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55mm f/1.7 Chinon M42
  • TommiHTommiH

    I paid 46 euros (including postage) for a Chinon 55mm f/1.7 M42. For the price, I think it's quite nice. :) A quick test I made:

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  • leejb4leejb4

    Wow! Look at that Bokeh. Nice video, I really like to song as well.

  • johnnymjohnnym

    Very nice. What 's the music? If you have an old Olympus OM 50mm 1.8, i'd be interested in a comparison. It has comparable bokeh.

  • MirrorManMirrorMan

    I paid about 35 euros for an old Chinon camera that had one attached. Nice solid lens but the M42 Pentax's I have are a bit sharper in my opinion (but I paid more money for those).

  • oscillianoscillian

    Is this wide open? Very little breathing :) If this is sharper @1.7 then my FD 50 1.4 @ 2.0 then I'm getting one.

  • bechoubechou

    I recently buy an Auto Reflecta 55mm f/1.7 which is very similar. After a quick search, it seems that they were both produced by Chinon in the 70's (the Reflecta was a special version but same build). Paid mine 75 euros but with the M42 adapter. Smooth aperture, very sharp (especially from f/2.8)

  • oscillianoscillian

    Just received mine from ebay. For the price it's ok, but my FD 50 1.4 is far better. The Chinon has plenty coma wide open and the edges get soft. But it has character with cool bokeh and sharp enough center.

  • TommiHTommiH

    oscillan: Sorry for the loooooong wait for the reply... It's wide open. The lens isn't very sharp, unfortunately.

  • rikyxxxrikyxxx

    It looks like this lens is more common than I expected, I've got it too :-)

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