Riconar/Rikenon 55/2.2: My experience [1/2]

If you shoot the Riconar/Rikenon 55/2.2 with the aperture closed (f/8 in this case), it becomes a typical normal lens from the film era. (All examples taken with the Sony a7c, 24MP FF)

And the resolution at f/8 is not bad.

But at f/2.2, besides the background blur, soft focus appears.

It depends on the lighting and the distance.

Sometimes it even seems to be a fault of the lens.

But this is a characteristic of a simple design (4 elements in 4 groups) and focusing by moving only the front element.

As I wrote before, this is the special feature of this lens.

See part 2.

See also related notes:

• Riconar/Rikenon 55/2.2: My experience [2/2] (2023-08-29)

Image albums:

• Riconar/Rikenon 55/2.2