Yeah, some old lenses including the Takuamar 50/1.4 contained Thorium, which is a radioactive element. There is much debate as to the potential risk in using these lenses, though I tend to come down on the side that thinks the risk is minimal. You may notice that the radiation can cause of yellowing of the lens over time, which can be remedied by exposing the lens to UV light (e.g. sunlight).

You can find more discussion about this lens and the radioactivity in this thread.

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she's mainly just cuteness

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I'm gonna crawl into the eBay cave now, thanks guys.

A quick search for OM-D E-M5 takumar brings up this:

http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/anthony...n/photostream/
I bet this guys probably a forum member!!

120mm lens? sounds stealthy. I can shoot from a distance!

I'll check back for more suggestions.

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There a nice Takumar on ebay, ending in 22 hours, only up to $54 right now. May be a bargain.

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was that wrong of me? that's my lens....:)

Here are some other threads that might be of interest:

• Nifty Fiftys do battle with m4/3 native lenses
• What's your favorite 50 something.
• 32 Normal Lenses Test - 1977
• Which lens have better optics, Canon FD, Minolta MD, Olympus OM?

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In that case, she's doing great.

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That's pretty intensely long for a portrait lens mate. You might have to be too far away from your subject that you wont have eye contact with them. If you don't really know the person you are shooting, eye contact is very crucial imho.

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Haha, I'm checking it out now. Do you have any pictures taken with it?

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You really can't go wrong with any of the major brand nifty fifties, but if you appreciate build quality in addition to the lens IQ, the Super-Multi-Coated Takumar is a thing of beauty. It has got a solidness to it that balances fairly well on the PEN bodies, should be great on the OM-D.

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