Tokyo Kogaku Macro Topcor 135mm F4 (bellows)

[Macca]

A few I took earlier this year on the short Topcon macro bellows.

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All on Sony A7ii

[calvin83]

[kds315*]

excellent!!

[devinw]

[jamaeolus]

[Lloydy]

Very nice indeed, that's an impressive lens, used expertly.

[Mir]

One RE i have never tried......

TFS

[Lightshow]

Very nice, I've been looking for nice but not expensive versions of all the macro lenses, preferably in black.
From what I've seen on the net, they made some of the nicest macro lenses from that era... Congrats.

[Macca]

Thanks everyone, it is pleasant to use in good light. Never seen it in black Lightshow. I did miss out on a reasonable priced 58mm 3.5 in black, that`s the sharpest Topcor I have, though the 50mm 1.8 RE GN isn`t far behind.

Mir, technically it`s not an RE, lol.

I just missed out on a cheap Topcon double rail bellows, the short one is decent and has good portability but is less than sturdy.

I also spotted a kopil tilt shift one in exakta mount and wondered whether it would be a decent combo but have no experience of TS bellows or lenses much for that matter, so passed on that.

[John Shriver]

The tiny 30mm Macro-Topcor was made in black (quite rare), as was the RE. Auto Macro Topcor (not that rare). But the short-mount 58mm and 135mm macro lenses are chrome only.

[kds315*]

[cjrobe]

Beautiful shots! Very skillfully shot. If I end up getting my macro lens working well enough with my camera I will post some of my shots as well (assuming I'm not too inexperienced to focus with a bellows!).

[wolan]

[dan_]