Kinoptik Apochromat 100mm f/2 (Alpa)

Kinoptik · Alpa · 1957 · Gauss type, 6 elements in 4 groups

Also known as: Kinoptik Apochromat 100mm f/2 Alpa · Kinoptik Apo 100mm f2 · Kinoptik Paris Apochromat 1:2 f=100mm · Kinoptik 100/2 Alpa

Variants & identification

Variant	Mount	Years	Serial ranges	Production
Apochromat 100mm f/2 Type 1 (1957), preset	Alpa	1957	—	Part of the 748 (Masterpiece Camera's dealer note for the lens as a whole); unconfirmed
Apochromat 100mm f/2 Type 2 (1961)	Alpa	1961	—	Part of the 748; unconfirmed

The 748 figure is a dealer's and covers both types; Kinoptik's records are not public. The Lens DB's 1957 and 1961 dates replace the dealer's 1960–80 range for the start of each barrel.
Kinoptik's cine lenses — the Tegea, the Foyer, the 100mm f/2 in Cameflex and Arri mounts — flood any search for the name; the exclusion list is long for that reason.

How to tell them apart (expand)

KINOPTIK PARIS APOCHROMAT on a heavy black barrel; the Alpa version alone carries the automatic-diaphragm arm
f/2 at 100mm in 1960 — the fastest medium telephoto in the Alpa range by a stop and a half

Apochromat 100mm f/2 Type 1 (1957), preset: Preset diaphragm f/2–22 with equidistant click-stops for full and half settings, 590 g, 62 mm filter, focus to 0.7 m (The Lens DB, quoting Pignons' catalogue: 'another truly magnificent hand-picked Apochromat … ideal for available light photography in theatres, night clubs').
Apochromat 100mm f/2 Type 2 (1961): The later barrel: 750 g, 67 mm filter, seven blades, focus to 0.85 m (The Lens DB); the automatic-diaphragm Alpa version camera-wiki lists. The same optic exists in preset barrels for Canon, Leica, Minolta and Nikon.

Specifications

Formula: Gauss type, 6 elements in 4 groups
Construction: 6 elements / 4 groups
Aperture range: f/2–f/22
Min. focus: 0.7 m
Weight: 590 g
Filter: 62 mm slip-on (Apochromat 100mm f/2 Type 1 (1957), preset) · 67 mm slip-on (Apochromat 100mm f/2 Type 2 (1961))
Years manufactured: 1957–1980
Country: France

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History

Kinoptik of Paris made lenses for the cinema, and its Apochromat 100mm f/2 — six elements in four groups, corrected for three colours — was a cine and still lens before Pignons had it fitted to the Alpa. It came in two Alpa barrels: a Type 1 of 1957 with a preset diaphragm, 590 grams and a 62 mm filter, focusing to 70 centimetres, and a Type 2 of 1961 at 750 grams and 67 mm with the automatic coupling that the Canon, Leica, Minolta and Nikon versions never had. Pignons’ catalogue sold it for theatres, circuses and night clubs. Masterpiece Camera’s dealer note gives 748 made and asks $6,500 for one; the figure is carried as a dealer’s, unconfirmed. Casual Photophile names Kinoptik with Kern, Schneider and Zeiss as the makers Pignons chose by scrutiny. No review of the Alpa-mount lens on an Alpa has been found.

This history is AI-written, from the sources listed at the foot of the page. Where the record is silent it says so rather than filling the gap — but no human wrote these sentences.

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Live listings

Asking price, USD: a median of $4,400 across 6 fixed-price listings on 2026-10-19 (middle half $4,300–$4,400). Tracked since 2026-09-06, 9 days: down 7% from $4,700.

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Date	Median	Middle half	Listings
2026-10-19	$4,400	$4,300–$4,400	6
2026-10-18	$4,400	$4,300–$4,400	6
2026-10-17	$4,400	$4,300–$4,400	6
2026-10-16	$4,400	$4,300–$4,500	7
2026-10-15	$4,400	$4,300–$4,500	7
2026-09-21	$5,300	$5,100–$5,300	5
2026-09-18	$5,100	$4,500–$5,300	6
2026-09-11	$4,700	$4,500–$5,100	6
2026-09-06	$4,700	$4,500–$5,100	6

Asking prices from the listings scanned, not sales; junk-flagged rows and auction lots excluded; other currencies are not converted.

Kinoptik Apochromat Alpa 1:2 / 100mm Camera Lens — $2,999.99 · eBay
Kinoptik Apochromat 2/100mm Lens for Alpa — €3,255.00 · eBay
Kinoptik Apochromat 2/100mm Lens for Alpa — $4,260.00 · eBay
Kinoptik Paris For Alpa Apochromat 2/100Mm #92436 — $4,352.36 · eBay
Alpa Kinoptik Paris 2/100mm Apochromat for Alpa — €4,000.00 · Arsenal Photo
Alpa Kinoptik Apochromat 100mm F/2 Lens #55383 E6 — $4,400.00 · eBay
Rare! Late Model [MINT] Kinoptik Paris Apochromat 100mm f/2 ALPA Lens From JAPAN — $4,499.99 · eBay
objectif Kinoptik Alpa APO 100mm F/2 Apochromat — €4,599.00 · eBay
Alpa Kinoptik Paris 2/100mm Apochromat for Alpa — $5,121.60 · eBay
【美品】Kinoptik Apochromat 100mm f2 ALPA 初期型#jp26265 — from ¥643,500 · Yahoo! Auctions Japan · auction 2026-10-23

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