Vintage And Modern Non-C/EF Supertele Lenses (Long Focus and Telephoto Lenses) Worth Considering Adaption To Canon EF - Canon EOS Technoclopedia

Super Tele/Long Focus & Telephoto Lenses (Big Berthas ≥400mm) Mounts1 Angle Of View2 Max. Magnif. Aperture:
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 Min. Dist. (cm) Filter (mm) Diameter (mm) Length (mm) Weight (g) Lens Hood Produced Comments Tests3
Access 500mm F8.0 SQ   T                       between 1980/84 tripod mount  
Accura 400mm F6.3 Auto Telectric         32       72         1968 - 1973    
Accura 400mm F5.9 Supertel                           1968 - 1973    
Accura 500mm F8.0 Ultratel                           1967 - 1972    
Accura 500mm F8.0 Auto Telectric                           1968 - 1973    
Admiral G.M.C. 400mm F6.3 Auto Telephoto   M42                     built-in      
Albinar 500mm F8.0                                
Arsenal 500mm F5.6 (Apo) Arsat C (Auto)   P6   1:10 45     500 95 103 282 1640 retractable Арсенал Київ tripod collar; there also seems to be an Arsat B of the same type with almost identical specs - can't find a thing about it though (mentioned in the C's manual) Pentaconsix.com
Asahi Opt. Co. 400mm F5.6 Tele-Takumar   M42     45       77       built-in 1965 manual diaphragm  
Asahi Opt. Co. 400mm F5.6 S.-M.-C. Takumar   M42     45     800 77     1300 built-in 1971 manual diaphragm  
Asahi Opt. Co. 500mm F5.0 Takumar (I+II)   M42     22     1000 R46     2850 built-in 1957 & 1961 manual diaphragm; first version has mixed black/silver design, second one all black  
Asahi Opt. Co. 500mm F4.5 Takumar   M42     45     1000 R49     3500 built-in 1971 (?) manual diaphragm  
Asahi Opt. Co. 500mm F4.5 S.-M.-C. Takumar   M42     45     1000 R49     3500 built-in 1971 manual diaphragm  
Asahi Opt. Co. 1000mm F8.0 Takumar   M42     22       R46     7500 built-in 1958 manual diaphragm; delivered with wooden lens case and tripod  
Asahi Opt. Co. 1000mm F8.0 Tele-Takumar   M42     45     3000 R49       built-in 1965 manual diaphragm  
Asahi Opt. Co. 1000mm F8.0 S.-M.-C. Takumar   M42     45       R49     5500 built-in 1971 manual diaphragm  
Asanuma 600mm F8.0   T                 approx. 610   incl. 1977 probably made by Tokina (see Monaghan's who's who); the lens consists of 2 pieces, that can be screwed apart for transport; the original lens hood screws in as well and has a kind of built-in filter holder  
Asanuma 800mm F8.0   T                     incl. 1977 probably made by Tokina (see Monaghan's who's who)  
Astranar 500mm F8.0                           1980    
Astranar 600mm F8.0                           1980    
Astranar 800mm F8.0                           1980    
Astro Berlin 400mm F5.0 Fernbildlinse   M42                         listed in Olden Catalog 1960, Burke & James Catalog 1963  
Astro Berlin 500mm F5.0 Fernbildlinse   M42                         listed in Olden Catalog 1960, Burke & James Catalog 1963  
Astro Berlin 500mm F4.5   M42                         listed in Burke & James Catalog 1963  
Astro Berlin 640mm F5.0 Fernbildlinse   M42                         listed in Olden Catalog 1960, Burke & James Catalog 1963  
Astro Berlin 800mm F5.0 C Fernbildlinse   M42             R32           listed in Olden Catalog 1960, Burke & James Catalog 1963  
Astro Berlin 1000mm F6.3 Fernbildlinse   M42                         listed in Olden Catalog 1960, Burke & James Catalog 1963  
