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f8orbust
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 Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:04 pm Post subject: Auto Revuenon 50mm 1.8 |
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f8orbust wrote:
I recently acquired an Auto Revuenon 50 1.8 for next to nothing out of my local store's bargain bin. M42 mount.
At first I thought is was a Takumar - fluted focus collar etc but no such luck.....but
......it takes beautiful pictures. My 50 1.8 Tak has competition
I can't find much on this one on the net; plenty for the 1.4 but not for the 1.8. Is it one of the Tomioka's, or Chinons, or anything please?
Writing round the front element: F=1.8 f=50mm No.103644 AUTO REVUENON.
Thank you
Phil
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Spotmatic
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Spotmatic wrote:
Welcome to our nice forum, Phil!
With regards to your lens: a picture of it says a 1000 words.
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f8orbust
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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f8orbust wrote:
Thank you Spotmatic.
I had a feeling you might say that.
Oh well, let's see what we can do
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
The Auto Revuenon was made by a lot of different manufacturers. There are Revuenons made by Pentacon, there's even a Russian Revuenon 50mm (though not f/1. . I think it's Japanese though, but as I said: a picture will surely help!
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My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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Case from Holland
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:38 pm Post subject: Re: Auto Revuenon 50mm 1.8 |
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Case from Holland wrote:
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I can't find much on this one on the net; plenty for the 1.4 but not for the 1.8. Is it one of the Tomioka's, or Chinons, or anything please?
Writing round the front element: F=1.8 f=50mm No.103644 AUTO REVUENON.
Thank you
Phil
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M42?
Clone of Pentacon 50/1.8 |
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f8orbust
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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f8orbust wrote:
I'm having trouble posting a picture. I have resized, re-taken with 1.5 mps and lot's of other things. I'll try again tomorrow.
I have a 50mm 1.8 Pentacon MC and it is not the same appearance; this looks like a Takumar and some 50mm 1.4 Revuenon lens pictures I have seen on the web.
I'll be in touch, and thank you both
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Spotmatic
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Spotmatic wrote:
Then can you point us to one of those Revuenon 50/1.4 lens pictures on the web?
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f8orbust
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:46 am Post subject: Auto Revuenon 50mm 1.8 |
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f8orbust wrote:
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Sorry for the delay. Haven't done this before
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Spotmatic
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Spotmatic wrote:
I'd say that it's a... Chinon! What do the others think?
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My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:56 am Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Looks the same as the 55/1.4 I had for sale in the Marketplace section...hang on I'll dig out a photie.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:58 am Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Here you go:
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larsr
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larsr wrote:
I have a Cosina-branded Cosinon Auto 50/1.8 which looks exactly the same, with the silver ring on the behind and a small silver A/M switch.
My copy of the Revuenon Auto MC 50/1.8, on the other hand, is an exact copy of my Pentacon Auto MC 50/1.8.
I never remember which factory made which and haven't documented it anywhere... which begs the question: who made which?
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Misc: Vivitar 28/2.5, Chinon 28/2.8, Cosina Auto Cosinon 50/1.8, Revue Auto Revuenon 50/1.8, Mamiya 50/2, Auto Flex 55/1.7, Cosina Cosinon 135/2.8 MC, Vivitar 135/2.8, Petri 200/3.5 CC Auto
Zeiss: Carl Zeiss (Ikon) Tessar 50/2.8, CZJ Tessar 50/2.8, CZJ Pancolar Electric 50/1.8 MC, CZJ Biotar 58/2 T, CZJ Sonnar MC S 135/3.5
Asahi-Pentax: SMC-Takumar 55/1.8, Super-Takumar 105/2.8, SMC-Takumar 135/3.5
USSR: Mir-1 37/2.8 (1958 GP), Helios 44-2 58/2
Pentacon/Meyer: Pentacon 29/2.8 MC, Pentacon 50/1.8 MC Electric, Meyer G�rlitz Oreston 50/1.8, Meyer G�rlitz Orestor 135/2.8, Pentacon 200/4
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estudleon
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: Auto Revuenon 50mm 1.8 |
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estudleon wrote:
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Sorry for the delay. Haven't done this before
Phil |
For me, It's a cosina lens. See
http://www.wholesaledigital.co.za/m42home.htm
Look for cosinon 1,8/50.
Rino.
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f8orbust
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject: Auto Revuenon 50 1.8 |
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f8orbust wrote:
Rino
A big Thank You. That looks almost exactly to be the one.
