Takumar Field Guide
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  • M42 Takumar Field Guide
    • 2024 Frequencies
    • 2024 Percentages
    • Wide Takumars >
      • Fish-eye 1 : 11 / 18 (356)
      • 1 : 4 / 35 (329)
    • Standard Takumars >
      • 1 : 1.8 f=58
      • 1 : 2.2 f=55
      • 1 : 2 f=58
      • 1 : 2.4 f=58
      • 1 : 1.8 f=55
    • Long Takumars >
      • 1 : 1.9 / f=83 (322)
      • 1 : 2 / 100
      • 1 : 3.5 f=100
      • 1 : 2.8 f=105 (331)
      • 1 : 2.8 f=105 (349)
      • 1 : 3.5 f=135 Model I (324)
      • 1 : 3.5/135 Model II (353)
      • 1 : 3.5 f=200 (338)
      • 1 : 5.6 / 200 (347)
      • 1 : 4 f=300 Model I
      • 1 : 4 f=300 Model II (346)
    • Extreme Takumars >
      • 1 : 5 f=500 Models I&II (326)
      • 1 : 4.5 / 500 (366)
      • 1 : 8 f=1000 (334)
    • Auto-Takumars >
      • 1 : 2.3 /35 (335)
      • 1 : 3.5 /35 (336)
      • 1 : 1.8 - 22 f=55 (332)
      • 1 : 1.8 - 16 / 55 (345)
      • 1 : 2 f=55 (341)
      • 1 : 2.2 / 55
      • 1 : 1.8 / 85 (342)
      • 1 : 2.8 f=105 (340)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 135 (343)
    • Wide Super-Takumars >
      • Fish-eye 1 : 4 / 17 (43841)
      • 1 : 4.5 / 20 (43951)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 24 (43961)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 28 Model I (348)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 28 Model II (43871)
      • 1 : 2 / 35 Model I (368)
      • 1 : 2 / 35 Model II (43931)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 35 Model I (357)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 35 Model II (43571)
    • Standard Super-Takumars >
      • 1 : 1.4 / 50 (358) 8 element
      • 1 : 1.4 / 50 (37800)
      • 1 : 1.4 / 50 (37801)
      • 1 : 1.4 / 50 (37802)
      • 1 : 1.8 / 55 (345-2)
      • 1 : 1.8 / 55 (345-5)
      • 1 : 1.8 / 55 (37100)
      • 1 : 1.8 / 55 (37101)
      • 1 : 1.8 / 55 (37106)
      • 1 : 2 / 55 (345-3)
      • 1 : 2 / 55 (345-6)
      • 1 : 2 / 55 (37102)
      • 1 : 2 / 55 (37103)
      • 1 : 2 / 55 (37107)
    • Long Super-Takumars >
      • 1 : 1 .9 / 85 364 (43640)
      • 1 : 2.8 / 105 350 (43500)
      • 1 : 2.8 / 105 (43501)
      • 1 : 2.5 / 135 (43801)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 135 354 (43540)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 135 (43541)
      • 1 : 4 / 150 374 (43740)
      • 1 : 4 / 150 (43741)
      • 1 : 4 / 200 376 (37600)
      • 1 : 4 / 200 43760 (43761)
      • 1 : 4 / 300 43891 (43894)
    • Tele-Takumars >
      • 1 : 5.6 / 200 351 (43510)
      • 1 : 6.3 / 300 363 (43630)
      • 1 : 5.6 / 400 370 (43700)
      • 1 : 8 / 1000 365 (43650)
    • Wide Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR >
      • FISH-EYE 1:4 / 17 (43842)
      • 1 : 4.5 / 20 (43952)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 24 (43962)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 28 (43872)
      • 1 : 2 / 35 (43932)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 35 (43572)
    • Standard Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR >
      • 1 : 1.4 / 50 (37902)
      • 1 : 1.8 / 55 (37104)
    • Long Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR >
      • 1 : 1.9 / 85 (43641)
      • 1 : 1.8 / 85 (43832)
      • 1 : 2.8 / 105 (43502)
      • 1 : 2.8 / 120 (43982)
