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Oldhand
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 Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:04 am Post subject: Auto Revuenon 200mm f3.5 - Made by ??????? |
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Oldhand wrote:
Looks very Chinon-ish to me but that is a guess.
Any ideas from thems wot knows ....................
Here is the lens - (excuse the dust on the front lens, it was just unwrapped)
.... and here are some quick snaps around the home.
Not too bad ............... any comments welcome
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TrueLoveOne
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| Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:22 am Post subject: |
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TrueLoveOne wrote:
Same lens as a Chinon branded one i had, i also had one with Pentor name on it.
As far as i know, Chinon did not produce lenses themselves, but rebranded them from other manufacturers. Which leaves the question still open.....
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
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Same lens as a Chinon branded one i had, i also had one with Pentor name on it.
As far as i know, Chinon did not produce lenses themselves, but rebranded them from other manufacturers. Which leaves the question still open..... |
Good enough to be a Tominon?
Here are some more piccies - most wide open
100% crop of above - see the beetle ......
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bernhardas
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| Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:47 am Post subject: |
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bernhardas wrote:
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dimitrygo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:00 am Post subject: |
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dimitrygo wrote:
This is Sun made lens, can be found in numerous brands. |
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Lloydy
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| Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
Also available in silver, with the Prinzflex name on it. After a bit of discussion on the forum the lens was attributed to Sun.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
Thanks Dimitrygo and Lloyd.
Much appreciated
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uddhava
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| Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
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| Also available in silver, with the Prinzflex name on it. After a bit of discussion on the forum the lens was attributed to Sun. |
Was that silver lens also labeled as Beroflex? Is it any good?
Nice photos by the way. Makes me miss California.  |
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Lloydy
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Lloydy wrote:
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| Lloydy wrote: |
| Also available in silver, with the Prinzflex name on it. After a bit of discussion on the forum the lens was attributed to Sun. |
Was that silver lens also labeled as Beroflex? Is it any good?
Nice photos by the way. Makes me miss California. |
Let's just say I'm giving it away with a Zenit and Helios 44M that I'm trying to sell - and still nobody wants it. It's a nice looking lens in silver, it looks cool on the NEX. But every time I try it I whip up some optimism that there might be a sweet spot that is previously undiscovered. Every time I try it, I'm disappointed.
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:37 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
| Lloydy wrote: |
| uddhava wrote: |
| Lloydy wrote: |
| Also available in silver, with the Prinzflex name on it. After a bit of discussion on the forum the lens was attributed to Sun. |
Was that silver lens also labeled as Beroflex? Is it any good?
Nice photos by the way. Makes me miss California. |
Let's just say I'm giving it away with a Zenit and Helios 44M that I'm trying to sell - and still nobody wants it. It's a nice looking lens in silver, it looks cool on the NEX. But every time I try it I whip up some optimism that there might be a sweet spot that is previously undiscovered. Every time I try it, I'm disappointed. |
If the Prinzflex and the Beroflex are the same lens as the Auto Revuenon, then they are very good lenses indeed.
Look at the sharpness and bokeh in this shot at wide open aperture and a 100% crop.
For the money these go for, they are exceptional.
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Lloydy wrote:
I tried two series of test shots yesterday, all shot on a solid tripod using the NEX, and didn't get one sharp picture, certainly nothing as sharp as your examples. It's a shame as the lens is in perfect looking condition. It's quite likely the Prinzflex was made later than the Beroflex and the Auto Revuenon, maybe the line was resurrected? Prinzflex was the house brand of Dixons here in the UK and they would have almost certainly just bought anything from anyone on price alone, so it wouldn't surprise me if the manufacturer just banged out some old line and cut costs even further by not using the same levels of quality control. I haven't used one Prinzflex lens that wasn't rubbish.  But I've got, and use, some decent Sun lenses.
I think Dixons set the standard by insisting on high volumes and desperately low prices from their suppliers. The standard was very low.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
A few recent images:
Please note - all images are cropped from an APS-C camera (K-10D)
The second image is an almost 100% crop, just a little larger.
This is an excellent lens IMHO and better than anything that I have seen made by Sun.
Not saying that Sun is not the maker, but if so, then they had hit a purple patch with this one.
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