Soligor C/D 650mm F/8.5 Mirror
akaOsawa 650mm F/8.5 Reflex MC
Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · 1981
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · No data
- Original name:
- · SOLIGOR C/D MIRROR LENS F:8.5 f=650mm
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
- · Mirror/Reflex lens
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 650mm | |
| F/8.5 | |
| 7 elements in 6 groups | |
| Interchangeable mount (T) | |
| 3.8° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Fixed |
Aperture control: | None |
| Focusing: | |
| 2m | |
| 1:2.5 | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 904g | |
| ⌀95×116mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Removable front filters are not accepted | |
| Rear screw-type 30.5mm | |
| 88mm - Screw-type round | |
| <No data> |
Source of data
- Own research.
From the Popular Photography magazine (January 1982)
Focusing from 6 1/2 ft. with maximum macro magnification of 1:2.5, the 650-mm Soligor C/D Macro Mirror f/8.5 has a 4° angle of view and utilizes the T2 mounting system for popular SLR 35s. It has a rotating tripod socket and accepts 30.5-mm rear filters. Price, $549 with skylight 1A filter, 2X and 4X ND filters, lens hood, and case. DIST.: AIC Photo, Inc, 168 Glen Cove Rd., Carle Place, N.Y. 11514.
Typical characteristics of mirror (reflex) lenses
- Catadioptric system consisting of curved mirrors and optical glass;
- Much shorter, lighter and less expensive designs than conventional super telephoto lenses;
- Outstanding correction of chromatic aberrations;
- Since the aperture is fixed, neutral density filters are used to obtain a smaller aperture;
- Doughnut-shaped out-of-focus highlights.
From the editor
The same lens was sold under the name OSAWA MC REFLEX 1:8.5 f=650mm.
Notes
- Independent-brand lenses were made for 35mm film SLR cameras by companies that competed with the camera manufacturers. Some came from factories that made lenses under their own brand names (Angenieux, Kiron, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina). Many others were national and international marketing organizations (Kalimar, Panagor, Rokunar, Soligor, Starblitz) that bought lenses from anonymous manufacturers. One firm — Vivitar — actually designed its own lenses and accessories, which were then subcontracted to manufacturing firms. Still others were private labels, sold only by specific photo specialty shops (Cambron, Quantaray, Spiratone).