# Super-Takumar 50mm f/1.4 (8-element)

- Brand: Asahi Pentax
- Mount: M42
- Focal length: 50mm
- Max aperture: f/1.4
- Optics: 8 elements / 6 groups
- Min focus: 0.45 m
- Filter thread: 49mm
- Production: c. 1964-1965

The legend of the mount: the original 8-element design, sold for barely a year before the 7-element replaced it. Identified by the aperture scale ending at f/16 and the infrared index left of center. The single most hunted Takumar.

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Source: ShutterFile (https://shutterfile.com/m42/super-takumar-50-1-4-8el/). Production dates are catalog-era approximations (c. = circa); independent reference, not affiliated with any manufacturer.