Andy's package arrived!

[LucisPictor]

Wow, Andy! I don't know how to thank you.

The Vivitar 2/24 is in excellent condition and feels great on my cam.
I guess it will be one of my favs.

But not only this lens was inside, no, a fantastic Yashica Electro 35 in absolute mint condition was inside as well!


(Shot with the new Vivitar 2/24 on EOS 350D @f2.0)

Even the customs officer said: "And this is an 'old' camera???"

It looks so good, as if it just came out of the factory. Thank you very much again.

I am really happy!

[Attila]

Congrats!!! I also got from Andy an Electro as a surprise! Fantastic camera!

[poilu]

Congrats Carsten! easy to understand the customs officer
sunshine is golden boy!

[glockman99]

I also have an Electro 35, just like yours. It takes excellent photos, and is simple to use.

[F16SUNSHINE]

You are so very welcome Carsten! Welcome to the Electro Club

[Laurence]

Thanks to Andy, I am ALSO a member of the Electro Club! Andy's generosity is boundless, and he is a prince of a man.

[bob955i]

[LucisPictor]

Even with some danger to slide away into mutual adulation, isn't it amazing how many kind and pleasant, yes, amiable and benign guys we have in this forum?
I love to be here, gentlemen!

BTW, doesn't his baby look good?

That's the Vivitar MC Wide Angle 24mm 1:2 I bought from Andy!

Now, I have a Nikkor-O 2.0/35 (which for me works as a 2.0/56) and Vivitar 2.0/24 (which for me works as a 2.0/38 ) - so a fast standard and a fast "reportage" wide angle... Hooray!

[koji]

I dug out YASHICA YASHINON 45mm F1.7 information.



The bottom left corner is the optical design diagram YASHINON 45/1.7 of Y_ELECTRO 35,
right side is the bar graph of YASHICA lenses resolution around 1970 made.
One below is for YASHICA LYNX 5000E (YASHINON 45mm F1.8 ),
the top graph for Konica's HEXANONs, the middle for Mninolta Rokkors.
All are lenses attached to range finder cameras around 1970s.

[F16SUNSHINE]

Nice info Koji, this looks like a rare bit of paper you have here. I must admit however that although I own most of the cameras in the lower graph. I don't know how to understand what I'm seeing. MTF's and tech data on lenses is something I have always taken a pass on. Preferring rather to look at samples and comparisons. Could you translate for me what I'm looking at?

[koji]

Only for Yasinons: From the top

(No resolution bar) YASHINON 45mm F2.8 (Yashica 35)
YASHINON 45mm F1.8 (Yashica LYNX)
YASHINON 45mm F1.9 (Yashica 35EE)
YASHINON 45mm F2.8 (Yashica mini_star)
YASHINON DX 45mm F1.7 (Yashica Electro 35)
YASHINON 45mm F1.8 (Yashica LYNX 5000E)
YASHINON DX 40mm F2.8 (Yashoca Electro 35FC)
COLOR YASHINON 40mm F1.7 (Yashica Electro 35 GX)
YASHICA Lens (Yashica 35 MF)

I will give you more information of the above lenses and optical formula
as much as possible, though you have to wait for me to pick up relevant
information form the same book where the above info comes from.

[Laurence]

Carsten wrote: That's the Vivitar MC Wide Angle 24mm 1:2 I bought from Andy!

Hey Carsten! Are you good enough for this lens? Let's see if you are! I'm waiting for images!

[koji]

F16SUNSHINE, here is some sample photos. Unfortunately it is all in japanese, but you can pick camera names. He also restores almost all japanese rangefinder cameras (with attached lens).
http://homepage1.nifty.com/fukucame/

[F16SUNSHINE]

Thanks Koji
I had this page once before and lost it. Now I have it again thanks to you
This is a really comprehensive list

[LucisPictor]

[koji]

More info for SUNSHINE>

Yashinon 45/2.8 Xenotar 4/5 ..........185 114 185 129 YASHICA 35 1958
Yashinon 45/1.8 Gauss 4/6 .............180 91 200 118 YASHICA LYNX 1960
Yashinon 45/1.9 Gauss 4/6 .............180 102 200 138 YASHICA 35 EE 1962
Yashinon 45/1.8 Tessar 3/4.............160 101 200 116 YASHICA MiniStar 1963
YashinonDX 45/1.7 Gauss 4/6..........162 112 224 xxx YASHICA ELECTRO 35 1966
Yashinon 45/1.8 Gauss 4/6..............224 115 224 143 YASHICA LYNX 5000E 1968
ColorYashinon 35/1.8 Gauss 4/6......160 108 200 135 YASHICA ELCTRO 35CC 1970
YasinonDX 40/2/8 ModifiedTessar 4/4...160 107 200 122 YASHICA ELCTRO 35FC ?
ColorYashinon 40/1.7 Gauss 4/6 .....160 111 225 143 YASHICA ELECTRO 35GX 1975
YashicaLens 38/2.8 Tessar 3/4.........200 110 140 110 YASHICA 35 MF 1976

Legend: Lens name, Fl/f, Lens Type, Group/Element.....
At WideOpen(centre, average for entire frame), At f5.6 (centre, ave. for entire frame) line per milimeter LPM
Camera name, Year made/sold

In the above xxx and ? are missing info in publication, hope I did not make any typo.

Those information is obtained by the same person, who designed with Nikon EL Nikkor 63/3.5
Micro Fiche film copy, and some of Ultra Micro Nikkor. He contributed to japanese lens design.
So data was collected for a long period, and very consistent throughout those years,
probably published monthly magazine.

These info comes from the book "The technology of modern camera and lens" written by
Mr. Iwao Ogura, published by Shahin Kogyo Publishing Co. Ltd
ISBN4-87956-043-X C3072 P3000E 1995/Oct/17 Published

The author is a brother of Minolta lens designer Mr. Toshinobu Ogura, who also wrote
the book about "Foundation and development of photographic lenses", which is a pretty
good book I think.

[F16SUNSHINE]

Koji you ROCK!
Thank you so much for this info. As most here know I am a bit of a Yashica kook. This information is really nice to have.

[LucisPictor]

Wow, that's some great information! Cheers!