      • 1 : 2.5 / 135 (43802)
      • 1 : 2.5 / 135 (43812)
      • 1 : 3.5 / 135 (43542)
      • 1 : 4 / 150 (43742)
      • 1 : 4 / 200 (43762)
      • 1 : 4 / 300 (43892)
    • Extreme Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMARS >
      • 1 : 5.6 / 400 (43701)
      • 1 : 4.5 / 500 (43661)
      • 1 : 8 / 1000 (43691)
    • SMC TAKUMARS >
      • 1 : 3.5 / 15 (44002)
      • 1 : 1.4 / 50 (37908)
      • 1 : 1.8 / 55 (37108)
      • 1 : 2 / 55 (37109)
    • Macro-Takumars >
      • 1 : 4 / 50 (367)
      • Super 1 : 4 / 50 (391)
      • S-m-c 1 : 4 / 50 (43912)
      • S-m-c 1 : 4 / 100 (43922)
    • Bellows-Takumars >
      • 1: 4 / 100 360 (43600)
      • S-m-c 1: 4 / 100 (43601)
    • Ultra-Achromatic TAKUMARS >
      • Quartz 1 : 3.5 / 85 (361)
      • 1 : 4.5 / 85 (43851)
      • 1 : 3.3 / 300
      • 1 : 5.6 / 300 (43861)
    • TAKUMAR-ZOOMS >
      • Super 1 : 4.5 / 70-150 (362)
      • S-m-c 1 : 4.5 / 85-210 (43770)
      • SMC 1 : 4 / 45-125 (44012)
      • SMC 1 : 6.7 / 135-600 (43990)
  • P67 Field Guide
    • TAKUMAR & SUPER TAKUMAR >
      • 1: 4.5 / 35 FISH-EYE
      • 1 : 3.5 / 55
      • 1 : 4.5 / 75
      • 1 : 2.4 / 105
      • 1 : 2.8 / 150
      • 1 : 4 / 200
      • 1 : 4 / 300
      • 1 : 4 / 400
      • 1 : 4 / 600
      • 1 : 4 / 800
    • S-M-C TAKUMAR / 6X7 >
      • 1 : 4.5 / 35 FISH-EYE
      • 1 : 3.5 / 55
      • 1 : 4.5 / 75
      • 1 : 2.8 / 90 LS
      • 1 : 2.4 / 105
      • 1 : 4 / 135 MACRO
      • 1 : 2.8 / 150
      • 1 : 4 / 200
      • 1 : 4 / 300
      • 1 : 4 / 400
      • 1 : 4 / 600
      • 1 : 4 / 800
      • 1 : 8 / 1000 REFLEX
    • SMC PENTAX-6X7 >
      • 1 : 4 / 45
      • 1 : 4 / 55
      • 1 : 4.5 / 75 SHIFT
      • 1 : 2.8 / 90
      • 1 : 2.8 / 165
      • 1 : 5.6 / 500
    • SMC PENTAX 67 >
      • 1 : 4.5 / 35 FISH-EYE
      • 1 : 4 / 45
      • 1 : 4 / 55
      • 1 : 4.5 / 75
      • 1 : 4.5 / 75 SHIFT
      • 1 : 2.8 / 75 AL
      • 1 : 2.8 / 90
      • 1 : 4 / 100 MACRO
      • 1 ; 4.5 / 55 ~ 100 ZOOM
      • 1 : 2.4 / 105
      • 1 ; 3.5 / 120 soft
      • 1 : 4 / 135 MACRO
      • 1 : 2.8 / 165
      • 1 : 4 / 165 LS
      • 1 : 5.6 / 90 ~ 180 ZOOM
      • 1 : 4 / 200
      • 1 : 4 / 300
      • 1 : 5.6 / 500
    • SMC PENTAX - M* 67 >
      • 1 : 4 / 300 ED (IF)
      • 1 : 4 / 400 ED (IF)
      • 1 : 6.7 / 800 ED (IF)
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  • Acknowledgement
S u p e r - M u l t i - C o a t e d  T A K U M A R   1 : 1.8 / 55  
Produced 1971 to 1972. Serial Numbers 4668xxx - 6512xxx. AOCo Product No. 37104.  Updated Nov. 2024.
(Research Note: Since 2010 I have seen 0.73% (2374 copies) of the total estimated 324,700 copies made.
See also 37101, for earliest Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 1:1.8/55 without aperture control mechanism)
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NOTES
LENS PRODUCTION  (∑ lenses)  ∑n = 2374 Serial Numbers observed in 168 Batches covering 294,000 SN min. < ∑ lenses <355,478 SN max.
SN min. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed within 168 batches
SN max. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed between adjacent batches of other lenses.
One Style: ▼Focus ring; F(9/12) 9 grooves in 12 finger grips.  Aperture ring; A(10/11) 10 grooves in 11 finger grips. Makers name in capital letters. ▲ 