Astro Berlin 2000mm F10.0   M42                         listed in Burke & James Catalog 1963  
Beroflex 400mm F6.3 SL MC Auto   M42 6   32               built-in      
Beroflex 400mm F6.3 BV   T2 6   32     700 67   250 570        
Beroflex 400mm F6.3 BV   T2 6   32     600 72     700        
Beroflex 500mm F8.0 BV   T2 5   32     1000 67   330 610     Nickname: "Wundertüte"; available in black or - less commonly - rubberized in olive green  
Beroflex 500mm F8.0 BV   T2 5   22     1100 72   370 750     Nickname: "Wundertüte"; available in black or - more rarely - olive green  
Birns & Sawyer 1000mm F4.5 Omnitar                   10 inches 4 feet (incl. hood) 70 pounds round, detach. Astra ~1960's exists, at least one sample was produced for NASA in 1964; feat. a motion picture type mount with at least 1 selfmade adapter to Canon EOS; rests on a rolling tripod  
Bower 500mm F8.0 [SLY500P]   T2 5         1000 67 70 298 640   Samyang    
Bower 650-1300mm F8.0 IF MZ-5000 [SLY650T]   T 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 462.9 2000   Samyang 2009 *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom;  
Cambron 400mm F6.3   T2     22     655 72   322.6 737     produced by different manufacturers incl. Tou/Five Star and Samyang; early ones uncoated and/or manual diaphragm, later ones multicoated/pluracoated and/or preset diaphragm Modern Photography 10/1979 (center & corners excellent at F16-22, 0.6% barrel, low/very low contrast)
Cambron 400mm F5.6 Auto                           1976    
Cambron 500mm F8.0   T2     22     1180 72   414 850   1976 produced by different manufacturers incl. Tou/Five Star and Samyang; early ones uncoated and/or manual diaphragm, later ones multicoated/pluracoated and/or preset diaphragm Modern Photography 10/1979 (center & corners excellent at all stops, 0.8% pincushion, low/very low contrast)
Cambron 600mm F8.0                           1976    
Cambron 800mm F8.0                           1976    
Carl Zeiss 500mm F5.6 Tele-Apotessar   C/Y 5   45     490 clip-on 112 290 1865     internal focusing  
Carl Zeiss 800mm F8.0 Tele-Apotessar   C/Y 3   64     400 clip-on 128.5 505 3250     internal focusing; tripod mount  
Carl Zeiss Jena 500mm F8.0   M42     45     600 77 92 480 1822     preset diaphragm  
Caspeco 600mm F8.0   T     32           appr. 495          
Celestron 500mm F8.0 MC Auto                           1983    
Celestron 750mm F6.0 MC Auto                           1973    
Century Precision Optics 500mm F5.6 Tele-Athenar II [TS-5056]   UCM* 5   32     910 R40.5/Series 9 89 454 1330 built-in 1978 - 90s resolution specified to 100l/mm  
Century Precision Optics 500mm F4.5 Tele-Athenar II [TS-5045]   UCM* 5                          
Century Precision Optics 500mm F3.8 Tele-Athenar II [TS-5038]   UCM* 5   32     1220 R40.5 135 432 3230 built-in 1978 - 90s resolution specified to 90l/mm  
Century Precision Optics 600mm F4.5 Tele-Athenar II [TS-6045]   UCM* 4.1   45     1520 R40.5 135 572 3230 built-in   resolution specified to 90l/mm  
Century Precision Optics 650mm F6.8 Tele-Athenar II [TS-6568]   UCM* 3.8   32     1520 R40.5/Series 9 89 581 1360 built-in 1983 - 90s resolution specified to 100l/mm  
Century Precision Optics 800mm F4.7 Tele-Athenar II [TS-8047]   UCM* 3.1   45     1830 R40.5 178 965 6350 built-in   resolution specified to 80l/mm  
