Yashica Yashinon-DX Auto 300mm F/5.6

Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1967
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · YASHICA AUTO YASHINON-DX 1:5.6 f=300mm
  • Class:
  • · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
  • · Professional model
  • System:
  • · Yashica M42 (1961)

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
300mm
F/5.6
5 elements in 4 groups
M42 [45.5mm]
8.2° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings only)
6 (six)
Focusing:
4.50m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
780g
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Accessories:
Screw-type 58mm
Built-in telescopic round
Not available

Sources of data

  • Yashica Yashinon lenses & accessories booklet (PUB. 730620).
  • Yashica Yashinon lenses & accessories booklet (from the DS-M period).
  • Yashica Yashinon-DX lenses instruction booklet.
  • Yashica TL-E instruction booklet.
  • Yashica TL Electro-X instruction booklet.
  • Yashica TL Electro-X ITS instruction booklet.
  • Yashica SLR system accessories booklet.

Manufacturer description

The 300mm telephoto lens is designed to bring out the telephoto effects more dynamically. Its high ratio of magnification enables one to span long distances. Because of its narrow angle of view and extremely restricted depth-of-field, the use of a tripod is essential when shooting with this lens. ldeal for sports and landscape photography, as well as for photographing animals in their natural surroundings.

Other super telephoto prime lenses in the Yashica M42 system

■M42 mount (3)
Yashica Yashinon-DX Auto 400mm F/5.6A5 - 58.00m⌀80 ●
Yashica Super Yashinon-R 600mm F/8P2 - 113.00m-- ●
Yashica Super Yashinon-R 800mm F/8P2 - 125.00m-- ●

Lenses with similar focal length

■M42 mount (20)
Asahi Super-Takumar 300mm F/4 [43891, 43894]A5 - 55.50m⌀77 1965 ●
Asahi Tele-Takumar 300mm F/6.3 [363, 43630]P5 - 55.50m⌀58 1965 ●
Asahi Takumar 300mm F/4M3 - 37.50m⌀82 1958 ●
Asahi Takumar 300mm F/4 [346, 43460]M4 - 45.50m⌀82 1962 ●
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 300mm F/4 [43892]A5 - 55.50m⌀77 1971 ●
Chinon 300mm F/5.6 Multi Coated
akaAuto-Alpa 300mm F/5.6 Multi-Coated		A4 - 42.50m⌀58 ●
Hanimex Tele-Auto 300mm F/5.5A5 - ?18 ft.⌀62 ●
Mamiya/Sekor SX Auto 300mm F/5.6A5 - 44.50m⌀58 ●
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Telemegor 300mm F/4.5 [V]P4 - 23.30m⌀82 1955 ●
Ricoh Rikenon Auto 300mm F/5.5A5 - 36.00m⌀62 ●
Sears Auto 300mm F/5.5A5 - 36.00m⌀58 ●
Sigma MF 300mm F/4.5 APO Multi-CoatedA8 - 62.50m⌀67 1980 ●
Sigma[-Z] MF Pantel 300mm F/5.6 [Multi-Coated]A6 - 56.00m⌀62 1975 ●
Soligor G/S Tele-Auto 300mm F/4.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A5 - 54.00m⌀72 ●
Soligor Auto 300mm F/5.6 MCA5 - 35.80m⌀62 ●
Tamron-F [Auto] 300mm F/5.6A4 - 42.44m⌀58 ●
Tokina 300mm F/5.6 RMC
akaTokina SL 300mm F/5.6		A6 - 34.50m⌀58 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 300mm F/5.6 (s/n 37xxxxxx)A5 - 36.00m⌀58 1975 ●
Yashica Super Yashinon-R 300mm F/5.5P? - ?8.00m 1961 ●
Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Sonnar 300mm F/4P5 - 33.00mE77 ●
■Interchangeable mount (22)
Century Tele-Athenar 300mm F/3.2 IIM4 - 26.00mS.9 1977 ●
Hanimex Tele-Lens 300mm F/5.5 [T]P4 - ?8.00m⌀62 ●
Heinz Kilfitt Munchen Tele-Kilar 300mm F/5.6P4 - 23.00m⌀68 1948 ●
Heinz Kilfitt Munchen Pan-Tele-Kilar 300mm F/4
akaZoomar Muenchen Pan-Tele-Kilar 300mm F/4		P4 - ?⌀88 1956 ●
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Orestegor 300mm F/4P5 - 43.60m⌀95 1967 ●
Pentacon 300mm F/4P5 - 43.60m⌀95 1971 ●
Sankyo Kohki Super-Komura 300mm F/5 [Unidapter Auto]A5 - ?5.50m⌀62 ●
Komuranon 300mm F/4.5 K·M·CA? - ?4.50m 1974 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF Macrotel / Telephoto 300mm F/4 [Multi-Coated] [YS]A6 - 54.50m⌀77 1972 ●
Soligor Tele-Auto 300mm F/5.5 Type 1 (s/n 1xxxxxx) [T-4]A5 - 56.00m⌀62 ●
Soligor Tele-Auto 300mm F/5.5 Type 2 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A5 - 36.00m⌀62 ●
Tair-3A 300mm F/4.5 [T]
akaТАИР-3 300mm F/4.5 А		P3 - 32.20m⌀72 ●
Tair-1A APO 300mm F/4.5 [T]P5 - 52.25m 1972 ●
Steinheil Munchen Tele-Quinar 300mm F/4.5P5 - 33.00mS.IX 1956 ●
Tamron SP 300mm F/5.6 MC Tele Macro 54B [Adaptall-2]A6 - 51.40m⌀58 1979 ●
Tamron 300mm F/5.6 CT-300 [Adaptall]A4 - 42.50m⌀58 1976 ●
Tamron Auto 300mm F/5.6 [Adapt-A-Matic]A4 - 22.50m⌀62 1972 ●
Tamron 300mm F/5.6 [T]P4 - 23.50m⌀62 1962 ●
Tamron 300mm F/6.9 [T]
akaSoligor 300mm F/6.9		P3 - 26.00m⌀58 1963 ●
Vivitar Tele 300mm F/5.6 [T]P5 - 44.50m⌀62 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 300mm F/5.5 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A5 - ?6.00m⌀62 1968 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 300mm F/5.6 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A5 - 36.00m⌀58 1976 ●

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