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4668518 (1/ 1)
4672513 to 4672558 (2/ 45)
4675918 (1/ 1)
4676655 to 4677764 (4/ 1109)
4677989 (1/ 1)
4685369 (1/ 1)
4688787 (1/ 1)
4689207 (1/ 1)
4690067 to 4690242 (2/ 175)
4691304 to 4691775 (5/ 471)
4691935 to 4692411 (3/ 476)

37106 SN starts
4714837 to 4714954 (2/ 117)
4716832 to 4718774 (12/ 1942)
4719588 to 4719992 (5/ 404)
4730901 (1/ 1)
4738516 (1/ 1)
4739460 to 4740251 (8/ 791)
4740563 to 4741203 (10/ 640)
4741945 to 4742582 (6/ 637)
4743653 to 4745459 (14/ 1806)
4745794 to 4746178 (6/ 384)
4747760 to 4751205 (32/ 3445)
4751282 to 4751834 (2/ 552)
4752762 to 4754049 (14/ 1287)
4756141 to 4759988 (45/ 3847)
4763915 to 4766261 (13/ 2346)
4766629 to 4767003 (6/ 374)

37101 SN ends
4767637 to 4770469 (20/ 2832)
4772015 to 4778311 (55/ 6296)
4850239 to 4850326 (2/ 87)
4851821 to 4853802 (14/ 1981)
4853878 to 4854356 (9/ 478)
4854612 to 4855224 (10/ 612)
4859158 to 4868525 (55/ 9367)
4870120 to 4872473 (29/ 2353)
48726xx to 4873066 (6/ 416)
4874065 (1/ 1)
4876951 to 4879919 (34/ 2968)
4880092 to 4885432 (52/ 5340)
4886673 to 4892057 (44/ 5384)
4893762 to 4896603 (20/ 2841)
4897245 (1/ 1)
4897663 (1/ 1)
4959791 (PJ’s “50”)
4981393 to 4983936 (18/ 2543)
4984125 to 4984278 (2/ 153)
4984403 to 4987559 (31/ 3156)
4988765 to 4992148 (29/ 3383)
4992262 to 4992856 (7/ 594)
4996218 to 4997574 (15/ 1356)
4998103 to 5000061 (16/ 1958)
5001269 to 5001429 (5/ 160)

37108 SN starts
5001621 to 5005178 (25/ 3357)
5008325 to 5009702 (12/ 1377)
5011893 to 5011914 (2/ 21)
5012615 to 5017428 (42/ 4813)


