Kinoptik Apochromat 150mm f/2.8 (Alpa)
Kinoptik · Alpa · 1960 · Apochromat, 6 elements in 4 groups
Also known as: Kinoptik Apochromat 150mm f/2.8 Alpa · Kinoptik Apo 150mm · Kinoptik Paris Apochromat 1:2.8 f=150mm · Kinoptik 150/2.5 Alpa
Variants & identification
| Variant | Mount | Years | Serial ranges | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apochromat 150mm f/2.8 in Alpa mount | Alpa | 1960 | — | Unpublished |
- f/2.8 (The Lens DB) or f/2.5 (camera-wiki's Kinoptik list): unresolved; the database's figure is carried as the one taken from a lens in hand.
How to tell them apart
- KINOPTIK PARIS APOCHROMAT 1:2.8 f=150mm — over a kilogram, the heaviest lens in the Alpa range after the 360
- Apochromat 150mm f/2.8 in Alpa mount: Six elements in four groups, 1,050 g, focus to 1.6 m, introduced 1960 (The Lens DB). camera-wiki lists an automatic-aperture 150mm f/2.5 as Alpa-only; the database's f/2.8 is the marked aperture of the lens it records.
Specifications
- Formula
- Apochromat, 6 elements in 4 groups
- Construction
- 6 elements / 4 groups
- Aperture range
- f/2.8
- Min. focus
- 1.6 m
- Weight
- 1050 g
- Years manufactured
- 1960
- Country
- France
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History
Kinoptik of Paris followed its 100mm f/2 with a 150mm apochromat for the Alpa in 1960: six elements in four groups, f/2.8 as The Lens DB records the marked aperture (camera-wiki lists an f/2.5 with automatic diaphragm, which may be the same lens or a variant), 1,050 grams, and a close focus of 1.6 metres. Like the 100 it was corrected for three colours and sold for available light on the stage. Production is unpublished and no review has been found; one sold recently for $3,595.
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.
Example photos
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Live listings
- Kinoptik f. Alpa Apochromat 2.8/150mm light SEPARATIONS
- Kinoptik Apochromat Alpa 1:2,8/150mm 150
- KINOPTIK FOR ALPA 150MM F2.8 APOCHROMAT LENS REFLEX MOUNT #5838
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