New lens: Kinoshita Kistar 85mm f/1.4
After the Kistar 35mm f/1.4 and Kistar 55mm f/1.2 lenses, the Japanese company Kinoshita Optical Research Institute Co. Ltd announced their third Kistar 85mm f/1.4 manual focus full frame lens. The price in Japan is ¥133,400 excluding VAT (around $1,250).
Kinoshita Kistar lenses can be purchased on eBay.
Here are the lens details:
Specifications:
| Focal length | 85 mm |
| Aperture ratio | 1: 1.4 |
| Aperture (Manual) | Open ~ F16 |
| Focus (manual) | ∞ ~ 0.8 m |
| Lens configuration | 5 groups 6 sheets |
| Angle of view | 29 ° |
| Maximum diameter × length | φ 70 mm × 76.9 mm |
| Filter diameter | φ 67 mm |
| mass | 542 g |
| Mount type | KCY mount (Contax/Yashica) |
| Suggested retail price | ¥ 133,400 |
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