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Yashica Reflex 500mm variants?
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:14 pm    Post subject: Yashica Reflex 500mm variants? Reply with quote
I noticed there are at least two lenses in different brands have very similar construction to the Yashica Reflex 500mm. They have same MFD and same filters.

Yashica Reflex
http://www.klassik-kameras.com/Yashica-mirror-tele-8/500-mm-Top

Panagor Reflex (also found in Osawa brand)
http://www.grainlab.com/panagor-reflex-500mm-f8-olympus-om-p-4669.html?language=en
http://www.foto-sandor.de/panagor-reflex-500mm-500-mm-1-8-mirror-lens-spiegel-objektiv-fuer-minolta-md/objektive/manueller-fokus-f-r/minolta/a-24750/

Anyone here have ideas if they are made by the same lens made by the same maker? Or they use the same barrel but different optical construction?


PostPosted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:12 am    Post subject: Re: Yashica Reflex 500mm variants? Reply with quote
You never know unless you test them side by site. I tested the Yashica ML 500/8 against a Tokina 500/8, and the Yashica wins hands down. Compared to the Russian Rubinar MC lens, it's a tie. However, most third-party, unknown-brand mirrors I tried (Focal, JC Penny etc.) were junk, trash, utter crap or nuclear waste. (That does not include the Tamron 500/8, of course, as that one is a great mirror lens).


PostPosted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Yashica Reflex 500mm variants? Reply with quote
aoleg wrote:
You never know unless you test them side by site. I tested the Yashica ML 500/8 against a Tokina 500/8, and the Yashica wins hands down. Compared to the Russian Rubinar MC lens, it's a tie. However, most third-party, unknown-brand mirrors I tried (Focal, JC Penny etc.) were junk, trash, utter crap or nuclear waste. (That does not include the Tamron 500/8, of course, as that one is a great mirror lens).

I remember there is an ads on Panagor Reflex mentioned it is possible the same lens as Yashica but I forget the link. Until test them side by side, we cannot sure they are the same lens.

The later ML version is complete different than the early Yashica C/Y or M43 mirror lens. I sold my Yashica M42 after I tried the N Reflex-NIKKOR. The quality of Yashica 500 in M42 version is mediocre at best.
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