Yashica 500mm F/8 Reflex
Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · 1974
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · YASHICA LENS REFLEX 500mm 1:8
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
- · Mirror/Reflex lens
- System:
- · Contax/Yashica (1974)
Model history (2)
| ■Yashica 500mm F/8 Reflex | -- | 6 - 5 | 4.00m | -- | 1974 ● | |
| ■Yashica ML 500mm F/8 Reflex | -- | 8 - 6 | 2.50m | -- | 1982 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 500mm | |
| F/8 | |
| 6 elements in 5 groups | |
| Contax/Yashica [45.5mm] | |
| 5° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Fixed |
Aperture control: | None |
| Focusing: | |
| 4m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 865g | |
| ⌀88×120.5mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Removable front filters are not accepted | |
| Built-in telescopic round | |
| <No data> |
Sources of data
- Yashica interchangeable lenses booklet.
- Yashica FX-1 instruction booklet (June 1975).
- Yashica FX-2 instruction booklet (April 1978).
- Yashica FX-3 instruction manual.
- Yashica/Contax Confidential Dealer Price List No. 10 (January 1980).
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
Slide type filters (L1A, Y48, O56, R60 and ND4) were part of the package.
Other super telephoto prime lenses in the Contax/Yashica system
| ■Contax/Yashica mount (3) | |||||||||
| Yashica ML 500mm F/8 Reflex | -- | 8 - 6 | 2.50m | -- | 1982 ● | ||||
| Carl Zeiss Mirotar T* 500mm F/8 | -- | 6 - 4 | 3.50m | E82 | 1997 ● | ||||
| Yashica 1000mm F/11 Reflex | -- | 6 - 5 | 8.00m | -- | 1974 ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Contax/Yashica mount (2) | |||||||||
| Makina Makinon 500mm F/8 Reflex MC | -- | 8 - 6 | 2.20m | 1980 ● | |||||
| Tokina 500mm F/8 Reflex RMC | -- | 7 - 2 | 1.50m | -- | 1978 ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (29) | |||||||||
| Chinon 500mm F/8 Mirror [T] akaHanimex 500mm F/8 Mirror akaListar 500mm F/8 Mirror akaMarexar 500mm F/8 Mirror akaPorst 500mm F/8 Mirror akaQuantaray 500mm F/8 Mirror akaStarblitz 500mm F/8 Mirror akaSuper-Danubia 500mm F/8 Mirror akaToyo Optics 500mm F/8 Mirror | -- | 5 - 4 | 2.50m | ⌀77 | ● | ||||
| Zoomar Muenchen Sport-Reflectar 500mm F/5.6 [II] | -- | 4 - ? | 5.60m | -- | 1970 ● | ||||
| Zoomar Muenchen Sport-Reflectar 500mm F/5.6 [I] | -- | 4 - ? | 5.60m | -- | 1968 ● | ||||
| Makina Makinon 500mm F/8 Reflex MC [T] | -- | 8 - 6 | 2.20m | ● | |||||
| Panagor 500mm F/8 Reflex [PMC] [T] akaOsawa 500mm F/8 Reflex MC | -- | 6 - 5 | 4.00m | -- | ● | ||||
| Samyang 500mm F/6.3 Mirror DX [T] akaBower 500mm F/6.3 Mirror DX akaKenko 500mm F/6.3 Mirror DX akaOpteka 500mm F/6.3 Mirror DG akaPhoenix 500mm F/6.3 Mirror TDX akaRokinon 500mm F/6.3 Mirror DX akaWalimex Pro 500mm F/6.3 Mirror | -- | 7 - 6 | 2.00m | ⌀95 | 2008 ● | ||||
| Samyang 500mm F/8 Mirror MC [T] akaAlbinar 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaBower 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaCambron 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaCenton 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaDanubia 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaExakta 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaFocal 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaHanimex 500mm F/8 Mirror [HMC] akaKalimar 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaKenko 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaNikura 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaOpteka 