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sichko
Joined: 20 Jun 2008 Posts: 2475 Location: South West UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:18 am Post subject: Yashica Auto Yashinon DS 50mm f/1.4 |
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sichko wrote:
Does anyone have any experience of this lens ? I'v carried out a search and found references to Yashinon lenses with various combinations of aperture (1.4, 1.7, 1.9) and quality (DX, DS & DS-M) but I can't find this one.
The lens is Auto only so I will have to modify my adapter to try it. Is it worth it ?
There is one on the bay ...
Click here to see on Ebay
but I guess that the price is a joke. _________________ John |
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rbelyell
Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 4269 Location: somewhere in the mountains of central NY
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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rbelyell wrote:
hey john
sorry i dont have experience w this particular lens, but i do with the yashica ml 50/1.4, which many, and i, consider a great lens and can be found on ebay for much less than the yashinon. perhaps im wrong, but i cant imagine the yashinon would be better as the ml is considered the poor man's planar! _________________ Epson RD1 + Elmarit 21/2.8; Summarit 50/1.5; Summarit 75/2.5; Elmar-c 90/4; Sankyo Komura 135/2.8, Hektor 135/4.5; Braun Paxina 29 6x6; Photax Boyer Paris; Holga 120 Pano
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Univer
Joined: 30 Jun 2009 Posts: 282
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Univer wrote:
Hi,
Here are two discussions that might be helpful:
Link 1
Link 2
Limiting the conversation (because I don't have any experience with the C/Y lenses) to M42 versions: the most commonly encountered series are DX, DS and DS-M.
The DX lenses are single-coated, rather distinctively styled and very nicely made. I've been pleased with the results from my DX 50/1.4, 50/1.7 and 200/4. DX lenses have an A/M switch.
The DS lenses are also single-coated, of later production, and, generally speaking, seem to feel a bit lighter, less robust and less well-finished than the DX lenses. I've used a couple of DS lenses, and the images have been perfectly nice, but the lenses don't handle as well as the DX's. The only DS I own is a 20/3.3, which is a fairly seldom encountered lens (and not really a stellar lens, so I wouldn't want to generalize on the basis of its performance). Note that the DS lenses are often described as lacking an A/M switch, but my 20mm has one.
The DS-M lenses were (I believe) the last M42 Yashinons, and are multi-coated. In terms of finish and handling, they're on the same level as the DS's; but they produce lovely images. These, too, are said to lack the A/M switch, but there are reports of DS-M lenses that have them.
Note that the 50/1.4 DX is known to have mirror-clearance issues, not only with digital bodies but with film bodies as well.
Hope there's something useful there!
Cheers,
Jon
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sichko
Joined: 20 Jun 2008 Posts: 2475 Location: South West UK
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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sichko wrote:
Thanks guys for your replies. _________________ John |
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Phenix jc
Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 398 Location: France
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Phenix jc wrote:
Here's some samples : Yashica Yashinon-DS 50mm f1.4
wo, contrast adjusted on some of them - E510
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f/1.2 club Zuiko : 50/1.2, 55/1.2 Rokkor : 50/1.2, 58/1.2 Nikkor : 50/1.2, 55/1.2 Third Party : Porst(Fujinon-X) 50/1.2, Porst 55/1.2 Canon : S 50/1.2, nFD 50/1.2, FL 55/1.2, R 58/1.2, nFD 85/1.2 Hexanon : 57/1.2 Nokton : 50/1.1 |
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sichko
Joined: 20 Jun 2008 Posts: 2475 Location: South West UK
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 6:47 am Post subject: |
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sichko wrote:
Thanks for the samples. _________________ John |
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xjjohnno
Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 1270 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 7:25 am Post subject: |
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xjjohnno wrote:
I think the asking price is way too high considering I picked up a DX 50 f1.4 for $35 on Ebay late last year.
I quite like my DX but have the mirror clearance issue at towards infinity focus on my Pentax K20D. I can't comment on the DS not having used one. |
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kuuan
Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 4569 Location: right now: Austria
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 10:20 am Post subject: |
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kuuan wrote:
xjjohnno wrote: |
I think the asking price is way too high.... |
yes, definitly!!!
I would think you should be able to get this lens for about 40 Euro
( well, it has been over a year, I had paid, on ebay, for the package of a Yashica TL-Super with 3 Yashinon DX, a 2.8/35, f1.7/50 and 2.8/135, all in a state like new, about 30 Euro ) _________________ my photos on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/collections |
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hinnerker
Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 929 Location: Germany near Kiel
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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hinnerker wrote:
Univer wrote: |
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The DS-M lenses were (I believe) the last M42 Yashinons, and are multi-coated. In terms of finish and handling, they're on the same level as the DS's; but they produce lovely images. These, too, are said to lack the A/M switch, but there are reports of DS-M lenses that have them.
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Cheers,
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Most of the DS-M lenses do have an A/M Switch... !!
On my 7 lenses of the Yashica DS-M Series, there was only one if i remember right, the 1.7/50mm, which has no A/M Switch..
They do have an very small ring A/M switch, often not seen by the user.
Cheers
Henry _________________ some light-painting lens stuff..
... and an EOS 5D MKII
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Phenix jc
Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 398 Location: France
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Phenix jc wrote:
A radioactive lens by the way ;
Probably mirror clearance issue with the 5D. (to check) _________________ "Plonger les choses dans la lumière, c'est les plonger dans l'infini" Léonard De Vinci
f/1.2 club Zuiko : 50/1.2, 55/1.2 Rokkor : 50/1.2, 58/1.2 Nikkor : 50/1.2, 55/1.2 Third Party : Porst(Fujinon-X) 50/1.2, Porst 55/1.2 Canon : S 50/1.2, nFD 50/1.2, FL 55/1.2, R 58/1.2, nFD 85/1.2 Hexanon : 57/1.2 Nokton : 50/1.1 |
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Univer
Joined: 30 Jun 2009 Posts: 282
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 1:17 am Post subject: |
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Univer wrote:
hinnerker wrote: |
Univer wrote: |
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The DS-M lenses were (I believe) the last M42 Yashinons, and are multi-coated. In terms of finish and handling, they're on the same level as the DS's; but they produce lovely images. These, too, are said to lack the A/M switch, but there are reports of DS-M lenses that have them.
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Cheers,
Jon |
Most of the DS-M lenses do have an A/M Switch... !!
On my 7 lenses of the Yashica DS-M Series, there was only one if i remember right, the 1.7/50mm, which has no A/M Switch..
They do have an very small ring A/M switch, often not seen by the user.
Cheers
Henry |
Very interesting - thank you for the information. I currently own only one DS-M, a 50/1.4, and it definitely does not have an A/M switch. I've used two or three other DS-Ms of other focal lengths, and I don't recall A/M switches on those lenses either. But I don't have those lenses at hand, and I could well be misremembering.
On the other hand, my DS 20/3.3 - and the consensus seems to be that the DS's lack the A/M switch - does have the thin A/M ring switch you describe.
Seems like there were more than a few running changes during the production life of these Yashinons!
Cheers,
Jon |
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motleypixel
Joined: 12 May 2010 Posts: 135 Location: Austin, TX USA
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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motleypixel wrote:
Ahh finally found some talk about this lens. So can anyone confirm that the DX will hit my 5DMK2 mirror at infinity?
Thanks,
Roy _________________ -Roy
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