peterm1
Veteran
At a camera fair a week ago I picked up a little Enna Werk Lithagon 35mm f3.5. On testing it I found that it is surprisingly not bad - typical of middle ranking lenses from Europe in that era - moderately sharp with surprisingly pleasant colors on my Sony A7s. There is a picture below of the 28mm f3.5 which I have included only because I cannot find one of a silver 35mm f3.5 and the 28mm in this livery looks about as identical as they get. It looks surprisingly handsome too.
At the same fair I was lucky enough to also pick up a Yashica Auto Yashinon 5cm f2. Wow I am so impressed with this pretty little lens. Made at the famous Tomioka plant it looks virtually identical to the Auto Takumar lens of similar specification (it's a 55mm of course). I have not had the chance to test the two side by side yet, but my impression so far is that although I very much like the classic rendering of the Takumar the Yashica lens is superior especially in color rendering and seems also to have rather special bokeh. And boy, is it dense. It feels like it is at least 50% heavier than the Pentax lens which itself is quite heavy for its diminutive size (their sizes are about the same BTW). I had heard of the reputation of this lens and was looking to grab one if I had the chance so there was no way I was passing up on this beauty when it came along. It is certainly a lens I plan to use on my mirrorless cameras when looking for a smaller package to carry about as opposed to larger SLR lenses.
The photos below are from the web.
ef3aaaa6c6f960218c19a526c5e4714a.jpg (650×488) (allphotolenses.com)
s-l1600.jpg (1600×1071) (ebayimg.com)
At the same fair I was lucky enough to also pick up a Yashica Auto Yashinon 5cm f2. Wow I am so impressed with this pretty little lens. Made at the famous Tomioka plant it looks virtually identical to the Auto Takumar lens of similar specification (it's a 55mm of course). I have not had the chance to test the two side by side yet, but my impression so far is that although I very much like the classic rendering of the Takumar the Yashica lens is superior especially in color rendering and seems also to have rather special bokeh. And boy, is it dense. It feels like it is at least 50% heavier than the Pentax lens which itself is quite heavy for its diminutive size (their sizes are about the same BTW). I had heard of the reputation of this lens and was looking to grab one if I had the chance so there was no way I was passing up on this beauty when it came along. It is certainly a lens I plan to use on my mirrorless cameras when looking for a smaller package to carry about as opposed to larger SLR lenses.
The photos below are from the web.
ef3aaaa6c6f960218c19a526c5e4714a.jpg (650×488) (allphotolenses.com)
s-l1600.jpg (1600×1071) (ebayimg.com)