Century Precision Optics 1000mm F8.0 Tele-Athenar II [TS-1080]   UCM* 2.5   45     1520 R40.5/Series 9 135 610 3350 built-in 1978 - 90s resolution specified to 90l/mm  
Century Precision Optics 1000mm F5.6 Tele-Athenar II [TS-1056]   UCM* 2.5   45 25   3810 R40.5 178 1067 6460 built-in 1960s - 90s resolution specified to 80l/mm; 2 brackets to mount it into a film rig (no real tripod socket) David Kovaluk's Making Not Taking: recovery story and pictures here and here, performance review here
Century Precision Optics 1200mm F6.8 Tele-Athenar II [TS-1268]   UCM* 2.1   45     1830 R40.5 178 1016 6600 built-in   resolution specified to 80l/mm  
  • *UCM is Century's Universal Mount, an exchangeable screw mount which was available for a variety of 16mm and 35mm format systems including a simple T-mount (or even natively featured, not sure here), Oly/OM [#TM-T2OM], Nikon [#TM-T2N1], Pentax M42 [#TM-T2PU] and Contax-Yashica [#TM-T2YC]. Further available were 1.4x and 2x Tele-Extenders and a set of 25mm and 50mm Extension Tubes (all mounting between lens and mount adapter) and ofcourse foam-padded soft cases or other rugged cases made of aluminum or fiberglass.
Danubia 500mm F8.0 (BV?)   T2 5   32       67   350 (ca.) (?) 700 (?)        
Danubia 500mm F8.0 BV   T2 5   22     1200 72   350 (ca.) (?) 700 (?)        
Danubia 650-1300mm F8.0   T2     8-16     500 - 2000     450 1690        
Dörr 420-800mm F8.3 MC   T2             67   320 - 238 680 retractable Kenko ? tripod mount  
Elicar 600-1200mm F10.0-20.0   N/F | T2 4 - 2 1:5.6 - 1:3 90 5   372 72 80 277 1800 retractable   sold by Dörr/Danubia; tripod collar; silver finish; also available for C/EF  
Elicar 800-1600mm F10.0-20.0   N/F | T2 3 - 1.3 1:7.5 - 1:4 90 5   665 95 106 360 2300 retractable   sold by Dörr/Danubia; tripod collar; silver finish; also available for C/EF  
Enna München 400mm F4.5 Tele-Ennalyt   M42                            
Enna München 600mm F5.6 Tele-Ennalyt   M42     45     950 R-Gel | 108     3380   1985 - 1988* *source: usedprice.com; also available for C/FD  
Ennex 650-1300mm F8.0 MZ-5000 IF   T 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 462.9 2000   Samyang ~2012 *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom; tripod collar
Exakta 500mm F8.0   T2     32     800 67              
Exakta 650-1300mm F8.0-16.0 Varioplan 1300   T2     fixed to focus*       86     1944   Samyang *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom  
Falcon 500mm F8.0   T 5   32     1000 67 70 298 640   Samyang 2009    
Falcon 500mm F5.6 SD   T2 5.2   fixed     2000 86 90 412 890   Samyang 2009 3/3 construction design; despite its fixed aperture it's not a mirror lens; white finish  
Falcon 650-1300mm F8.0 IF (MZ 5000)   T 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 462.9 2000   Samyang 2009 *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom  
Fernobjective Berlin 800mm F5.0 C Astragon   N/F     32     500     787.4       produced for Sterling-Howard; exchangeable mount piece  
Five Star 500mm F8.0   T 5   32     900 67   357          
Fuji Photo 400mm F4.5 EBC Fujinon-T   M42                            
Fuji Photo 600mm F5.6 EBC Fujinon-T   M42     45     1250       3000     manual diaphragm  
Fuji Photo 1000mm F8.0 EBC Fujinon-T   M42     45     3000       4760     manual diaphragm  
Hanimex 400mm F6.3 Auto   M42 6   32     762 72     35oz.        
