gordon McLellan - 2014 -2020 Asahi Pentax collector and serial number detector. "Cameraholics" member. Serial numbers from a large collection of Takumars.
Nigel Wright - 3 May 2014-2020 "Cameraholics" member. Information technology. Serial numbers from a collection of 23 Takumars. Current President Cameraholics (2020).
Herb Parker - 28 July 2014 Serial numbers from a private collection of 15 Takumars. First President Cameraholics (1999).
Lantis Wu - 11 August 2017 Sharing ideas and interests on collecting and recording. Donation of 4,000 SN's to the Guide. Assistance with language and dates.
Orson Wellington - 18 Sept. 2017 Photograph of S-m-c 1.4.5/500mm SN 6118015 (43661).
Ilshat Karamovii - 18 Sept 2017 Owner of SMC TAKUMAR 1: 3.5/15mm shared serial numbers.
Wei Xuan - 29 Oct 2017 Identifying S-T 1:1.4/50mm models 37800 and 358
Chris JT - 7 Dec. 2017 Serial numbers from a private collection of 15 Takumars.
Paul Oreston - 3 March 2018 Comments on style variation and photographs of S-T 1:1.4/50mm SN 134829 (358)
David Eyestone - 2 May 2018 66 Serial numbers from a private collection.
Bienvenido B. Gutierrez - 20 Oct. 2018 S-T 1:4/200mm SN 2107759 (37600).
Charles A. Diaz - 20 Oct 2018 Discussion of an aberrantly named copy of 37902 (S-m-c 1:1.4/50mm) SN 4334600 named “Multi-Coated Super-Takumar" during model break.
Bambi Page - 29 Oct. 2018 Serial numbers from 30 Takumars held in two private collections. Offer of assistance with language.
Falcon - 24 Nov. 2018 6x7 Lens discussions and Takumar serial number exchange and dates of lens production.
Andrew Trousdell - 3 March 2019 Enquiry about a fine copy of Auto-Takumar 1:2.3/35mm SN 750001.
Mark Delman - 14 May 2019 Photographs of last observed SN 1650141 for S-T 1:1.4/50mm (358).
Martin Frewer - 29 Oct. 2019 Serial numbers from a private collection. Comments about S-T 1:1.4/50mm SN 1576523 (37800).
Alessandro Rivellini - 15 April 2020 Inquiry about colour markings of S-T 1:1.4/50mm SN 1344385 (358).
Gerjan van Oosten - 19 May 2020 Author "The Ultimate Asahi Pentax Screw Mount Guide 1952-1977" First Edtn. Preparation of a Second edition announced. Gerjan donated a 1990"s collection of 7000 SN to be merged in time for inclusion. Ongoing discussion points, SN's and exchange of key photographs.
Beard-Einar Moe - 16 June 2020 Corrections and Photographs of Takumar 1.8/55mm pre-set purchased from seller who bought it at a car boot sale when 14yrs of age.
Thurston Foshee - 20 June 2020 Photograph of all black (M42 Asahiflex) Takumar 1:5/f=500 No 159407.
PJ - 13 July 2020 Inquiry about a 37104 (SN 4959791) assembled? with the wrong nameplate.
Frank Wylie - 21 Sept 2020 5 Serial numbers from a private collection.
Hiro Yuma - 2 November 2020 Photographs of Super Takumar-Zoom 1:4.5 85 ∼ 210mm
Stephen Wylie - 6 November 2020 Photographs of Ultra-Achromatic-Takumar 1:45/85mm.
RM - 13 November 2020 Serials from a collection of 6x7 SMC Takumars
John Boucher - 27 April 2021 Photographs and comments on an early Super-Takumar 1:1.4/50mm (37800) without a product number. - 20 May Observations leading to updating transition between 354 and 43541 ( Super-Takumar 1:3.5/135). - 27 May Donated a collection of Super-Takumar serial numbers. - 16 Nov. Mismatched (transitional) nameplate on SN 4339446 (early 37902 copy).
Olivier Meister - 25 July 2021 3 Super Takumar SN's from a lens collection. 19 Oct 2021 Takumar 105/2.8 (349) SN 486068 in first batch. 16 March 2024 SN 807937 (345-2).
BC - 17 August 2021 Strategic Serial number for Super-Takumar 2/55 (37107).
CarbonR - 11 Oct 2021 Serial Numbers from a very large collection (begun in 2008) and discussion around Takumar 100/2 abundance.
Thomas Ohlsson - 14 Oct.2021. Donated a collection of 23 SN"s (mainly Smc) to the Guide.
Visualopsins - 12 Dec.2021. Takumar 1:2.8/105 (331) SN 311121; 23 Jan. 2023. Takumar 1:4 f=35mm (329) SN 182430.
Phil Rhodes - 17 Dec. 2021. "Asahi Opt.Co., Lens made in Japan 582821 Takumar 1:3.5/135"
Mathieu Carli - 11 Sept. 2022. Donated collection of 17,000 SN's; shared interests discussion. The largest collection of serial numbers donated to date.
Erika - 18 Sept. 2022. Mismatching nameplate on early model of 358 (Super-Takumar 1.4/50mm) queried.
Marc - 22 Sept 2022 Optics shared between some 43741 and 43740! See forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1568181.html#1568181
Mike Stimson - 10 Nov.2022. New SN extending batch for 345 (type B1). 3 Dec. 2022 New SN extending batch for 347. 19 Dec.2022 New SN 322344 extending batch for 331.
Michael Pirrello - 17 Nov. 2022 Takumar 4/300 SN 275539 the last known copy of the first model. 18 Dec 2023 Sn 1983088 3.5/35mm (357).
Baard-Einar - 12 Dec. 2022. New SN's for 329 (No166300) and 58mm f2.4 (M) (No.145935) extending the fourth batch.
Bruce Macleod - 19 Dec. 2022. New SN 5639913 to establish new batch of 37104.
Thorsten Poellath - 11 Jan. 2023. A collection of SN's.
Michael Penn - 4 March 2023. Donated SN's of a personal Takumar lens collection. Shared SN 1733309 (358) Super-Takumar 1.4/50mm. SMC 50/1.4 6637548
Fernando Nascimento - 20 April 2023 A collection of SN's.
Frank Gossett - 27 April 2023 A collection of SN's.
Michael Perl - 28 April 2023 A collection of SN's.
Hidenori Nohara - 5 May 2023 A significant collection of SN's
Marc Volovic - 25 May 2023 New SN 7659533 to extend a batch in SMC 50 /1.4 plus jpg"s on lens page.
eof - 27 May 2023 A SN 157750 for Takumar 100/3.5.
Ryan - 17 Oct 2023 Fish-Eye-Takumar 18mm f11 SN 1241277 with Nikon mount.
Eric Germany - 11 Jan 2024 A significant collection of SN's.