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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:23 am Post subject: Fujita 35/2.5 preset - an uncommon lens |
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luisalegria wrote:
Fujita was a small and obscure optical manufacturer, probably best known (if thats the right word) for making the lenses (labelled Fujita or Kaligar) supplied with the Kalimar camera, the first Japanese medium format SLR.
Fujita also made lenses for 35mm, though these are scarce and hard to find. Some were sold under distributors brands, like Hanimex/Hanimar. I have a tiny 135/4.5 Fujita in a US camera store brand. But this one is marked Fujita -
I guess it dates to the late 1950's-early 1960's. Its got the distinctive "zebra" style of the period. The preset mechanism uses a button release to set the aperture, common in earlier lenses, which makes me want to date this one in the 1950's. It seems to be of all brass construction, not aluminum, which seems to be a characteristic of Fujitas, and it is very well made and finished, with all mechanical movements silky smooth. Its a solid little thing.
Like many of these tiny preset wide-angles, the focus and aperture rings are easy to confuse, so the ergonomics aren't very good. Also typical of its age, its close focus is only to 1.5'/1/2m, which on this focal length is not particularly close, which limits its versatility.
Its performance is rather mediocre. It is certainly not comparable in sharpness to my Takumar 35/3.5 at any aperture, and it tends to flare a lot, which perhaps could be used to good artistic effect. Contrast is quite good though.
An odd vehicle to find parked in downtown San Francisco ! Its a British WWII scout car -
I found a braver than usual bird, willing to let me come up to 3ft/1m
crop -
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F16SUNSHINE
Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 5486 Location: Left Coast
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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:54 am Post subject: |
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Cool lens and super shots
I don't usually have an affinity for shots of vehicles but those first two pics are pretty cool.
Do you know why the "scout car" was in town?
This lens is for small format yes? _________________ Moderator |
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:35 am Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Hi Andy !
Yes, this one is M42. I've seen the Fujita 135 in Canon FD (actually Canonflex in those days) also.
Its actually much easier to find the ones for the Kalimar 6x6. Rick Oleson says the 52mm Fujita was the first medium format wide-angle retrofocus lens, so that one became a "cult" lens for Hasselblad types, as there were Kalimar->Hasselblad adapters.
The scout car is I believe a WWII Daimler "Dingo". It was parked in front of a B&B hotel, I have no idea why.
The streetcar is one of the City's collection of streetcars, they pick up cars from around the world and run them on the Market Street and Embarcadero lines. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
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walter g
Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 2463 Location: NC, USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:23 am Post subject: |
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walter g wrote:
Luis, I'm reviving your old thread. I just bought a Fujita made 35 2.5 under the Fujitar name.
I notice a couple differences. The major one being mine is only marked Feet. Mine is not marked in Meters also.
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15679
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Yup, that's a Daimler Dingo, probably a post-war one, I notice it has a UK private number plate.
That tram in the first pic is also British, it comes from Blackpool and is painted in the original Blackpool colours. I have ridden in one of those in Blackpool many times. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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martyn_bannister
Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 1151
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:53 am Post subject: |
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martyn_bannister wrote:
walter g wrote: |
Luis, I'm reviving your old thread. I just bought a Fujita made 35 2.5 under the Fujitar name.
I notice a couple differences. The major one being mine is only marked Feet. Mine is not marked in Meters also. |
I have a tamron twin-tele 135mm f4.5 which is just marked in feet and not meters. This forum informed me that this was a sign of an early version. Perhaps this is true for your lens? |
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