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaPhoenix 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaPhoenix/Samyang 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaPromaster Spectrum 7 500mm F/8 Mirror akaProspeo 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaQuantaray CN 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaRokinon 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaRokunar 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaSakar 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaVivitar 500mm F/8 Mirror Multicoated 1:2.7x Macro akaVivitar Series 1 500mm F/8 Mirror MC akaWalimex 500mm F/8 Mirror MC | -- | 7 - 6 | 1.72m | ⌀72 | ● | ||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF 500mm F/4 Mirror Ultra-Telephoto [Multi-Coated] [T] akaAccura 500mm F/4 Mirror Ultratel | -- | 5 - 5 | 15.00m | -- | 1971 ● | ||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF 500mm F/8 Mirror Ultra-Telephoto [Multi-Coated] [T] akaSpiratone 500mm F/8 Mirror-Ultratel | -- | 5 - 5 | 4.00m | ⌀77 | 1967 ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D 500mm F/8 Mirror MC [T] | -- | 5 - 4 | 2.50m | ⌀72 | ● | ||||
| Soligor S/M 500mm F/8.8 Mirror MC [T] akaCambron 500mm F/8.8 Mirror MC akaSirius 500mm F/8.8 Reflex MC | -- | 7 - 5 | 2.50m | ⌀67 | 1989 ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D 500mm F/8 Mirror MC [T] | -- | ? - ? | 2.50m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||
| Soligor C/D 500mm F/8 Mirror MC [T] | -- | 5 - 4 | 2.50m | ⌀77 | ● | ||||
| ZM-5A 500mm F/8 [MC] [T] akaЗМ-5А 500mm F/8 akaЗМ-5А-МС 500mm F/8 | -- | 4 - 4 | 4.00m | ⌀77 | ● | ||||
| MTO-500A 550mm F/8.5 [T] akaМТО-500А 550mm F/8.5 | -- | 4 - 3 | 4.00m | ⌀77 | ● | ||||
| ZM-6A 500mm F/6.3 [MC] [T] akaЗМ-6А 500mm F/6.3 [МС] | -- | 6 - 5 | 6.00m | ⌀95 | ● | ||||
| Spiratone Minitel-M 500mm F/8 Mirror Plura-Coat [T] akaCambron 500mm F/8 Mirror Multi-Coated | -- | 7 - 6 | 1.70m | ⌀72 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Spiratone Minitel 500mm F/8 Mirror [T] akaRevuenon 500mm F/8 Mirror akaSP Zivnon 500mm F/8 Reflex | -- | 6 - 5 | 4.00m | ⌀77 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Spiratone Minitel-C 500mm F/8 Mirror [T] | -- | 5 - 4 | 3.60m | ⌀77 | 1980 ● | ||||
| Tamron SP 500mm F/8 Mirror MC Tele Macro 55B [Adaptall-2] | -- | 7 - 4 | 1.70m | ⌀82 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Tamron SP 500mm F/8 Mirror MC Tele Macro 55BB [Adaptall-2] | -- | 7 - 4 | 1.70m | ⌀82 | 1983 ● | ||||
| Tokina MF SZ 500mm F/8 Reflex [T] | -- | 7 - 7 | 1.70m | ⌀72 | 2022 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Series 1 450mm F/4.5 Catadioptric Aspherical VMC (s/n 42xxxxxx) [T] | -- | 11 - 7 | 3.50m | -- | 1982 ● | ||||
| Lentar 500mm F/8 Mirror [T] akaCamron 500mm F/8 Mirror akaChinon 500mm F/8 Mirror akaHanimex 500mm F/8 Mirror akaKalimar 500mm F/8 Mirror akaListar 500mm F/8 Mirror akaPrinz Miroflex 500mm F/8 akaQuantaray 500mm F/8 Mirror akaRexatar 500mm F/8 Mirror akaSamigon 500mm F/8 Mirror akaSoligor 500mm F/8 Mirror akaTelesar 500mm F/8 Mirror akaVemar 500mm F/8 Mirror | -- | ? - ? | 3.50m | ● | |||||
| Prinz 500mm F/8 Mirror [T] | -- | 4 - 4 | 3.00m | ● | |||||
| Celestron 500mm F/8 Mirror Multi-Coated [T] | -- | ? - ? | 1.70m | ⌀72 | ● | ||||
| Kelda 500mm F/6.3 Mirror DX [T] akaJintu 500mm F/6.3 Mirror DX | -- | 7 - 6 | 2.00m | ⌀95 | ● | ||||
| Carl Zeiss Mirotar 500mm F/4.5 | -- | 5 - 5 | 3.50m | -- | 1974 ● | ||||
| Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Spiegelobjektiv 500mm F/4 | -- | 4 - 3 | 7.00m | -- | 1955 ● | ||||