Serial Numbers in 168 Batches 
(n /SN range) Collection
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5019164 to 5022815 (26/ 3478)
5026101 to 5026446 (5/ 345)
5026654 to 5027595 (5/ 941)
5029956 to 5029959 (2/ 3)
5263085 to 5264472 (8/ 1387)
5264658 to 5266722 (9/ 1064)
5266365 to 5266925 (7/ 560)
5270136 to 5272579 (23/ 2443)
5272616 to 5275937 (30/ 3321)
5276252 to 5278128 (12/ 1876)
5280706 to 5284329 (26/ 3623)
5287461 to 5294280 (53/ 6819)
5295867 to 5299365 (23/ 3498)
5296003
5302818 to 5306775 (27/ 3957)
5309188 (1/ 1)
5309829 to 5309848 (2/ 19)
5342748 to 5342958 (2/ 210)
5343480 to 5346006 (20/ 2526)
5346664 to 5347225 (8/ 561)
5351427 to 5352990 (11/ 1563)
5353243 to 5356810 (26/ 3567)
5359795 to 5359950 (2/ 155)
5360406 to 5362969 (27/ 2563)
5363457 to 5363478 (2/ 21)
5368099 to 5370162 (17/ 2063)
5370749 to 5373276 (19/ 2527)
5373978 to 5374551 (9/ 573)
5378577 to 5383326 (37/ 4749)
5385899 (1/ 1)
5386113 to 5387580 (10/ 1467)
5470133 to 5471156 (15/ 1024)
5471487 to 5472541 (14/ 1054)
5477020 to 5478060 (10/ 1040)
5478194 to 5480480 (13/ 2286)
5483704 (1/ 1)
5484984 to 5487889 (20/ 2905)
5489586 (1/ 1)
5490099 to 5493914 (25/ 3815)
5498168 to 5498658 (6/ 490)
5498850 to 5499395 (5/ 545)
5499627 to 5500761 (8/ 1134)
5500997 to 5501462 (4/ 465)
5506056 to 5508600 (17/ 2544)
5511357 to 5514663 (25/ 3306)
5605647 5606118 (5/ 471)
5606696 to 5610076 (29/ 3380)
5610635 to 5611319 (7/ 684)
5612793 to 5618033 (35/ 5240)
5624338 to 5624855 (3/ 517)
5625080 to 5625166 (2/ 86)
5625736 to 5627203 (13/ 1467)
5627519 to 5630080 (17/ 2561)
5631811 to 5633463 (14/ 1652)
5633789 to 5636637 (30/ 2848)
5639658 to 5639992 (4/ 334)
5643476 (1/ 1)


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5649790 to 5649927 (4/ 137)
5750826 to 5755871 (41/ 5045)
5759971 to 5764475 (43/ 4504)
5765183 to 5767193 (11/ 2010)
5767761 to 5768688 (16/ 927)
5769053 to 5769537 (6/ 484)
5772334 to 5774756 (18/ 2422)
5774865 to 5777401 (20/ 2536)
5780152 to 5782738 (32/ 2586)
5785679 to 5789924 (35/ 4245)
5793610 to 5798693 (42/ 5083)
5798748 to 5799855 (5/ 1107)
6021278 (1/ 1)
6054436 to 6055372 (6/ 936)
6059201 (1/ 1)
6067652 to 6069045 (11/ 1393)
6071648 to 6075963 (34/ 4315)
6080738 (1/ 1)
6081471 (1/ 1)
6085133 to 6086705 (8/ 1572)
6089130 (1/ 1)
6089948 to 6089985 (2/ 37)
6090094 (1/ 1)
6090269 to 6090571 (3/ 302)
6090724 to 6092510 (20/ 1786)
6092640 to 6094906 (15/ 2266)
6097751 to 6098143 (7/ 392)
6099062 6099833 (12/ 771)
6175156 to 6175391 (4/ 235)
6176343 to 6176707 (6/ 364)
6185002 to 6185156 (2/ 154)
6197087 to 6197718 (7/ 631)
6198420 to 6198746 (2/ 326)
6198945 to 6199452 (6/ 507)
6199767 to 6200876 (11/ 1109)
6200999 to 6208528 (58/ 7629)
6208893 to 6215392 (45/ 6499)
6215705 to 6217790 (12/ 2085)
6241235 (1/ 1)
6246337 to 6248024 (16/ 1674)
6270131 to 6281214 (66/ 11083)
6281280 to 6291741 (58/ 10461)
6292127 to 6297649 (37/ 5522)
6297957 to 6298288 (4/ 331)
6320028 to 6325930 (35/ 5902)
6326294 to 6327475 (6/ 1181)
6327597 to 6331291 (15/ 3694)
6331515 to 6333401 (8/ 1886)
6333986 to 6334402 (6/ 690)
6334544 (1/ 1)
6335142 to 6336939 (5/ 1797)
6338456 to 6340090 (11/ 1634)
6340328 to 6341857 (8 /1529)
6342002 to 6343953 (14/ 1951)
6380890 (1/ 1)
6512355 (1/ 1)

37106 SN ends
​37108 SN ends

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