Miranda E Auto 35mm F/2.8
Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · 1972
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · AUTO MIRANDA E 1:2.8 f=35mm
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
- System:
- · Miranda (1955)
Abbreviations
| E | The lens is internally coupled to the camera's TTL exposure meter for full-aperture measurement. |
Model history (4)
| ■Miranda Auto 35mm F/2.8 for F, G, Sensomat | A | 6 - 5 | 0.30m | ⌀46 | 1963 ● | |
| ■Miranda Auto 35mm F/2.8 for Sensorex | A | 6 - 5 | 0.30m | ⌀46 | 1966 ● | |
| ■Miranda E Auto 35mm F/2.8 | A | 6 - 5 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1972 ● | |
| ■Miranda EC Auto 35mm F/2.8 | A | 6 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1974 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 35mm | |
| F/2.8 | |
| 6 elements in 5 groups | |
| Miranda [41.5mm] (Outer mount) | |
| 63.4° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting) |
| 6 (six) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.30m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 222g | |
| ⌀59×48mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| <No data> | |
| Not available |
Sources of data
- Miranda booklet by Interstate Photo Supply Corporation.
- Miranda Auto Sensorex EE instructions.
- Miranda Sensorex II instructions (in Japanese).
Manufacturer description
A fully automatic wide angle lens, preferred by many as a "normal" lens. Its coverage angle approximates that of the human eye.
Auto Miranda E series
The sixth generation of Miranda lenses designed for Auto Sensorex EE, dx-3, RE-2, EE-2 35mm SLR cameras with the Miranda mount. Introduced with the Auto Sensorex EE in 1972.
- Robust, all-metal design;
- Bayonet mount;
- Internal fully automatic diaphragm;
- Internal exposure meter coupling;
- Support for TTL open-aperture metering;
- Accurate manual focusing with knurled focusing ring;
- Single-layer anti-reflection coating;
- Accept 52mm screw-in filters (except 52mm Macron, 135mm, 180mm, 200mm lenses).
From the editor
The Miranda Sensorex-II instruction manual (in Japanese) indicates a different optical design (6 elements in 6 groups), longer length (63mm) and heavier weight (270g).
Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Miranda system
| ■Miranda mount (10) | |||||||||
| Miranda E Auto 25mm F/2.8 | A | 8 - 7 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Miranda Auto 25mm F/2.8 for Sensorex | A | 8 - 7 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Miranda Auto 25mm F/2.8 for F, G, Sensomat | A | 8 - 7 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Miranda E Auto 28mm F/2.8 | A | 8 - 6 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Miranda Auto 28mm F/2.8 for F, G, Sensomat | A | 8 - 6 | 0.25m | ⌀46 | 1963 ● | ||||
| Miranda Auto 28mm F/2.8 for Sensorex | A | 8 - 6 | 0.25m | ⌀46 | 1966 ● | ||||
| Miranda EC Auto 28mm F/2.8 | A | 7 - 7 | 0.25m | ⌀49 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Miranda Auto 35mm F/2.8 for F, G, Sensomat | A | 6 - 5 | 0.30m | ⌀46 | 1963 ● | ||||
| Miranda Auto 35mm F/2.8 for Sensorex | A | 6 - 5 | 0.30m | ⌀46 | 1966 ● | ||||
| Miranda EC Auto 35mm F/2.8 | A | 6 - 6 | 0.30m | ⌀49 | 1974 ● | ||||