Photo Cinema reproduct lens [Mu-Yichi-Kyo]
Founded in January 2012
Photo Cinema reproduct lens [Mu-Yichi-Kyo]
Founded in January 2012
Reproduction of historically famous photographic and cinematic lenses
Manufacturing was initially planned to take place in China, but was eventually moved to Tokyo.
Unless otherwise stated, lenses are Leica L39 mount rangefinder-linked.
The patents and other numerical values are faithfully copied. No corrections have been made to the problems in the old design. However, there is one thing that has been changed. Lead is not used in the glass. Lead was a cheap material and was used in large quantities. It's not bad, but it produces a relatively gloomy image in digital. The rare earths used today produce a glossy, high-quality image. However, if that is the case, it is different from the original of the past. It is no longer an exact copy. Nevertheless, please compare a number of examples. Many people will say that the modern version is better.
Our lenses are basically made by Ohara Corporation in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Japan. For lenses other than Ohara, we also use HIKARI glass made by Nikon Corporation in Yuzawa, Akita Japan.
This is the posthumous work of Paul Rudolph, which was never manufactured. It is the last Kino Plasmat. The patent states f1.0, but this is impossible, and the aperture is unique at f1.2-2.8. It is quite a large cannon (it is cylindrical, being over 7cm long). However, the depiction shows the tranquil appearance of the Kino Plasmat.
Note：So far, our shop has manufactured the following Plasmat
院落 P1 50mm Kino Plasmat f1.9(f2) 2021.07.27
院落 P2 50mm Kino Plasmat f1.5 2024.11.23
Looking at the examples, the teachers were able to take pictures normally, but it is impossible for ordinary people. It is an extremely difficult ball to take pictures with. f1.5 is monstrous. It is too dangerous, even our shop, which is criticized by the world for making bokeh balls, hesitated to manufacture it (we replied to them, "I'm glad that there are many people with common sense like you") and left the blueprints, but some artists still covet it. It is appreciated by people who think that it is fine as long as there is ultimate beauty. Otherwise, it is a ball that cannot be used in the true sense. Rapid Plasmat has a softened spatial distortion, but it has not disappeared, and it is layered with a marshmallow soft and spherical aberration as an under. There has never been a ball like this before. We will surely witness a world we have never seen before. It is a requiem worthy of the master's posthumous work. However, it remains a ball that ordinary people will show disgust for. Dr. Rudolph's ball, which has already been manufactured, is praised as a masterpiece, but that evaluation is not given by ordinary people, but by special people. Therefore, we ask everyone to consider purchasing calmly without being misled by public opinion. Our shop is sometimes subjected to verbal abuse from artists who would die if they didn't get the best brushes, saying that the price is too high. Most of these are foreigners (although we retort that it is too cheap). Please understand that opinions are divided in two, and that is just how it is.
院落 Yinraku P3 60mm f1.2 JPY ??0,000 No estimate given
Dedicated hood included. Filter diameter ?mm. Minimum shooting distance ?m. Aperture blades ?. No glass coating. Actual weight ?g.
The price will be specified after the quotation. Specifications are also subject to change. - 2024.11.27
The price will vary depending on the number of units produced, so as in the past, reservations will be confirmed by payment through crowdfunding, and the excess amount will be refunded once the number of units is confirmed. The more units produced, the cheaper it will be. This time, we would like to accept reservations until around spring if possible. Reservations will start as early as January 1st.
This is a masterpiece that has been improved for over 100 years and is still manufactured by the original British company Cook. There are many types of bokeh lenses, but this lens is a perfect example of what a bokeh lens looks like when defined by the British. During the British Empire, there was a tradition of incorporating global tastes and further refining them, so it has a unique and exquisite sense of balance. The idea of something completely ordinary, the ultimate in universal beauty, is unique to the British. The bokeh lens is ordinary with an exquisite balance. There is room for the aperture up to about f1.9, but we thought that changing it would change the balance that is important for panchro, so we manufactured it at f2. I think the value of this lens is that it has good balance while having the same chromatic aberration as the Nicola Perscheid.
Photographing 香箋 G1 with the 院落 P1 and a Leica M9.
香箋 Kousen G1 50mm f2 JPY 195,000
Old building in Ginza Imperial Theatre f2 Leica M9
Shinjuku Hatsudai stage f2 Leica M9
Shibuya Neon signs of Shibuya Yokocho f2 Leica M9
I wanted to make a lens with the same characteristics as the Leica Thambar, but I changed it to 60mm (58mm to be exact) and thought about giving up because it was impossible to make it that short. However, I thought it might be better than the real thing, so I decided to make it. With the elegant bokeh of the Thambar, the Petzval-like aberrations, and the lustrous coloring, I was convinced that there was no other lens with such a soft focus. It is the most glamorous and noble lens in the history of optics.
The weight is 360g.
花影 Hanakage S1 60mm f2.2 JPY 125,000
Only brass stripped (gold) in stock
Beijing Xinjiekou area Mr.Shibaten f2.5 Leica M3 Neopan No glass coating (scanned at a professional lab in Beijing)
Tokyo Azabu-Juban area flower f2.5 Leica M9 No glass coating
Tokyo Azabu-Juban area Street lamp f2.5 Leica M9 No glass coating
Angkor Wat Epson R-D1 No glass coating
Angkor Wat Epson R-D1 No glass coating
Kinoshita Optical Laboratory in Tokyo, where we manufacture our lenses, is also reproducing old lens designs from the era of the former Tomioka Optical.