Hanimex 400mm F6.3 MC   interchangeable 6 1:8 32     914 72     32oz.   1977 - 1981* *source: usedprice.com  
Hanimex 500mm F8.0   T2     32     1000 67              
Hanimex 600mm F8.0   interchangeable 4 1:12 32     975 90     5¾lbs.        
  • Hanimex Interchangeable Adapter Mounts were available for various SLR mount systems including M42 and Nikon.
Ina 600mm F8.0   T             87   appr. 546       tripod collar  
Kalimar 500mm F8.0   T     32                 1977    
Kalimar 800-1200mm F9.9-14.9   T 3.1 - 2.1         1300 - 768 62/82 101.6 444.5 1469 thread mounted      
Kelda by Kaili 420-800mm F8.3-16.0   T2     fixed to focus ?     160 62 69 222 - 310 520 built-in 2014 push-pull with ZoomLock  
Kelda by Kaili 500mm F8.0   T2 5   32     1000 67   298 640   2014    
Kenko 420-800mm F8.3-16.0 Vari 8000 S   T2     fixed to focus ?     160 62 68.6 222.3 518.8 built-in   push-pull with ZoomLock; often packed with a 2x teleconverter (50.8 x 48.3mm, 85g)  
Heinz Kilfitt München 400mm F5.6 Fern-Kilar OOO   M42 | N/F 6   45 14   1067 R-Gel | M106x1   330 1760 thread, round KFM 1952 ~ 1968 optional wooden travel case and leather case available  
Heinz Kilfitt München 400mm F4.0 Sport-Fern-Kilar OOO   M42 | N/F 6   45     500 R-Gel | M106x1 116 445 3100 thread, round KFM ≤1961 ~ 1968 optional wooden travel case available  
Heinz Kilfitt München 600mm F5.6 Fern-Kilar C   M42 | N/F 4   45     2000 R-Gel   648   thread, round KFM 1953 - <1961 listed in Olden Catalog 1960  
Kilfitt 600mm F5.6 Sport-Fern-Kilar   M42 | N/F 4   45     1000 R-Gel | M132x1 146 650 4000 thread, round KFM ≤1961 ~ 1968 optional wooden travel case available  
  • The Kilfitt Munich factory was owned by H. Kilfitt until 1968, when it was sold to F. G. Back (the inventor of the 36-82mm F2.8 Zoomar - the world's first mass-produced 35mm SLR zoom), who went on to produce the above lenses under the Zoomar banner (see below).
  • All 4 lenses came with the Kilfitt exchangeable mount using AN locking ring and WE flange types. Lenses as well as mount pieces provide a filter holder slot (differing in size though), while front filters screwed between lens and hood. The lenses further feature tripod collars.
  • Kilfitt additionally offered a Multi-Kilar 2x-4x (~1966), a bulky helicoid zoom tele converter feat. 3 tripod/rig mounts and R-Gel filter holder. An extra R-Gel filter holder was incorporated in the camera mounting piece, seen in M42 among others. Lenswise the lens can/must be mounted without the camera-specific mounting ring. The whole thing came in a dedicated transportation and storage case.
