MFlenses - A new life in a digital age
MFLenses 2026

Manual Focus Lenses Forum

Explore the world of vintage lenses through repair notes, real test shots, and detailed archive threads packed with images.

Explore the world of vintage lenses through repair notes, real test shots, and detailed archive threads packed with images.
logovectorizer.com
Spotlight

Featured partner placement for the forum front page.

Ricoh XR Rikenon 2/50: great contrast
Post new topic Reply to topic
View previous topic :: View next topic  


Post
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:34 pm
Post subject: Ricoh XR Rikenon 2/50: great contrast
Reply
Post
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:34 pm
Post subject: Ricoh XR Rikenon 2/50: great contrast
Reply
There are some nice samples and good reviews of this lens spread here and there in the net. Some call it "poor man's Summicron". As long as I don't have Summicron, I can only enjoy the Rikenon's qualities of its own.

I am really excited to discover how contrasty and pleasing in colours the images are coming from this lens. It is enough to make a quick auto-contrast or to touch slightly the contrast slider thus correcting the SOOC jpeg which Sony Nex tends to slightly overexpose with this lens on.

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5



Converted into BW via a quick desaturation, the images produced by this lens simply shine.

#6


#7


#8


#9


#10


Post
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 1:16 am
Post subject:
Reply
Post
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 1:16 am
Post subject:
Reply
Nice shots.

In #2 it seems to separate the blue shades quite well.
A nice sharp keeper for sure!

I have a later Ricoh 2X teleconverter here that I am tempted to experiment on with changing mounts.
The coatings on it are very impressive.

-D.S.


Post
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:31 am
Post subject:
Reply
Post
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:31 am
Post subject:
Reply
I have this lens too. Good contrasts indeed. The best variant is the all metal built xr rikenonen 50mm 1:2 without additional L or S which have plastic barrels.

According to the diagrams at Lens DB it has a different optical formula as the 1.7 variant. Both 6/5 but very different (compared with e.g. Takumar 1.8 and 2.0 lenses) elements.

2.0 and 1.7


Post
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:57 am
Post subject:
Reply
Post
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:57 am
Post subject:
Reply
Thank you for the feedback, fellows!

D1N0, the variation of optical schemes looks interesting.

In terms of close performance to this great Ricoh lens I'd rate Cosinon-S 2/50 which gives similarly saturated colours and contrasts, very nicely conbertible to BW.


Post
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 10:24 am
Post subject:
Reply
Post
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 10:24 am
Post subject:
Reply
alex ph wrote:
Thank you for the feedback, fellows!

D1N0, the variation of optical schemes looks interesting.

In terms of close performance to this great Ricoh lens I'd rate Cosinon-S 2/50 which gives similarly saturated colours and contrasts, very nicely conbertible to BW.


thx I'll look out for one. Shouldn't be a problem to find Wink
Post new topic Reply to topic
Page 1 of 1