A trusty old zoom - 90-190mm
May 2, 2021 14:37:12 GMT
on May 2, 2021 14:37:12 GMT
Posted: May 2, 2021 14:37:12 GMT
This unusual pairing made an appearance today: Yashica's J-P with its dedicated CdS meter and the Auto Yashinon Zoom f5.8 90-190mm lens.
J-P 90-190 Zoom
With no signs of plastic anywhere on the lens, this zoom was built to last and over half a century later it's still going strong. At f5.8 it's going to need fast film but image quality is very good between 90mm and about 175mm though it softens a bit after that. It uses a single ring to zoom and focus; I've noticed that if you focus at 190mm and then zoom back, it holds focus but if you focus at 90mm and then zoom, the focus drifts by a tiny amount.
As its name implies, it can be used in Manual or Automatic mode.
J-P 90-190 Zoom
With no signs of plastic anywhere on the lens, this zoom was built to last and over half a century later it's still going strong. At f5.8 it's going to need fast film but image quality is very good between 90mm and about 175mm though it softens a bit after that. It uses a single ring to zoom and focus; I've noticed that if you focus at 190mm and then zoom back, it holds focus but if you focus at 90mm and then zoom, the focus drifts by a tiny amount.
As its name implies, it can be used in Manual or Automatic mode.