Description: Up for sale is is a lovely example of a classic Tomioka-made Yashica lens, the Auto Yashinon-5.5cm f/1.8 Originally sold with Yashica's J-5 SLR cameras, this silver-barreled classic this classic was made by Yashica, the parent company of the Tomioka optical works of Japan, known for their fantastic prime lenses, and it is prized for its excellent center sharpness and swirly bokeh (out of focus) highlights. Lens is in excellent vintage condition with light handling wear, excellent mechanics, and free of scratches/haze/fungus. The A/M switch, often found broken on this model is complete and intact! Additionally, tem has CLAed with full Helical relube and aperture cleaning for ultra smooth performance! Includes Front cap This lens features the very versatile m42 screw mount, which can be used natively on older screw mount-SLR cameras by Pentax, Praktica, etc. and can be adapted for use on most popular Film SLR, DSLR, and mirrorless formats with a glassless adapter (see chart below for digital compatibility). If you have any questions about whether this lens is adaptable to your camera system, please contact me before purchase. Digital mount compatibility chart Mount Adaptable? Glassless Infinity? Notes Canon EF DSLR Y Y* * Some lenses require minor modification for use with Full Frame Canon cameras. Nikon F DSLR Y N Pentax K DSLR Y Y Sony A DSLR Y Y Panasonic/Olympus 4/3 DSLR Y Y Canon EOS M Mirrorless Y Y Canon EOS R Mirrorless Y Y Fuji X Mirrorless Y Y Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L Y Y Panasonic/Olympus m4/3 Y Y Nikon 1 Mirrorless Y Y Nikon Z Mirrrorless Y Y Pentax Q Mirrorless Y Y CLA FAQ: Q: What services do you perform on the lens before sale?With the lens disassembled, I perform a full CLA (Clean Lube Adjust). This entails cleaning out any internal and external soiling, cleaning aperture blades of grease that can slowing, re-lubing the focus helical (even seemingly fine "mint" vintage lenses typically have grit and degraded grease in their helicals), and adjusting all components for tightness and accuracy. Where there is extensive dust or internal lens soiling, I will disassemble lens cells and clean off surfaces; however, it is my general philosophy to keep lens elements in their factory position when at all possible to ensure optimum performance. Q: DUST? What do you mean DUST?A: All vintage lenses have dust in them. In fact, they had dust in them when they were brand new from the factory! This is because prior to the advent of very modern sealed designs, lenses were not put together in a clean room environment, and the natural static charge of the glass tends to attract dust particles. Coupled with the open designs used in these lenses, it is virtually impossible to find any vintage lens without some degree of dust particles visible when you look closely through the lens. All of my CLA lenses have at minimum the exterior internal cell surfaces wiped with a dust-free, lab-grade optical tissue and then blown off with an air bulb prior to reassembly and thus have a significantly below average amount of dust for a vintage lens. 1071
Price: 80 USD
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-09T16:23:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Compatible Brand: For Canon, For Contax, For Four Thirds, For Fujifilm, For Fujinon, For Leica, For Nikon, For Olympus, For Panasonic, For Pentax, For Sigma, For Sony
Maximum Aperture: f/1.8
Brand: Yashica
Type: High Quality, Prime
Focus Type: Manual
Model: Auto YAshinon 5.5cm f/1.8
Mount: M42
Focal Length: 55mm
Year Manufactured: 1964
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Exterior Material: Aluminum
Focal Length Type: Fixed/Prime