Komura 500mm F7.0 (Unidapter)   N/F                       1977 - 1984    
Komura 800mm F8.0                           1966 - 1984    
Kowa [TS-610 w. TSN-PA2] 800mm F?*   T                         *PA2 results in F10.4 with 77mm lenses and F13.3 with 60mm lenses  
Kowa [TSN-77MM w. TSN-PA2] 800mm F?*   T                         *PA2 results in F10.4 with 77mm lenses and F13.3 with 60mm lenses  
Kowa [TSN-600 w. TSN-PA2] 800mm F13.3   T           600 67   299/300*/** 730 - 750**     spotting scopes converted to SLR camera lenses by use of the PA2, PA2D, PA6 or PZ adapters (PA6 and PZ cover APS-C only) - the adapters are not cross compatible
*all series consist of 4 models each (601-604, 661-664, 771-774 and 881-884, differing in optical quality (standard and Prominar editions) and type of ocular attachment (straight or angled));
**exclusive camera adapter;
exact weights for Series 600: model 601: 745g, 602: 730g, 663: 750g, 664: 750g
exact weights for Series 660: model 661: 1010g, 662: 990g, 663: 1040g, 664: 1020g
physical data for PA6 (length and weight): 105mm, 285g		  
Kowa [TSN-660 w. TSN-PA2] 800mm F13.3   T           600 72   311/312*/** 990 - 1040**      
Kowa [TSN-770 w. TSN-PA6] 600mm F7.8   T           500 82   304/318*/** 1330**      
Kowa [TSN-770 w. TSN-PZ] 650-1000mm F8.4-13.0   T           500 82   304/318*/** 1330**      
Kowa [TSN-770 w. TSN-PA2D] 950mm F?   T           500 82   304/318*/** 1330**      
Kowa [TSN-880 w. TSN-PA6] 600mm F6.3   T           500 95   329/343*/** 1520**      
Kowa [TSN-880 w. TSN-PZ] 650-1000mm F7.4-11.4   T           500 95   329/343*/** 1520**      
Kowa [TSN-880 w. TSN-PA2D] 950mm F?   T           500 95   329/343*/** 1520**      
Lentar 400mm F6.3 Auto                           1971 - 1977 cheaper preset version available  
Lentar 450mm F6.5                           1971 - 1976    
Lentar 600mm F8.0 Tele   T     32     1000         yes 1971 - 1976    
Makinon 400mm F6.3 MC (Auto)   P/K                       1979 - 1983    
Meyer-Optik Görlitz 500mm F5.6 Orestegor   M42 | P6 | P6x7     22     600 118 125 370 3500 thread   tripod collar; was later produced by Pentacon in the same manner  
Novoflex 400mm F5.6 Follow-Focus Noflexar/T-Noflexar M42 6.2   32 24 circular 900 77     1530* bayonet   *for the complete setup excluding mounting piece (approx. 100g); dedicated Novoflex TEX TELEEXTENDER 2x available; series C and D featured exchangeable mount pieces; listed in Webbs Catalog 1960s  
Novoflex 500mm F5.6 Follow-Focus Noflexar M42                       1969 - 1972 optimized for highest possible center sharpness, very low resolution in the corners; series C and D featured exchangeable mount pieces  
Novoflex 600mm F8.0 Follow-Focus Noflexar/T-Noflexar M42                       1977 optimized for highest possible center sharpness, very low resolution in the corners; series C and D featured exchangeable mount pieces  
Novoflex 640mm F9.0 Follow-Focus Noflexar M42 | N                       1977 - 1982 optimized for highest possible center sharpness, very low resolution in the corners; series C and D featured exchangeable mount pieces; listed in Webbs Catalog 1960s  
Olympus 600mm F6.3 Zuiko Auto-T   O/OM 4               377 2880        
Opteka 420-800mm F8.3-16.0 HD   T2     11 - 21     380   65 206 440     also available as Kenko or Pro Optics labeled; bad as shit  
Opteka 500mm F8.0   T2 5   32     1000 67 71.1 297.1 640        
Opteka 650-1300mm F8.0-16.0 LR 1300-HD IF (Ø86)   T2     fixed to focus     500 86         Samyang push-pull zoom; not officially listed at Opteka website with these specs  
