Ricoh Rikenon 600mm F/8
Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · No data
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · RIKENON 1:8 f=600mm
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
- · Professional model
- System:
- · Ricoh M42 (1967)
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 600mm | |
| F/8 | |
| 3 elements in 3 groups | |
| M42 [45.5mm] | |
| 4.1° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Preset |
Aperture control: | Preset ring + Aperture ring |
| <No data> | |
| Focusing: | |
| 10m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 2600g | |
| <No data> | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 90mm | |
| <No data> | |
| Not available |
Sources of data
- Ricoh Auto TLS EE instruction manual.
- Ricoh SLX 500 instruction manual.
From the editor
Most likely manufactured by Tokina, since the company's portfolio included the TELE-Tokina 1:8 f=600mm lens with exactly the same appearance.
Other super telephoto prime lenses in the Ricoh M42 system
| ■M42 mount (3) | |||||||||
| Ricoh Rikenon Auto 300mm F/5.5 | A | 5 - 3 | 6.00m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Ricoh Rikenon Auto 400mm F/6.3 | A | 4 - 3 | 8.00m | ⌀72 | ● | ||||
| Ricoh Rikenon 800mm F/8 | P | 4 - 4 | 18.00m | ⌀112 | ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■M42 mount (4) | |||||||||
| Enna Munchen Tele-Ennalyt 600mm F/5.6 | M | 5 - 3 | 10.00m | ⌀95 | ● | ||||
| Fuji Photo Film EBC Fujinon-T 600mm F/5.6 | M | 5 - 4 | 12.50m | -- | 1970 ● | ||||
| Mamiya/Sekor SX 600mm F/8 | P | 3 - 3 | 10.00m | -- | 1974 ● | ||||
| Yashica Super Yashinon-R 600mm F/8 | P | 2 - 1 | 13.00m | -- | ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (7) | |||||||||
| Century Tele-Athenar 650mm F/6.8 II | M | 4 - 2 | 15.00m | S.9 | 1977 ● | ||||
| Century Tele-Athenar 600mm F/4.5 II | M | 4 - 2 | 15.00m | -- | 1977 ● | ||||
| Hanimex Tele-Lens 600mm F/8 [T] | P | 3 - ? | 10.00m | ● | |||||
| Heinz Kilfitt Munchen Sport-Fern-Kilar 600mm F/5.6 akaZoomar Muenchen Sport-Fern-Kilar 600mm F/5.6 akaZoomar Muenchen Sport-Zoomatar 600mm F/5.6 | P | 2 - 1 | 10.00m | ⌀132 | 1956 ● | ||||
| Soligor 600mm F/8 (s/n 9xxxxxx) [T] | P | 2 - 1 | 13.00m | ⌀87 | ● | ||||
| Tele-Tokina 600mm F/8 [T] | P | 3 - 3 | 10.00m | -- | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Tele 600mm F/8 [T] | P | 2 - 1 | 11.00m | -- | ● | ||||