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Produced Konica, Japan Mount Konica Bayonet Focal length 35mm Aperture range f2-16 in half stops Focal range .3m to infinity Filter thread 55mm Weight 11.1oz Aperture blades 6 Construction 9 elements in 7 groups (!) Housing metal MC EE setting Overview I don’t remember acquiring Read More …
Produced Konica, Japan Mount Konica Bayonet Focal length 57mm Aperture range f1.2-16 in half stops Focal range .45m to infinity Filter thread 62mm Weight 1lb, .5oz Aperture blades 6 Configuration 7 elements in 6 groups Housing metal MC EE setting Overview I’ll be honest, I’m Read More …
Produced Vivitar (Japan) Mount Konica A/R bayonet Focal length 2x Filter thread n/a Weight in the neighborhood of 3.5 to 4oz (100-115g) coated EE coupled Overview Decent old-school 2x converter for Konica bayonet, fits all Autoreflex Konica SLRs. Not the high end model but Read More …
Produced 1980s? Japan for Lenmar Mount Minolta MD Focal length 2x Aperture range n/a Focal range n/a Filter thread n/a Elements 3(?) Aperture blades n/a Weight Multicoated Overview Doubler for Minolta MD in a brand I’d never heard of, but which gives very good Read More …
Produced Tamron Co., Ltd., Japan Mount Adaptall 2 Focal length 35-135mm Aperture range f3.5/4.2-32/AE Focal range 6′ to infinity (approx 2′-inf with macro) Filter thread 67mm Weight 1lb, 3.4oz (626.5g) without adapter Aperture blades 8 MC (BBAR) Overview Very nicely constructed tele macro zoom Read More …
Produced ? Japan Mount Minolta MD Focal length 28mm-80mm Aperture range f3.5/4.5-22 Focal range 2m to infinity (.63m with macro) Filter thread 62mm Elements Aperture blades 6 Weight 15.1oz (428.1g) multicoated one touch close focus / macro Overview Nondescript but solidly constructed zoom for Read More …
Produced ? Japan Mount Pentax Screw (M42) Focal length 85-205mm Aperture range f3.8-22 Focal range 2m to infinity Filter thread 58mm Weight 1lb, 12.9oz (819.3g) Aperture blades 6 two-touch built-in shade A-M switch Overview One of my ‘forgotten’ lenses, I found it when I Read More …
Produced Japan Mount Pentax PK-A Focal length 80-200, macro 1:4 Aperture range f4.5/5.6-22 plus A for AE on Pentax cameras Focal range 1.1m to infinity Filter thread 49mm Elements 11 in 8 groups Aperture blades 6 Weight 390g multicoated one-touch zoom no built-in hood Read More …
Produced (Komine?) Japan Mount Pentax Screw (M42) Focal length 200mm Aperture range f3.5-22 Focal range 6′ to infinity Filter thread 62mm Weight 1lb, 6.5oz (637.9g) Aperture blades 8 built-in shade A-M switch Overview Another of my ‘forgotten’ lenses, discovered when I was cataloguing my Read More …
Produced Tamron Co., Ltd., Japan Mount Adaptall 2 Focal length 90mm Aperture range f2.5-32 Focal range 1.3′ (.39m) to infinity Filter thread 52mm Elements 10 in 9 groups Weight 14.3oz (405.4g) Aperture blades 6 macro to 1:2 MC Overview Outstanding portrait lens from Tamron Read More …