TAKUMAR 100mm f2. 1st ever hands-on review of a very rare and special lens!

The Takumar 100mm f2 is one of the rarest vintage lenses. There are no reviews of the lens on-line, and very few photos from the lens have ever been posted. I've been lucky enough to have been lent the lens by Solomon, and here is my detailed review.

Links to Solomon's Instagram handle: @s4lmonf1sh
Solomon's Flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/1968719...

Thanks also to PentaxForums for giving me permission to include a thread from their forum: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/

Here are my Flickr account/lens albums: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9585957...

LINKS TO THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE REVIEW:

00:00 Introduction
02:33 PART I Specs and user experience
07:54 PART II Optical performance
08:00 Blades
11:00 Sharpness through the stops
12:09 CA/Colour fringing
12:34 Sharpness f2 and f8
15:58 Contrasts and flares
17:31 Colours
18:29 Radioactive tint
19:10 Walkaround and landscape shots
19:56 Black and white images
20:28 Bokeh
23:56 Swirls
26:02 Portraits
27:45 PART III Discussion and conclusions on reputation
28:12 Was it too expensive?
23:56 Did it have optical issues?
31:39 Fit with Takumar lens line-up?
34:24 Where would it rate today?