Thursday 3 February 2022

Heavy Reach: RMC Tokina 100-300mm 1:5 Close Focus

 Cost: $19.99 (market price around $40)

  

Let's not kid ourselves. This is a heavy lens compared to newer zoom lenses, but possible smaller and lighter than some of the latest zoom beasts out there. 

It's a good traditional looking metal lens, with a build-in hood, and smooth focus, zoom and aperture rings. Very easy to focus, pretty fast in the tele range, and a pleasure to take pictures with.

Again not to much to be found on the lens, as it seems to be more rare then it's brother, the 1:5.6, but also stated to have better quality.

Rich colors, but strong color aberration in the tele-zoom range. Where the lens really shines is in the close focus range. Very sharp with a lot of depth. a reason to keep this lens. 

Lens Specification:

Focal Length: 100-300mm
Maximum Aperture: F5
Minimum Aperture: 22
Image Format: 35mm
Lens Mount: OM
Optics: ? elements, ? groups (?)
Blades: 8
Focusing: Manual 
Minimum Focus: 200cm, 48cm in Macro Focus
Filter Size: 62mm
Weight: 880g
Length: 170-178-mm
Production: 1980's?
Serial Number: 7916377
Made in: Japan

More information on Tokina

Samples:

Handheld

Handheld Close focus

Handheld Close focus

Handheld

Handheld

Handheld

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