Any info on Hoya Super EL 60mm?

[Steve Goldstein]

One found its way to me recently, and my internet searches have turned up surprisingly little. It's an interesting-looking design, being physically quite long with a flange focal length of around 75mm, almost the same as my 80mm EL-Nikkor! I found it mentioned in an APUG thread discussing Biogon-type lenses, but there wasn't anything presented beyond a cross-section drawing of the glass. It's listed on John Jovic's "Big List of Enlarging Lenses" page as covering 6x6, but I'd love to see a real spec sheet. Does anyone have a copy?

John's list also shows the Osawa Tominon 60mm with less info but similar physical dimensions. One discussion I found online claimed the Osawa and Hoya are the same lens.

 

[Old-N-Feeble]

It was made and marketed by Osawa (Ozawa?) Tominon, also re-badged by Bogen and Hoya. These are reputed to be quite good but I've never used one.

LINK: http://www.photocornucopia.com/1061.html

EDIT: Oops... sorry. You already have that link.

 

[Neil Grant]

One found its way to me recently, and my internet searches have turned up surprisingly little. It's an interesting-looking design, being physically quite long with a flange focal length of around 75mm, almost the same as my 80mm EL-Nikkor! I found it mentioned in an APUG thread discussing Biogon-type lenses, but there wasn't anything presented beyond a cross-section drawing of the glass. It's listed on John Jovic's "Big List of Enlarging Lenses" page as covering 6x6, but I'd love to see a real spec sheet. Does anyone have a copy?

John's list also shows the Osawa Tominon 60mm with less info but similar physical dimensions. One discussion I found online claimed the Osawa and Hoya are the same lens.

.... el Tominon's are pre-internet and are mostly forgotten. All are uncommon these days. I have the 60 f/4 (probably the rarest of the lot - and costly too unless you're lucky) I use for 645 and 35mm. Also own the 90 f/5.6 - both are excellent.