S u p e r - T a k u m a r 1 : 4 / 1 5 0 Model II
Produced 1967 to 1971. Serial Numbers 1938xxx - 4406xxx. AOCo Product No. 43741. Honeywell Pentax Cat.No.893. Updated July 2025.
Produced 1967 to 1971. Serial Numbers 1938xxx - 4406xxx. AOCo Product No. 43741. Honeywell Pentax Cat.No.893. Updated July 2025.
(Research Note: Since 2010 I have seen 2.11% (616 copies) of the total estimated 29,200 copies made.)
INTRODUCTION
Identify by the product number on rear of the MAN / AUTO aperture control switch and the absence of the coupling for light metering. This lens has 9 available aperture settings; one less than the early Super-Takumar (374) and the Super-Multi-Coated (43742).
Identify by the product number on rear of the MAN / AUTO aperture control switch and the absence of the coupling for light metering. This lens has 9 available aperture settings; one less than the early Super-Takumar (374) and the Super-Multi-Coated (43742).
DESCRIPTION
VARIATION
NOTES
LENS PRODUCTION (∑ lenses) ∑n =616 Serial Numbers observed in 69 batches covering 24,008 SN min. < ∑ lenses < 34,460 SN max.
SN min. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed within 69 batches
SN max. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed between adjacent batches of other lenses.
One Style:▼ Focus ring F(10/12) ; Aperture ring A(10/10) ; Oval lettering on nameplate all lower case and " Asahi Opt. Co." lacking comma.▲
SN min. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed within 69 batches
SN max. = accumulated total of serial numbers observed between adjacent batches of other lenses.
One Style:▼ Focus ring F(10/12) ; Aperture ring A(10/10) ; Oval lettering on nameplate all lower case and " Asahi Opt. Co." lacking comma.▲
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▼ 1938511 (1/ 1) 1938803 to 1938939 (3/ 136) 1940880 to 1940981 (3/ 101) 1941155 (1/ 1) 1941183 (1/ 1) 1941292 (1/ 1) 1941407 (1/ 1) 1941646 (1/ 1) 374 SN ends 1941672 to 1941820 (4/ 148) 1941886 (1/ 1) 1942023 (1/ 1) 1999122 (1/ 1) 2184504 to 2184736 (4/ 232) 2185880 to 2186253 (12/ 373) 2186918 to 2187092 (6/ 174) 2346326 to 2346713 (15/ 387) 2348729 to 2349495 (12/ 766) 2351559 to 2352320 (29/ 761) 2353402 (1/ 1) 2353978 to 2354645 (17/ 667) 2524093 (1/ 1) 2524221 (1/ 1) 2524376 (1/ 1) |
Serial Numbers in 69 Batches
(n /SN range) Collection 2524460 (1/ 1) 2524477 to 2524678 (8/ 245) 2524723 (1/ 1) 2524731 to 2524736 (2/ 5) 2527627 (1/ 1) 2527764 to 2528185 (9/ 421) 2528773 to 2529264 (8/ 491) 2531430 (1/ 1) 2532423 to 2533402 (26/ 979) 2757031 (1/ 1) 2760725 to 2761990 (41/ 1265) 2764696 to 2765563 (23/ 867) 2909322 to 2909980 (9/ 658) 2911996 to 2913532 (24/ 1536) 2914135 to 2915396 (14/ 1261) 2990785 (1/ 1) 3079444 to 3080019 (18/ 575) 3080595 to 3081228 (14/ 633) 3087101 to 3088475 (34/ 1374) 3209454 to 3210133 (15/ 679) 3212272 to 3212826 (17/ 554) 3425104 to 3425627 (12/ 523) 3427430 to 3427657 (6/ 227) |
3429150 to 3429279 (2/ 129) 3707662 to 3707875 (6/ 213) 3712110 to 3712206 (3/ 96) 3712236 to 3712520 (7/ 284) 3714674 to 3751041 (8/ 367) 3848113 to 3848617 (11/ 504) 3850482 to 3851410 (24/ 928) 3851831 (1/ 1) 3859066 to 3859361 (10/ 295) 3861478 to 3861999 (22/ 521) 3862956 to 3863198 (6/ 242) 4080322 to 4080558 (4/ 236) 4082684 to 4083460 (17/ 776) 4082979 4084070 to 4084380 (12/ 310) 4088046 to 4088743 (10/ 697) 4089378 to 4089966 (14/ 588) 4097378 (1/ 1) 4097778 (1/ 1) 4400106 (1/ 1) 4402439 to 4403192 (17/ 753) 4403993 to 4404721 (30/ 777) 4405599 to 4405647 (2/ 48) 4406648 to 4406800 (4/ 152) ▲ 43742 SN starts |