Opteka 650-1300mm F8.0-16.0 HD (Ø95)   T2     fixed to focus     500 95 101.6 469.9 1998   Samyang push-pull zoom  
Osawa 400mm F5.6   T2                       1979    
Oshiro 500mm F6.3   T2 5   32     300 86 114 432 1565   2016 feat. a tripod collar; the manufacturer's description mentions the lens to be a T2 mount to be used with adapters, the features list does not list T2, but includes Canon EF among others  
Panagor 400mm F5.6   M42             72              
Panagor 500mm F8.0   T                            
Paragon 500mm F8.0   T     22     1200 72              
Pentacon 500mm F5.6 (MC*) Prakticar   M42 | P6     22     600 118 125 450 3500 thread   *only the later samples came with MC; the lens is more or less identical to the Meyer Orestegor Pentaconsix.com
Phoenix 500mm F8.0 [#09-050]   T 5   32     1000 67 70 298 640   Samyang matched 2x TC available [#09-051]  
Phoenix 600-1300mm F8.0 [IF] [#09-080]   T 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 462.9 2000   Samyang *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300  
Piesker 400mm F5.5 Tele Astra   M42                            
Pixco 650-1300mm F8.0 MZ-5000 IF   T 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 462.9 2000   Samyang ~2012 *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom; tripod collar  
Polar 500mm F8.0 ED DX   T 5   32     1000 67 70 298 640 PH-067S Samyang white finnish; matched 1.4x and 2x TCs available (black finnish)  
Polaroid 650-1300mm F8.0 [PL-6501300T]   T 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 462.9 2000   Samyang ~2012 *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom  
Prinz 500mm F8.0 Auto                           1977 - 1982    
Prinz 500mm F6.3                           1978 - 1982 preset  
Prinz 750mm F11.0                           1976 - 1980    
Prinzgalaxy 400mm F6.3   M42 (?)     22                      
Prinzgalaxy 500mm F8.0   M42 (?)             72              
ProOptic 420-800mm F8.3-16   T2     11 - 21     380     203.2 454     marketed by Adorama.com  
Quantaray 500mm F8.0   T2     32                      
Quantaray 500-1000mm F8.0   T2     32     1005 67 69.9 317.5 638   2002    
Quantaray 600-1000mm F9.9-16.0   T2 4.1 - 2.5   fixed to focus*     438 72 82.6 327.2 836   2001 *9.9/600 - 11.5/700 - 13/800 - 15/900 - 16/1000; push-pull zoom; tripod collar; white finish; except for the aperture similar to the 600-1000's Vivitar lens, might also be available from Kenko  
Rokinon 440mm F5.6   T 2.8   fixed     2000 -/- 90 412.5 882   Samyang 2009    
Rokinon 500mm F8.0   T 5   32     1000 67 70 298 640   Samyang 2009    
Rokinon 500mm F8.0 ED   T 5   fixed     1000 67 70 310 600   Samyang 2009    
Rokinon 650-1300mm F8.0   T 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 462.9 2000   Samyang 2009 *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom  
Samyang 440mm F5.6   T 2.8   fixed     2000 -/- 90 412.5 882   2008 2/1 design, white finish (despite the fixed aperture this is not a mirror lens); also sold as Rokinon and Walimex  
Samyang 500mm F8.0 T 5   32     1000 67 70 298 640 PH-067S 2008 (?) 4/4 design, black finish; same tech data like the old Phoenix lens, also available as Rokinon  
Samyang 500mm F8.0 ED DX   T 5   fixed     1000 67 70 310 600 PH-067S 2008 5/4 design, white finish (despite the fixed aperture this is not a mirror lens); also sold as Kenko and Rokinon  
Samyang 500mm F5.6 (MC)   T 5.2   fixed     2000 86 90 412.5 877 -/- 2009 3/3 optical design; white finish (despite the fixed aperture this is not a mirror lens); also sold as Walimex  
