Cost: $19 (average market price unknown)
Sometimes you just by a lens like you buy a book... just by the cover or on the looks of the lens itself. This one looked interesting, with a solid metal build, fairly large for a 28mm of that era (rather small for a current 28mm lens) and again of the well know prestige brand of Bushnell Div. of Baush & Lomb, known for high quality rifle scopes, binoculars, etc...
As Bushnell Div. of Baush & Lomb never made lenses themselves, and it states on the lens that it was manufactured in Japan, this one was probably produced in Japan by Tamron or Tokina. With a little of research, I suspect the lens was made by Tokina, as they have a very similar looking lens with the same specs and the same era.
The solid metal build has, aside from a sense of quality, a nice weight that makes it pleasing to handle. And it comes on top with very smooth focus and aperture rings, probably as smooth as when it was new. This copy also had a nice patina with a little "wear".
Image quality was good. Not superb, but good enough to take nice pictures. Average sharpness, nice colors, little color fringing, etc... Not a champion of a lens, but still a good runner-up. I hesitated a little, but then decide to actually keep it in my collection. It's definitely is a "feel good" lens.
Lens Specification:
Focal Length: 28mm
Maximum Aperture: F2.8
Minimum Aperture: F16
Image Format: 35mm
Lens Mount: MD
Optics: ?
Blades: 8
Focussing: Manual
Minimum Focus: 30cm
Filter Size: 58mm
Weight: 312g
Length: 55-58mm
Production: around 1970
Serial Number: 7707846
Made in: Japan
More information on: Bushnell Corporation
Samples:
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| 1/400s - ISO100 - Handheld |
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| 1/400s - ISO100 - Handheld |
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| 1/250s - ISO100 - Handheld |
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| 1/160s - ISO320 - Handheld |
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| 1/200s - ISO100 - Handheld |
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| 1/250s - ISO100 - Handheld |
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| 1/125s - ISO6400 - Handheld |
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| 1/40s - ISO6400 - Handheld |
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| 1/160s - ISO1000 - Handheld |
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