Yashica ML 35mm F/2.8 [I]

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1974
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · YASHICA LENS ML 35mm 1:2.8
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
  • System:
  • · Contax/Yashica (1974)

Abbreviations

ML Multi-layer anti-reflection coating is applied to the surfaces of lens elements. This anti-reflection coating increases light transmission, eliminates flare and ghosting, and maintains color consistence among all lens models.

Model history (2)

■Yashica ML 35mm F/2.8 [I]A7 - 60.30m⌀52 1974 ●
■Yashica ML 35mm F/2.8 [II]A6 - 50.30m⌀52 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
35mm
F/2.8
7 elements in 6 groups
Contax/Yashica [45.5mm]
63.4° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings only)
6 (six)
Focusing:
0.30m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
230g
⌀61.5×41.5mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 52mm
54mm - Clamp-on square
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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).

From the editor

Sourced from Tomioka Optical Co., Ltd. (owned by Yashica).

Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Contax/Yashica system

■Contax/Yashica mount (10)
Yashica ML 24mm F/2.8A9 - 80.30m⌀62 1976 ●
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm F/2.8 [AE, MM]A8 - 70.25mE55 1974 ●
Yashica ML 28mm F/2.8 [II]A7 - 60.30m⌀52 ●
Yashica ML 28mm F/2.8 cA5 - 50.23m⌀49 ●
Yashica ML 28mm F/2.8 [I]A8 - 70.30m⌀52 1974 ●
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm F/2.8 [AE, MM]A7 - 70.25mE55 1979 ●
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm F/2 [AE, MM]A9 - 80.24mE55 1974 ●
Yashica ML 35mm F/2.8 [II]A6 - 50.30m⌀52 ●
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm F/2.8 [AE, MM]A6 - 60.40mE55 1974 ●
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm F/1.4 [AE, MM]A9 - 80.30mE67 1974 ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■Contax/Yashica mount (7)
Cosina Voigtlander Ultron 40mm F/2 Aspherical SLA6 - 50.40m⌀52 2002 ●
Kinoshita Kistar 35mm F/1.4M8 - 60.30m⌀58 2016 ●
Soligor C/D 35mm F/2 P (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀58 1974 ●
Tokina 35mm F/2.8 RMC
akaTokina SL 35mm F/2.8		A6 - 50.35m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [I] (s/n 22xxxxxx)A6 - 50.45m⌀52 1969 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/1.9 (s/n 28xxxxxx)A8 - 60.30m⌀55 1973 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [II] (s/n 37xxxxxx)A6 - 50.40m⌀52 ●
■Interchangeable mount (18)
Hanimex Wide Angle 35mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - ?0.60m⌀49 ●
Hanimex Wide 35mm F/3.5 [T]P6 - ?0.60m⌀52 ●
Kenko 35mm F/4 Soft MC [T]M5 - 50.30m⌀52 1996 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/2.5 [Unidapter]P7 - 50.60m⌀55 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 35mm F/2.5 [Unidapter Auto]A7 - ?0.50m⌀55 ●
Komuranon 35mm F/2.5 K·M·CA7 - 50.50m⌀58 1974 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 35mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated [Flash Auto] [YS]A6 - 50.50m⌀52 1975 ●
Soligor Wide-Auto 35mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A6 - 50.40m⌀49 ●
Soligor 35mm F/3.5 [T]P6 - 53 ft.⌀46 ●
Soligor 35mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 50.50m⌀49 ●
Mir-1A 37mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 50.24m⌀52 1972 ●
Tamron Auto 35mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic]A6 - 50.30m⌀55 1969 ●
Tamron 35mm F/2.8 [T]
akaSoligor 35mm F/2.8		P6 - 50.90m 1961 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 35mm F/3.5 [T]P5 - 50.90m⌀46 ●
Vivitar Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 50.90m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A6 - 50.45m⌀49 1968 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm F/2.5 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A7 - 70.28m⌀58 1976 ●
Hanimar 35mm F/3.5 [T]P6 - ?0.90m⌀52 ●

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