Olympus E-P5, Yashica ML 35mm F2.8
Digital Moments, Yashica ML 35mm F2.8
'Image samples with the manual focus Yashica ML 35mm F2.8 legacy lens mounted on the Olympus E-P5'The Yashica ML 35mm F2.8, which can be a rare find among the selection of Yashica ML lenses, a series of multicoated pro-line lenses developed and produced by Yashica (Kyocera). This series was designed to fill the gap between Yashica's own consumer-grade DSB lens line and the state-of-the-art Contax/Yashica Zeiss T*, all of which were built at their manufacturing facility in Japan.
The series is also acknowledged as excellent performers, even at wide open aperture when adapted to crop-sensor digital bodies. Looks like the ML 35mm F2.8 as well, as can be seen from these images posted here, is no exception.
To top off the accolades, this unit is sometimes referred to as the 'poor man's Zeiss', and in passing, is compared equally or even better than the Distagons.
From what is available on the Net, while there is not too much of it, the ML 35mm F2.8 was produced in two versions, an earlier version with 7-elements in 6-groups, identified by the diamond knobs on its rubber grip, and a later with 6-elements in 5-groups which comes with square knobs.
An anomaly I found is with the copy of the lens that I have. The lens has a fairly large pin protruding out of the back plate of the lens mount assembly.
This configuration will not let me mount the lens to either the Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 or a Contax RTS II, both of which I have in my collection. The lens, however, can be mounted to the M4/3 FX/CY adapter without any problem.
Does this mean that this is another or an earlier version of the lens, and was it meant to be mounted on another camera model? Any help here is welcome folks. Thank you.
Lens Review: Yashica ML 35mm f/2.8 | EOS Cameras and Manual Lenses | Flickr
Yashica ML 2.8/35mm poor man's Distagon
