Tiny front garden
Our front gardens are tiny where we live. Snapped with Yashica Auto Yashinon 5cm f2, wide open.
I'm not convinced this lens renders in the same way wide open as its supposed "sibling" the Auto-Takumar 55/1.8. The two lens have clear similarities in their physical looks and body parts. Some people claim they were made by the same manufacturer (Tomioka). The Yashica was definitely made by Tomioka.
However, the Auto-Takumar renders in a more fluid, less defined way wide open. (Plus it's a 55mm and has more blades). I would say that this Yashica is more like the classic Tomioka rendering - judging by my three other Tomioka lenses. Perhaps the Takumar was made by Asahi after all, who shared some of the body parts with Tomioka or their supplier?
Tiny front garden
Our front gardens are tiny where we live. Snapped with Yashica Auto Yashinon 5cm f2, wide open.
I'm not convinced this lens renders in the same way wide open as its supposed "sibling" the Auto-Takumar 55/1.8. The two lens have clear similarities in their physical looks and body parts. Some people claim they were made by the same manufacturer (Tomioka). The Yashica was definitely made by Tomioka.
However, the Auto-Takumar renders in a more fluid, less defined way wide open. (Plus it's a 55mm and has more blades). I would say that this Yashica is more like the classic Tomioka rendering - judging by my three other Tomioka lenses. Perhaps the Takumar was made by Asahi after all, who shared some of the body parts with Tomioka or their supplier?