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Yahvel
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 Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:16 am Post subject: Argus Auto-Cintar 55mm 1.4 M42 Lens ??? |
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Yahvel wrote:
I have this lens and will like to know who manufactured it and if its a rare one.
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
Fairly uncommon.
Made in Japan by still unknown parties.
Pictures I have seen show similarities to equivalent lenses of the same period offered by Mamiya, Ricoh, and some others, under which brands these are much more common. One of the most common variants is branded by Sears, as they imported huge numbers of Ricoh Singlex TLS cameras under the Sears brand. Argus was doing the same thing with a very similar camera, hence this lens.
I believe they have the same formula, and maybe even interchangeable elements, with these others.
Speculation says Tomioka. More likely the maker was Cosina.
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Attila wrote:
Cosina or Tomioka in my opinion too, never mind they are pretty much equal.
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Yahvel
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Yahvel wrote:
I heard Chinon had lenses branded as Argus. |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:18 am Post subject: |
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TrueLoveOne wrote:
I've had many of these, but all were branded Revuenon. Nice lens anyway, either it was Cosina or Tomioka who made it....
 Revueflex 3003 by René Maly, on Flickr
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:21 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
I also have this lens as an Auto-Revuenon.
Wonderful lens. It is its flat rear element that leads to the suspicion that it was made by Tomioka.
It has a little sibling the 1.7/55 which is also excellent
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Gardener
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Gardener wrote:
Aren't all these 55/1.4's one and the same? |
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luisalegria wrote:
"Aren't all these 55/1.4's one and the same?"
Pretty much, yes.
Maybe there are differences in coatings.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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"Aren't all these 55/1.4's one and the same?"
Pretty much, yes.
Maybe there are differences in coatings. |
Perhaps so if looked at from a distance. This did not stop some of us making in-depth study of them  .
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luisalegria wrote:
I think he meant these Japanese third party 55/1.4's that seem to come from one maker.
Not really all @50-58mm/1.4
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Tervueren wrote:
Coincidence this has come up, I've just come across this one and thought about getting it but changed my mind £20
[img]http://www.rockycameras.com/index.asp?function=PRODUCTIMAGEWINDOW&closedelay=20000&SRC=http://www.rockycameras.com/ekmps/shops/rockcameras/images/1.7-58mm-argus-sekor-lens-19.99-35131-p[ekm]499x374[ekm].jpg[/img] |
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Coincidence this has come up, I've just come across this one and thought about getting it but changed my mind £20
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That's a 58mm f/1.7 lens, the ones mentioned above are 55mm f/1.4.
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Tervueren wrote:
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Coincidence this has come up, I've just come across this one and thought about getting it but changed my mind £20
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That's a 58mm f/1.7 lens, the ones mentioned above are 55mm f/1.4. |
Yup you are correct but, it is an Argus  |
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