Tamron SP (55BB) F8 / 500mm Schmidt-Cassegrain design Mirror lens
Adaptall 2 Mount
Discontinued in 2005 is still available for most SLR cameras. Ebay is a place where you can get one today.
I bougt this lens in early Eighties and I thought that I will have plenty of use of it. Well, it is a good performer and most of all it is easy to carry (560g), compared to a conventional 500mm telephoto lens. Its "bukeh" with those bagels is a matter of taste.
Most mirror lenses are of either a Schmidt-Cassegrain design or a Maksutov-Cassegrain design. The difference is in the shape of the corrector plate. For the Schmidt it's an aspheric element, for the Maksutov it's a deeply curved spherical meniscus lens.
One of the big advantages of a catadioptric lens is its small size and light weight. This makes this lens very comfortable to shoot by hand. However, with such a long focal length and a 2x focal length factor on a 4/3rds camera, you would need to shoot at about 1/1000th second or faster in order to avoid motion blur. That will be very difficult with its fixed f8.0 aperture unless you are outdoors in a bright sunlight. Therefore, a tripod or monopod will be needed most of the time with this lens.
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 Tamron (07A) F 3,5 - 4,5 28 - 50mm
Compact "everyday" zoom, smal enough to fit in the most normal ever-ready cases.
Nine elements in nine groups and a continuous focusing (CF) to the macro mode. Filter size 58mm, Weight ~300g.
 Tamron (01B)
F 2,5 / 24mm
An excellent Wide Angle lens. Sharp, contrasty and well corrected. Adaptall mount makes it usable almost in any SLR camera. Optical construction consists 10 elements in 9 groups, filters size 55mm, weight 230g.
Tamron is one of the most remakable "third party"after market lens manufacturers in the world. The company was established in 1950 as a Taisei Optical Equipment Manufacturing. In 1970 the company name was changed to Tamron Co., Ltd.
Tamron Co., Ltd. is also a major producer of OEM products and a large variety of optical devices and components. |
Tamron SP (19AH) F 3,5 / 70 - 210mm Zoom
Big and heavy (850g), therefore it is not the most convenient to carry but you get excellent results with it.. When I bougt this in the early eighties it was just released and was later proofed to be one of the best Non-Mfg (not a camera manufacturer, a third party, pirate, what ever) zoom lens on the market. It is a quality-exemplar of Tamron SP "Super Performance" series of lenses. Optical design consists of 15 lens-elements in 11 groups, filter size 62mm, weight 860g. |
Vivitar F 2,8 / 135mm + Vivitar Macro Focusing Teleconverter
( The lens is made by Komine according to Vivitar's specifications. Vivitar did not own their own lens factory they might design the lenses but used subcontractors to make the products. )
I have proven this combination and I should say: "Not Bad". The Macro Focusing Teleconverter and the 135mm short tele are so called "Custom Fitted" and they are working really well together. Something has to be wrong in the idea, because I have not seen this kind of Tele- Converter and Macro-Tube combination elsewhere.
Vivitar Corporation was a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of photographic and optical equipment Founded in 1938, as Ponder and Best by Max Ponder and John Best. Originally an importer of German made photo equipment they began to import cameras and photographic equipment from Japan after WWII.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivitar |
Leica Summicron R 1:2/50 "Outstanding imaging performance across the entire field, with uniformly high resolving power and brilliance."
A versatile standard lens that demonstrates its outstanding imaging quality at mid-range and close-up distances as well. Despite its high speed, its sharpness of focus, contrast and detail resolution are first class even when shooting wide open at f/2. Weighing just 300 grams (10.5 oz) and just 41 mm (1.6 in) long, it is extremely handy and compact. |
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 Celestron C 90 1000mm f/11 Maksutov TELESCOPE.
Cassegrain - Maksutov type telescope uses a spherical corrector lens for a more compact catadioptric lens than the former constructions.
In 1957, an optical engineer, John Gregory, developed further refinements in the Maksutov-Cassegrain design. Most notably he did away with the separate secondary mirror and replaced it with a mirrored spot on the corrector shell itself and this is how it is, concerning of this Celestron Telescope.
Here it is equiped with a Konica AR adapter. The aperture is constant f/11 but you can read the correct exposure time with the camera, so it is not a problem. The tiny tripod in the picture is for an "artistic"appearance only. This kind of lens with an ~1.4deg. angle of view needs a steady tripod or some alternative rest to ensure crisp vibration free pictures. (thxZygmunt) |
XR Rikenon Zoom 1:3,5 35 ~ 70mm Macro
Ricoh Co., Ltd. was founded in 1936 by Kiyoshi Ichimura. Ichimura's first major innovation was the RicohFlex III. Introduced in 1950, the world's first mass-produced twin-lens reflex camera in the world. Ichimura also developed a sense of corporate social responsibility and genuine commitment to social and environmental sustainability in every aspect of Ricoh's business activities.
The newly-designed XR Rikenon lenses open up a world of creative possibilities. From super-telephoto to macro, plus a wide choice of specialized accessories, the highest quality and performance is on your side. (From Ricoh lens brochure)
Today, as a global company, Ricoh is a a global leader in digital office solutions, copiers etc. |
"Over the years, Konica had extended their lens line-up to meet professional demands. From fisheye to extreme long telephoto lenses everything what a photographer desires was available in the mid-70s – most of the lenses in outstandig quality, optically and mechanically alike." |
Konica Hexanon 50mm f/1.7
This 50mm f/1.7 has a construction of six elements in five groups. Weight is 8.5 ounces. Filter size is 55mm. Aperture Range: f/1.7-16.
