![]() ![]() When you need to get to the details, the Topcor 58mm f/3.5 RE Macro Auto lens is a great choice. Built-in is a really long retractable lens hood which is neatly out of the way when not in use. Constructed with 4 elements in 3 groups, it has 6 blades. The Topcor 13.5cm f/3.5 RE Auto is a longer telephoto lens. #Superphoto win 10 pro#Staring in space | Topcon RE Super | Topcor 10cm f/2.8 RE Auto | Kodak Pro Image 100 Topcor 13.5cm 1:3.5 RE Auto For the purposes of this article I will write about only the ones that I have in my set. The Topcor lenses were very much respected, especially a few which are considered gems. Part of that is driven by the Exakta type mount which limits the diameter of the rear element, which in turn limited the wide angle lens option to 20mm. While it is a respectable range of about 18 lenses, it is dwarfed by the range of Nikkors available for the Nikon system. The Topcor RE Auto range of lenses, that were natively available on the RE mount, were from a 20mm f/4 through to a 500mm f/5.6. A zoom with 87-205mm and 3 macro specific (without focusing rings) were made. Once open, film can be loaded through the back. The shutter curtains are also visible. The shutter itself is focal plane shutter which is internally coupled to the exposure meter.įlash is catered for by a flash socket on the left side of the camera. Oh No! Not you again | Topcon RE Super | Topcor 58mm f/1.4 RE Auto | Kodak Pro Image 100 Tōkyō Kōgaku was a supplier to the Imperial Japanese Army, while Nikon was the supplier to the Navy. Interestingly the two companies have quite a few parallels. It initially started as an optical company, similar to Nikon’s start. Hattori Tokei-ten owned the company until 1947. ![]() It was merged from Seikōsha, from its measurement instruments branch, and Katsuma Kōgaku Kikai Seisakush. ![]() The name translates to Tokyo Optical Company Limited but was eventually called Topcon. (東京光学機械㈱was formed in 1932 by the merger of two other companies in Japan. Being someone that appreciates photography history, I really enjoy cameras that broke new ground. I was really excited to receive this camera. While it is not as well known as the big hitters of the time like Nikon and Leica, it was a camera that gave them a run for their money. Shattered mirror selfie | Topcon RE Super | Topcor 10cm f/2.8 RE Auto | JCH Street Pan 400 Ok, I have needed to branch out from Nikon SLRs for a while now. RELATED: You may also be interested in related SLR reviews of the Nikon F, Nikon F2, Nikon F3, and Nikon FM2n. Not the same expensive type as, say a Leica, but something that just feels right. While it is a big camera, it is very comfortable and has a feeling that you get with jewellery (albeit very big jewellery!). It also creates a sense of eagerness to use it too, knowing the quality of the results I will get. Sometimes, like on a Leica M3, I find myself winding on without film just to feel it. The film advance motion on the RE Super feels like butter. There is a real sense of calm when I have a camera which functions smoothly. Camperdown Cemetery | Topcon RE Super | Topcor 3.5cm f/2.8 RE Auto | Kodak Pro Image 100 ![]()
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