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ManualFocus-G
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 6624 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject: Third party Japanese lenses - models and makers |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
This thread is provided in order to bring together information relating to third party Japanese lenses from the 1960s and 1970s...maybe even some from the 1980s!
The purpose is to display pictures and details of lenses confirmed as being made by a particular manufacturer e.g. Tokina, but branded with several other names. Proof is best provided with photos of lenses bearing their original manufacturer's name, but other evidence is also welcome e.g. other lenses in the line with the same features have been seen with the original name on the ring.
As more variants are seen, they can be added to the thread and linked to others with the same manufacturer but displaying a different brand.
I will attempt to keep the main post updated with the information found in the posts below. Please note: photos from ebay auctions are best saved and re-uploaded as they tend to disappear after a couple of months
Have fun!
Tokina
Tele-Tokina 800/8 - also seen branded as Soligor
Tele-Tokina 400/6.3 - also seen branded as Soligor and Hanimex
Tele-Tokina 300/5.5 - also seen branded as Soligor and Hanimex
(Photo borrowed from a seller on ebay - their link Click here to see on Ebay)
Tele-Tokina 200/4.5
(Photos borrowed from a seller on ebay - their link Click here to see on Ebay)
Tokina 200/4.5 as a Yashica Super Yashinon-R
(Photos borrowed from a seller on ebay - their link Click here to see on Ebay)
Tokina 75-260/4.5
Tokina 75-260/4.5 as Soligor
Tokina 75-260/4.5 as Optomax (labelled as 80-250/4.5)
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6627 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Tokina Tele-Auto 300/5.5
Also sold as Soligor, Vivitar, Hanimex, Lentar, Sears, Mamiya and Ricoh, among others no doubt.
_________________ 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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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6627 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Tokina Tele-Auto 135mm/3.5
Also seen branded as Hanimex, Ricoh
_________________ 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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Smoli4
Joined: 01 Jul 2011 Posts: 606 Location: Haifa, Israel
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Smoli4 wrote:
those are the ones i have, if you could tell by them who was the manufacturer ill be glad to know.
Soligor 180mm f3.5 (OM mount)
Soligor 300mm f5.5 (old minolta mount)
and some unknown lens with unknown, to me, mount.. 35mm f2.8
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6627 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
I have your 180
I have seen it as a Kominar - hence made by Nittoh - brands were Kominar/Komine
I have a couple of your 300 - Tokyo Koki aka Tokina - see my post above.
If I recall correctly Cimko made your 35mm - the open diamond index mark on the DOF scale is the giveaway. _________________ 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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Smoli4
Joined: 01 Jul 2011 Posts: 606 Location: Haifa, Israel
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Smoli4 wrote:
thanks great to know, and yeah i saw your post only after i posted mine.
ive never heard of Cimko... did they make any other, interesting, lenses? |
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fatdeeman
Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Posts: 780 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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fatdeeman wrote:
luisalegria wrote: |
Tokina Tele-Auto 135mm/3.5
Also seen branded as Hanimex, Ricoh
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Finally! I've wondered who made this for a while, great looking lens! I've had two, one was awful and the other was great! _________________ - Dave
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DSLR: Canon EOS 60D, Samsung GX-1S (Pentax *ist DS2)
Mirrorless: Panasonic DMC-G1, Sony NEX-5N
Compact: Canon PowerShot G3
Lenses:
Wide: Tokina RMC 28mm F/2.8, Tamron Adaptall 2 28mm F/2.5, Sun Optical 28mm F/2.5, Super paragon 28mm F/2.8, Sigma filtermatic 24mm F/2.8, Fujinon 35mm F/2.8, Sun Optical 35mm F/2.8
Standard: Industar 50-2, Helios 44-2, Helios 44M, Helios 44M-3, Pentax-M 50mm F/1.4, Pentax-M 50mm F/1.7, Pentax-M 50mm F/2, Ricoh 50mm F/1.7, Chinon 50mm F/1.7
Tele: Pentacon 135mm F/2.8, Pentacon 200mm F/3.5, Optomax 200mm f/3.5, Sun Optical 135mm F/3.5, Soligor 350mm F/5.6
Zoom: Tokina 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 SZ-X270 SD, Sigma Zoom Pi 35-200mm F4-5.6, Sun Optical 28-80mm F/3.5-4.5, Sunagor 80-205mm F/3.8, Tokina RMC 80-200mm F/4, Vivitar 70-150mm F/3.8, Tamron 95-205mm F/6.3, Tamron Adaptall 28-200mm F/3.8-5.6 LD Aspherical, Tokina RMC 70-210mm F/3.5
Mirror: Falcon (Samyang) 800mm F/8, MTO-11CA 1000mm F/10, Tamron Adaptall 2 500mm F/8
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VisualDarkness
Joined: 30 Oct 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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VisualDarkness wrote:
Tele-Tokina Koki Tokyo 135mm f2.8, counted to 15 aperture blades. The adapter is M42.
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barnaby
Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 59 Location: Hampshire UK
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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barnaby wrote:
Here are some of my babies.
Super-Lentar 28mm 2.8
Palinar 135mm 3.5
Hanimex 135mm 3.5 (with no mount on)
Sears 135mm 3.5
(Prinz) Galaxy 200mm 4.5 this one I have not used yet as its one of those 47mm screw mounts and the mount attached is oddly a Lecia M39
The Sears, Hanimex and Palinar all produce the same image qualities as each other. The Super-Lentar which I believe like the Sears was produced for the USA market, again I have not really had a play with this lens either. Am I right in thinking they are all Koki Tokyo manufactured lenses? _________________ If it ain't broke, don't fix it. |
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6627 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
I believe these are all Tokyo Koki lenses, other than the 28mm, which I am not sure of.
I am sure there was a 28mm f/3 preset made by Tokyo Koki. I have one of these unfortunately with a bad aperture. _________________ 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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Tedat
Joined: 08 Nov 2011 Posts: 800 Location: Berlin/Germany
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Tedat wrote:
Smoli4 wrote: |
those are the ones i have, if you could tell by them who was the manufacturer ill be glad to know.
Soligor 180mm f3.5 (OM mount) |
it looks a lot like my Hanimex:
_________________ Regards
Jan
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Contax T*: Distagon 4/18, Distagon 2/28, Distagon 1.4/35, PC-Distagon 2.8/35, Planar 1.4/50, Planar 1.4/85, Planar 2/100, Planar 2/135, S-Planar 2.8/60, Tessar 2.8/45, Mirotar 8/500, Vario Sonnar 3.4/35-70, Vario Sonnar 4.5-5.6/100-300
Carl Zeiss for Rollei QBM: F-Distagon 2.8/16 HFT, Distagon 2.8/25, Planar 1.4/50 HFT, Sonnar 2.8/85
Konica Hexanon AR: 2.8/21, 1.2/57
Other: Minolta F2.8 [T4.5] 135mm STF, Meopta Meostigmat 1.4/70, Tokina AT-X 2.5/90.. and lots of early M42 Yashinon, Rikenon and Mamiya lenses |
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Arminius
Joined: 11 Nov 2012 Posts: 24 Location: U.K.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:05 pm Post subject: Super-Lentar |
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Arminius wrote:
http://www.photopentax.com/objectifs/lentar/lentar%20m42%2028mm%20f2.8%20super%20auto.jpg
Made by Lentar of Tokyo and New York! |
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