Tomioka Yashinon 60mm F/2.8 Macro
Macro lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · No data
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · TOMIOKA MACRO YASHINON 1:2.8 f=60mm
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame macro lens
- System:
- · Yashica M42 (1961)
Abbreviations
| 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 |
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Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 60mm | |
| F/2.8 | |
| 5 elements in 4 groups (Double Gauss derivative) | |
| M42 [45.5mm] | |
| 39.6° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Preset |
Aperture control: | Preset ring + Aperture ring |
| 6 (six) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.235m | |
| 1:1 | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 400g | |
| ⌀66×66.4mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 58mm | |
| Not required | |
| <No data> |
Sources of data
- Yashica Yashinon lenses & accessories booklet (PUB. 730620).
- Yashica Yashinon lenses & accessories booklet (from the DS-M period).
- Yashica TL Electro-X ITS instruction booklet.
Manufacturer description
By far the most effective lens for close-ups, copying and macrophotography, as welI as general photographic work. Features a new optical glass element, and is fully compensated for all aberrations. Designed to ensure maximum brightness and extremely sharp results. Particularly effective for close-ups of moving subjects and rnacrophotography without using bellows
From the editor
The lens was also produced for the Ricoh M42 system under the name RIKENON 1:2.8 f=60mm.
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| ■M42 mount (11) | |||||||||
| Chinon MCM Auto 55mm F/1.7 Multi Coated Macro akaPorst Color Reflex MCM 55mm F/1.7 Multi Coated Macro | A | 6 - ? | 0.28m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Fuji Photo Film EBC Fujinon 55mm F/3.5 Macro • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| 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 | ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D 55mm F/2.8 Macro P (s/n 1xxxxxxx) • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.25m | ⌀62 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Steinheil Munchen Macro-[S-]Quinon 55mm F/1.9 • 1:1.4 | A | 6 - 4 | 0.22m | S.VIII | 1966 ● | ||||
| 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 ● | ||||