A bit of further research finds that it might be rare in South Africa but not in the rest of the world 
There's one (a Cosina one) on ebay at the moment. I don't know how to attach a link but I Googled Tomioka Cosina 50mm 1.8 and it was the first one that came up. Whether or not mine is Tomioka matters not to me; it is a lovely lens for the princely sum of £1 
Superb forum and very friendly. Thank you all, especially to Spotmatic for greeting me as a new member and hassling me to send a picture.
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LucisPictor wrote:
Welcome, Phil!
Isn't it amazing that you - sometimes - can find lenses for almost nothing which really take good photos?
The times of bargains are almost over, so hurry up to find some more.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:16 am Post subject: |
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Kathmandu wrote:
 
This is a Auto Cosinon 55mm f/1.4 I have that looks very similar to yours ,in agreement with Rino and others' deduction. The Auto/Manual selector is not as bulky,as the Super Reflecta .Its quite hard to see it in the above images. You can make barely make out it's outline in the left side of first image.
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f8orbust
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject: Auro Revuenon 50 1.8 |
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f8orbust wrote:
Here's a few pictures to show the lens works fine on Pentax. Nothing special- just for reference.
Lucis. I know!! I have been lucky in that I have five or six local photography shops that did not know what they had. They haven't any more. Severe LBA but at these prices who cares? 
Examples purchased recently:
'Broken' CZJ Tesssar 50/2.8 £0. It works now, with spinning aperture ring (M42)
SMC M Pentax 50 1:2 £4.00 Save the Children Fund (gave £10.00
Helios (Japanese) 28-70 f/3.8 M42 £5.00
Vivitar 35-70 2.8-3.8 £19.00
Super Takumar 55 1.8 £10.00
Helios 44M £5.00
Tamron Adaptall 28-70 (44A) £25.00
I now have over 70 manual focus lenses  Brilliant aren't they 
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Volunteer wrote:
Interestingly enoguh, the only 2 50mm lenses I've had are, as it looks, the same lenses with a different name. As mentioned above, Auto Revuenon 50/1.8 looks exactly like Cosina Cosinon Auto 50./1.8, only Cosina has the sign "Made in Japan". I'm delighted 'cause I adore Cosina 50./1.8 and now I've got two Of course, I'll probably have to sell one.
Here are two examples, original and crop:
f2.8, min. focus distance:
http://img2.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=45_reuvenon9.jpg
crop:
http://img2.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=45_crop11.jpg
f5.6, infinity
http://img2.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=45_reuvenon12.jpg
crop:
http://img2.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=45_crop13.jpg |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
I'm not sure Chinon made any lenses.
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D1N0 wrote:
Cosina indeed:
I was looking up the Pentacon variant which brought me to this old thread .
Sample:
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 11:07 pm Post subject: Re: Auro Revuenon 50 1.8 |
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kypfer wrote:
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I have been lucky in that I have five or six local photography shops that did not know what they had. They haven't any more. Severe LBA but at these prices who cares?
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You are lucky ... all the older "traditional" camera shops locally are long gone, along with their bins of miscellaneous accessories. Just one retail outlet now, and their stock is "limited"!
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I now have over 70 manual focus lenses Brilliant aren't they
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... and I thought I had problems |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:59 am Post subject: Re: Auro Revuenon 50 1.8 |
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tb_a wrote:
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I have been lucky in that I have five or six local photography shops that did not know what they had. They haven't any more. Severe LBA but at these prices who cares?
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You are lucky ... all the older "traditional" camera shops locally are long gone, along with their bins of miscellaneous accessories. Just one retail outlet now, and their stock is "limited"!
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I now have over 70 manual focus lenses Brilliant aren't they
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You are still on the safe side. Although I've got some 100+ MF lenses of which I don't need and use quite many any longer, I still don't manage to sell a single lens. IMHO that's somehow sick.
Maybe I should look for some mental assistance.
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D1N0
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2018 11:37 am Post subject: Re: Auro Revuenon 50 1.8 |
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D1N0 wrote:
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I have been lucky in that I have five or six local photography shops that did not know what they had. They haven't any more. Severe LBA but at these prices who cares?
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You are lucky ... all the older "traditional" camera shops locally are long gone, along with their bins of miscellaneous accessories. Just one retail outlet now, and their stock is "limited"!
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Well he wrote it in 2010, when some of them were still holding on
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Eugen Mezei wrote:
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My copy of the Revuenon Auto MC 50/1.8, on the other hand, is an exact copy of my Pentacon Auto MC 50/1.8.
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I would not call that a copy. |
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