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Produced 1962 to October 1963. Serial Numbers 546xxx - 893xxx. AOCo Product No. 345-2.  Updated July 2024.

(Research Note: Since 2010 I have seen 1.21% (1180 copies) of the total estimated 97,900 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. ​

DESCRIPTION 

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VARIATION
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NOTES
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LENS PRODUCTION  (∑ lenses)  ∑n =1180 Serial Numbers observed in 105  Batches covering  86,201 SN min. < ∑ lenses <  109,640 SN max.
SN min. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed within 105 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".

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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 (28 / 1858)
616601 to 619486  (35/ 2886)
621358 to 622836 (14/ 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 (5/ 359)
637279 to 638457 (18/ 1178)
639106 to 639266 (5/ 160)
642509 to 644246 (23/ 1737)
645198 (1/ 1)
646014 (1/ 1)
647176 to 649132 (25/ 1956)
650967 to 652166 (15/ 1199)
652210 to 653686 (32/ 1476)
652695
654471 to 655068 (14/ 639)
657427 to 657589 (6/ 162)
658280 (1/ 1)
661659 (1/ 1)
662466 (1/ 1)
662594 to 663717 (17/ 1154)
665716 to 666802 (17/ 1086)
670963 to 672260 (19/ 1297)
672496 to 672801 (5/ 305)
672886 to 673415 (16/ 529)
673508 to 674539 (13/ 1031)
674656 to 676531 (23/ 1875)

Serial Numbers in 105 Batches 
(n /SN range) Collection

678878 to 682539 (43/ 3661)
682863 to 682896 (3/ 67)
682978 (1/ 1)
​345 SN end
683544 to 684381 (15/ 837)
684586 to 684603 (2/ 17)
688158 to 689649 (14/ 1491)
689533
691875 to 696336 (52/ 4461)
692148 695022
697887 to 700781 (30/ 2894)
701570 to 704239 (36/ 2669)
704664 (1/ 1)
704838 to 705596 (6/ 762)
706232 to 708122 (27/ 1890)
711419 to 713142 (18/ 1723)
712319
714762 to 716500 (21/ 1738)
717427 to 719300 (35/ 1873)
720031 to 721764 (21/ 1733)
738565 to 740546 (25/ 1981)
745534 (1/ 1)
747152 to 749177 (26/ 2025)
747188
750840 to 751482 (7/ 642)
751901 to 752725 (11/ 824)
753520 to 755667 (23/ 2147)
757035 to 758656 (16/ 1621)
761654 to 764992 (52/ 3338)
768351 to 768826 (5/ 475)
800036 to 802016 (26/ 1980)
802161 to 805029 (25/ 2868)
807937 to 810827 (27/ 2890)
810312
815519 to 815862 (4/ 343)
816648 to 817017 (5/ 369)
821591 to 821961 (6/ 370)
821868

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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 (9/ 467)
825986 to 826608 (9/ 622)
827841 to 828244 (6/ 403)
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831220 to 834769 (38/ 3549)
835208 to 835510 (4/ 302)
837005 to 837950 (11/ 945)
838654 to 839017 (6/ 363)
839143 to 839429 (9/ 286)
839907 to 839954 (2/ 47)
840535 to 842031 (23/ 1496)
842077 to 842439 (7/ 362)
842473 (1/ 1)
842625 to 842644 (2/ 19)
842901 (1/ 1)
842965 to 843900 (10/ 935)
844066 to 844115 (2/ 49)
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)