Ricoh Rikenon 800mm F/8

Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued


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  • Announced:
  • · No data
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · RIKENON 1:8 f=800mm
  • Class:
  • · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
  • · Professional model
  • System:
  • · Ricoh M42 (1967)

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
800mm
F/8
4 elements in 4 groups
M42 [45.5mm]
3.1° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Preset
Aperture control:
Preset ring + Aperture ring
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Focusing:
18m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
2370g
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Accessories:
Screw-type 112mm
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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=800mm lens with exactly the same appearance.

Other super telephoto prime lenses in the Ricoh M42 system

■M42 mount (3)
Ricoh Rikenon Auto 300mm F/5.5A5 - 36.00m⌀62 ●
Ricoh Rikenon Auto 400mm F/6.3A4 - 38.00m⌀72 ●
Ricoh Rikenon 600mm F/8P3 - 310.00m⌀90 ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■M42 mount (2)
Mamiya/Sekor SX 800mm F/8P4 - 418.00m-- 1974 ●
Yashica Super Yashinon-R 800mm F/8P2 - 125.00m-- ●
■Interchangeable mount (6)
Century Tele-Athenar 800mm F/4.7 IIM4 - 218.00m-- 1977 ●
Kowa Prominar 850mm F/9.6 FLM14 - 133.00m⌀95 2010 ●
Soligor 800mm F/8 (s/n 9xxxxxx) [T]P2 - 125.00m-- ●
Tele-Tokina 800mm F/8 [T]P4 - 418.00m-- ●
Vivitar Tele 800mm F/8 Type 1 [T]P2 - 123.00m-- ●
Vivitar Telephoto 800mm F/8 Type 2 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T]P4 - 218.00m-- ●

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