Tokyo Koki Minetar 200mm F4.5

dnas · Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 488 Location: Japan

I picked up this curious lens, more by interest than looking for a performance lens. Tokyo Koki Minetar 200mm F4.5

It has to be 45 years old at least!!! Has a Minolta mount (MC/MD manual focus)

It was when I tried it, that I was surprised!!!
I took a few shots in the toughest conditions, wide open, back lit into the sun. Here's what I got:

Crop of same. Notice the slight purple fringing, but it's only slight.

Contrast is down a bit on this one, but it is heavily back lit:

Crop of same:

Does anyone know anything about this lens?? I couldn't find much on the internet!!

luisalegria · Expire: 2018-01-18

Tokyo Koki = Tokina

Minetar may have been another trade name used by Tokyo Koki for their own products. The more famous trade name, that became the name of the company, was of course Tokina.

This looks somewhat like the 200/4.5 Tokina preset that was sold through dozens of distributors under dozens of names in the 1960's. A picture of the whole barrel may tell the story.

It is also probably a T-mount, though thats not certain. These old Tokina presets were also made in fixed mounts.

dnas · Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 488 Location: Japan

Yes, it's a T-mount!! The Minolta mount screws off.

This lens has 15 aperture blades!!!!

Looks like this:

luisalegria · Expire: 2018-01-18

Yes, thats the Tokina all right.

You will find that lens under lots of brand names. I have one in Caspeco brand for instance. Also commonly found in the US as Accura, Lentar and Vemar, among many others. Only rarely will you find one like yours that is labelled by the actual maker. You have a bit of a collectors item.

Interestingly, you will even find this as a Yashinon-R (Yashica), as Yashica bought these to supply them as accessories for their first SLR's.

I concur about the quality, its a very sharp lens.

dnas · Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 488 Location: Japan

Thanks very much for the info!!!!

I picked this up in my favorite second hand lens shop in Tokyo!

I think I'll pay more attention to older, interesting lenses in the future!!

scsambrook · Expire: 2011-11-18

They were also sold as 'Hanimex' in the UK in the 1960s.

manualjunkie · Joined: 22 Jun 2013 Posts: 20

Can anyone identify the lens mount for this copy of 135mm Minetar? I have been looking around and still no certainty on the mount. It is to wide for M42 screw mount and a T-Mount adapter. I am at a lost to if there really is a koki mount out there to EOS.

Anyone seen this type of lens mount before?

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calvin83 · Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7553 Location: Hong Kong

manualjunkie · Joined: 22 Jun 2013 Posts: 20