Chinon MCM Auto 55mm F/1.7 Multi Coated Macro
akaPorst Color Reflex MCM 55mm F/1.7 Multi Coated Macro
Macro lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · No data
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · AUTO CHINON MCM 1:1.7 f=55mm MACRO MULTI COATED LENS
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame macro lens
- System:
- · Chinon M42 (1973)
Abbreviations
| Multi Coated | Multi-layer anti-reflection coating is applied to the surfaces of lens elements. This anti-reflection coating increases light transmission, eliminates flare and ghosting, and maintains color consistence among all lens models. |
| MACRO | Macro lens. Designed specially for shooting close-ups of small subjects but can be also used in other genres of photography, not necessarily requiring focusing at close distances. Learn more |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 55mm | |
| F/1.7 | |
| 6 elements | |
| M42 [45.5mm] | |
| 42.9° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
| 6 (six) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.28m | |
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Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
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| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
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Source of data
- Own research.
From the editor
Like the Chinon 50/1.7 Macro, it is a standard lens based on a modified double Gauss optical design, but with close focusing capability. Most standard lenses focus as close as 0.45 or 0.5m, but this Auto Chinon MCM 55/1.7 Macro focuses down to 0.28m.
The same lens was sold under the name PORST COLOR REFLEX MCM 1:1.7 f=55mm MACRO MULTI COATED LENS.
Other macro lenses in the Chinon M42 system
| ■M42 mount (1) | |||||||||
| Chinon 50mm F/1.7 Multi Coated Macro • 1:3 akaAuto-Alpa 50mm F/1.7 Multi-Coated akaPorst Color Reflex 50mm F/1.7 MC Macro F | A | 6 - 5 | 0.27m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■M42 mount (17) | |||||||||
| Asahi Super-Macro-Takumar 50mm F/4 [391, 43910, 43911] • 1:2 | A | 4 - 3 | 0.23m | ⌀49 | 1966 ● | ||||
| Asahi Macro-Takumar 50mm F/4 [367, 43670] • 1:1 | P | 4 - 3 | 0.21m | ⌀49 | 1964 ● | ||||
| Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar 50mm F/4 [43912] • 1:2 | A | 4 - 3 | 0.23m | ⌀49 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Fuji Photo Film EBC Fujinon 55mm F/3.5 Macro • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Kern Macro-Switar 50mm F/1.9 • 1:3 | A | 8 - 5 | 0.27m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Mamiya Sekor 60mm F/2.8 Macro • 1:1 | P | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Mamiya/Sekor SX 60mm F/2.8 Macro • 1:1 | P | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀58 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto 55mm F/3 [PMC] Macro • 1:1 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto 55mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Ricoh Rikenon 60mm F/2.8 Macro • 1:1 | P | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Sears Auto 55mm F/2.8 Macro • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.25m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Sigma MF 50mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:1 | A | 10 - 9 | 0.19m | ⌀52 | 1988 ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D 55mm F/2.8 Macro P (s/n 1xxxxxxx) • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.25m | ⌀62 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Volna-9 50mm F/2.8 MC Macro • 1:2 akaВОЛНА-9 50mm F/2.8 МС MACRO | P | 6 - 5 | 0.24m | ⌀52 | 1984 ● | ||||
| Steinheil Munchen Macro-[S-]Quinon 55mm F/1.9 • 1:1.4 | A | 6 - 4 | 0.22m | S.VIII | 1966 ● | ||||
| Tomioka Yashinon 60mm F/2.8 Macro • 1:1 | P | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Vivitar [Auto] 55mm F/2.8 [MC] Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1 akaElicar V-HQ 55mm F/2.8 MC Macro akaRokunar V-HQ 55mm F/2.8 MC Macro | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | 1975 ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (1) | |||||||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF [Standard] 55mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated] Macro [YS] • 1:2 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | 1973 ● | ||||