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The 42mm screw thread is commonly called M42 by everybody, even if that company had a pet name for it. Lots of cameras used it. Praktica started it, but it was used by Pentax, Mamiya, and bunches of others, in addition to the Russians. Note that there is not always total compatibility between the stop-down pins of some camera/lens combinations.
Russian Mir -1 1:2.8 - 37 mm wide angle lens. It has six elements in five groups. The overall look is better than what I have red about it's performance. Anyway, it got a Grand Prix in Brussel 1958. Both L39 and M42 mount lenses were made in ZOMZ, Optico-Mechanical Factory, Zagorsk.
Best description about Mir -1 is on the Alfred Klomp's page HERE
Default lens for Zenit camera, pretty sharp I couldn't realise big difference compare with Carl Zeiss Jena 50 mm f/1.8 lens. Very, very cheap and very good lens.
Jupiter 37A
A heavy all metal (410g~14.5 oz), manual preset f/3.5 135mm M 42 lens made by KMZ Krasnogorski Mekhanicheskii Zavod - Mechanical Engineering Factory of Krasnogorsk. Minimum focusing distance 1,20m. Filter size is 52mm. Lens construction; 4 elements in 3 groups. Massive metal construction, low quality paint on barrel, but very sharp quality lens."bokeh" is worst than East German lens, but other parameters are not bad at all. Low respected lens, I bought less than 10 EUR. It was a great buy I recommend to keep at least one piece for everyone |
 
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Zoom Nikkor 3,5 - 4,5/35-105
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Canon Zoom FD 4/35-70 |
 Sigma APO Zoom 4,5-5,6/75 - 300
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Prakticar 2.8/135 (B - mount)
5 elements 4 groups minimum focusing distance 1,7m, filter size 55mm, Weight 465g, Size 97x60mm lens hood slided.
(far left) Soligor Tele-Auto 3,5/135 (M42) |
Tokina 2,8/135 (M42)
Tokina Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and CCTV security equipment.
The tokina story at the Nikonians |
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Tokina 3,5-4,5/75-150 Zoom
55 years of Manufacturing Excellence |
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Fujinon Zoom 3,5-4,5/43-75
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 AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 ultra-wideangle (1989)
It is said, that this lens is the same as the D lens without the D feature and, that it also has the same optics as the manual-focus 20mm f/2.8 lens, perhaps one of the most affordable Nikon classic wideangle lenses.
Specifications
Type of lense: Autofocus Nikkor fixed focal lens with built-in CPU and Nikon bayonet mount
Focal length: 20mm
Lens construction: 12 elements in 9 groups with CRC floating lens elements
Aperture: f/2.8 - f/22
Picture angle: 94°
Picture angle with Nikon DX Format digital SLR cameras: 35mm (135) format equivalent to 30mm. |  AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8s (1986)
Specifications
Type of lense: Autofocus Nikkor fixed focal lens with built-in CPU and Nikon bayonet mount
Focal length: 24mm; Maximum aperture: f/2.8; Minimum Aperture: f/22
Lens construction: 9 elements in 9 groups with CRC, floating lens elements for close focusing
Picture angle: 84° (35mm)
Aperture : f/2.8 to f/22
Reproduction ratio: 1:8.8 maximum
Minimum aperture lock: Provided |
Super Carenar 3,5-4,3/ 35-100mm Zoom
In the beginning, in the 1950's and 1960's there were a Carena SA, Geneva, Switzerland. Carena was used as the brand name for several 8mm and Super 8 movie cameras and projectors. At the beginning of the 1970s Carena SA reported the bankruptcy. The Swiss Interdiscount AG bought the brand name and used it for photo and film cameras, or was it so?....... .......cut ....... ......later?...
Carena and Carenar were brand names of an Austrian (German?) chain store or importer/distributer Ringfoto Ges.m.b.H. Hütteldorferstr. 110/201, 1140 Wien.
Carena is simply a brand name to label Asian-made cameras and lenses. I believe, that this Super Carenar is made by Cosina.
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Steinheil Cassarit 3,5/100mm
"Cassar’s definition was rather iffy unless it was well stopped down, wasn’t appreciated until cheap colour prints became popular. When it was, Steinheil redesigned it as the Cassarit, a much better triplet."
Peter Wallace at *The Camera Collector* |
A pair of Minolta 135mm lenses.
Minolta AF 135/2.8 (left) Released in 1985 is a 7/5 construction autofocus lens. I have used it on my Sony Alpha DSLR. It produces sharp but perhaps slightly low contrast images. Autofocus is fast and no hunting is Smallest focus distance is 100cm.
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor 135/3,5 This telephoto lens which is released in ~1976 a rubber coated focusing ring as distinct to the first generation MC lenses. Optically it is a 4/4, it has an incredible build quality compared to any lens ever made. Both lenses have an integratedbuild-in lens hood |
 Minolta AF 28-100 f/3.5-5.6 Zoom
A decent kit lens, that doesn't try to be anything else. It is announced in 2003 together with the latest low end or prosumer Minolta Dyxxum cameras. A silver colored version was also available. The lens is rather small and light (270g). Filter diameter is 55mm. |
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