Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4. Is the famous 8 elements lens measurably better than the 7 elements lens?

This video compares the performance of two popular and excellent vintage lenses – the 8 and 7 element Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4s. It briefly describes the four main versions of the Takumar f1.4 lenses, and then presents a variety of tests of the Super-Takumar lenses – stopped-down and wide-open. It ends with a discussion of whether the 8 elements version is worth its premium over the 7 elements version. Here are links to the different sections: 00:00 Introduction 00:49 The 4 main Takumar 50mm f1.4 lenses 04:53 Which one is the best lens optically? 06:45 8 v 7 element stopped-down performance 09:10 8 v 7 element wide-open performance 14:47 Conclusions If you like to contact me or make a donation to support my channel: [email protected] My photo albums by lens on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/95859572@N06/albums