My lenses/The Starangest one-Telelumax, then others

[voytek]

When I've started to collect lenses hunting for the "perfect" deal on ebay - I was watching carefully for "sets" - camera+lens. Sometimes you can get nice lens because seller sets the price very low for old camera and lens is very exotic regarding name. This way I won Pentax Spomatic with S. Takumar 1.4/50 and very old Telelumax 4/200. I didn't care about this one, my goal was to get Takumar. In time I search for this name "Telelumax" And guess what? Telelumax aka Tele-Lumax, Lumax was made in Japan for K. G. Corfield Ltd, England. How lens looks like and few samples you can find here and below one sample


Enybody who can share any information about Lumax lenses would be very welcome

[F16SUNSHINE]

Lovely photo!

[bawang]

I have never heard of that one, but the pictures are very good. And the bokeh is among the good ones here.

I purchase lens the same way too. Sometimes the seller just don't know anything about lens/camera and their description is much to be desired. Even after asking for details, they just cannot describe what the see as good. I recently got a CZJ 3.5/50 pancake like the one Orio has, but it hazy and oily blades. But my Nikkor-S 1.2/55mm is in superb condition. One thing for sure is, you can end up with a lot of camera body that is difficult o sell. All in all, it's still the best way to get those lens.

[F16SUNSHINE]

Hey Bawang. I recall you wanted a tech to clean up that lens. You should be able to find someone local. Call a pro Tog in your area for a reference. If that fails you and you don't mind shipping, I have a good guy in Seattle. Expect to pay 60-100 depending on blade condition. Maybe less The 3.5/50 is not very complex. Sorry to hijack your thread Voytek

[voytek]

I think that telelumax even old, heavy lens is very well developed. And it is my first lens with 12 blades aperture which looks very impressive, look @



In addition: Aperture stops 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32

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[luisalegria]

Very fascinating find !

Its this kind of unexpected oddity that excites the collecting mind.

[voytek]

Next lens which surprised me - more common
Cosinon Auto 1.8/50 #690911, M42
Very sharp wide open, excellent bokeh.
Below 3 samples, cropped a bit but not improved in any software.
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[voytek]

Next one - probably as rare as my Telelumax

Accura Diamatic 2.5/105 with YS/M42 adapter. Below sample photo. I think that this lens is not much worse than my Tamron 2.8/90 Macro AD2. Again - except converting and resizing I didn't touch photo below with any kind of software to improve it. Photo #2 crop top, rest - top and bottom, to make them wider.
This is a very sharp lens. All photos handheld, @2.5
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[shad309]

Nice sharp images and good color renditions. Nothing to complain about with these lenses

[voytek]

Next "exotic" lens

C.C Auto Petri 2.8/45 with sign "Lens made in Japan"
Very sharp lens, looks very cheap, plastic and aluminum foil, even SN is almost invisible, photos below @2.8, ISO280, not software improved, not cropped, all handheld.
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[luisalegria]

Accura Diamatic 2.5/105 in YS mount

I actually have one of these.



Is this yours ?

I thought it was OK, not a great performer. On the other hand, it wasn't in very good condition, I had to do some adjusting on the helical, rear lens elements, etc., so that may have degraded it a bit.

[voytek]

I don't complain for quality . Sure, the same. Mine shows some wear but overall is in mint condition. Thanks Luis for sharing

[poilu]

all your samples are very nice shot, it's a pleasure to see them

[Orio]

I like what I see from the Petri, good contrast and volume rendition.

[voytek]

True is that I wanted to add next lens very fast. Samples were not acceptable. I replaced them with the new ones.

Meritar 2.9/50, E. Ludwig. Very old, "chrome" zebra, my smallest "50". M42.
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[voytek]

Now is time for something special in my collection.
Tomioka's lenses.
I have several lenses which are pobably made by Tamioka. Let we "say" - what is marked Tomioka is a true Tomioka. However this is not a true.
First one was delivered yesterday afternoon.

Macro Yashinon 2.8/60 Tomioka.
I have Industar-61L, triple coated. This one is very special. Is better then Volna Macro. It's similar to Takumar 4/50 and better then Takumar 2.8/50
And Tomioka is the winner.
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The next Tomioka is The Tomioka described @ http://www.tomioka.de/tomioka_e_main.htm?action=news
This is an early version DX with "silver aperture ring"

Auto Yashinon 1.2/55 Tomioka #552xxxx
I will make for this lens exception because this is very special - 10 samples attached.

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[voytek]

Very cheap and the one I like it

Accura Diamatic in YS mount 2.8/35
#1 Rudolph in the pool, he can stay like this 2-3 hours

#2 Margaret - "Lady" - very lazy one

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#4 photo"bokeh'

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[Laurence]

How interesting! Fascinating examples and fascinating dialog, Voytek.

I completely was impressed by the little album of images. It seems that, even though I assume you are submitting the images as "tests", they stand alone as beautiful works of composition and lighting. Really well done, and eminently interesting.

[poilu]

nice samples Voytek!
always a pleasure to review your shots
you have a great taste, thanks for share it with us

[sichko]

A fascinating story and some great pictures. Many thanks.

[voytek]

Thank you All for your kindly opinion, you've made my day

Next Accura Diamatic YS 2.5/105

[voytek]

Next lens with the same mount
Aetna Rokunar YS 2.5/105

[luisalegria]

I've been looking for those Aetna lenses, particularly the primes. They certainly don't come around often.

I think they may be by Sun.

[Attila]

Fascinating examples! Especially from Meritar and Tomioka! Thanks!