Samyang 650-1300mm F8.0 MZ-5000 IF   T 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 462.9 2000   2008 (?) *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom; also sold as Ennex, Exakta, Falcon, Opteka, Phoenix, Pixco, Rokinon, TKL, Vivitar and Walimex; tripod collar; the Samyang label is printed on the tripod mounting plate
Soligor 450mm F8.0   T2                       1977 - 1979    
Soligor 500mm F8.0   T2                       1977 - 1979    
Soligor 500mm F5.0   T2                       1977 - 1979    
Soligor 600mm F8.0 w/ 2x Barlow Lens   T2                       1977 - 1979    
Soligor 800mm F8.0   T2                       1966 - 1971    
Spiratone 400mm F6.3 Plura-Coat Sharpshooter   T2     32       72   330 420 thread 1970 - 1975 tripod collar  
Spiratone 500mm F8.0 Ultratel   T                       1970 Nickname: "Sharpshooter"; produced by different manufacturers incl. Tou/Five Star and Samyang; early ones uncoated and/or manual diaphragm, later ones multicoated/pluracoated and/or preset diaphragm  
Spiratone 500mm F4.0   T                            
Sunagor 500mm F8.0   T2 5   32       72              
Tokina 600mm F8.0   T2                       1980 - 1986    
Tokina 800mm F8.0 [TXP800]   T2     1800     32 R37.5 116 580 2300   1979    
Tokina 800mm F8.0 [T800]   T2     1800     32 R37.5 116 580 2300   1980 - 1982    
Toyo (Optics) 500mm F8.0   T2 5   32     800 67   406 (?) 900 (?)   Tou/Five-Star distributed by Toyo Optics of USA Inc. (16560 Aston Street, Irvine, CA 92714)  
unknown 500mm F8.0 Tele-Spezial Eximar   T 5     13                 tripod collar  
unknown 500mm F8.0 Tele-Universar   M42 5         1200 72   440 811        
Vemar 600mm F8.0 Telephoto   T2     32               thread      
Vivitar 400mm F5.6 MC Telephoto   O/OM                       Komine appr. 1980    
Vivitar 500mm F8.0 Telephoto Series 1 T2 5   32     1000 67 70 298 640   Samyang 2009    
Vivitar 500mm F6.3 Tele   T 5   32       92   450 1700   1970 - 1979    
Vivitar 600-1000mm F9.9-16.0 Series 1 w/ 2x Matched Multiplier   T2     13 - 22     440 72 81 320 840 yes 2002 - 2005 push-pull zoom; silver finish; the lens hood provides another 77mm filter thread; except for the aperture similar to the 600-1000's Quantaray lens, might also be available from Kenko  
Vivitar 650-1300mm F8.0-16.0 IF Telephoto Series 1 T 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 462.9 2000   Samyang 2009 *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom; black edition with a red ring and focus scale  
Vivitar 800mm F8.0 Telephoto   T 3   32     1600 107 117.5 571.5 2270 yes mid - end 70's? produced by Tokina? (SN 379000941 spotted on Ebay); Monaghan dates it back to 1966, usedprice.com lists 1966 - 79  
Walimex 440mm F5.6 DX   T 2.8   fixed     2000 -/- 90 412.5 882   Samyang 2008 2/1 optical design; white finish (despite the fixed aperture this is not a mirror lens)  
Walimex 500mm F8.0   T2 5           50 (?) 65 345 700     most likely produced by Samyang Optics Co.  
Walimex 500mm F5.6 Pro   T2 5.2   fixed     2000 86 90 412.5 890 -/- 2009 produced by Samyang Optics Co.; 3/3 optical design; white finish (despite the fixed aperture this is not a mirror lens)  
Walimex 650-1300mm F8.0-16.0 IF (Ø86) [15861]   T2 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 86 105 463 1900   Samyang *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom; tech specs taken from the lens, but not listed anywhere else  
Walimex 650-1300mm F8.0-16.0 IF (Ø95 ?)   T2 3.8 - 2   fixed to focus*     500 95 (?) 105 463 1900 thread Samyang *8/650 - 9.5/800 - 11/900 - 12.3/1000 - 13.5/1100 - 14.7/1200 - 16/1300; push-pull zoom; these are the official tech specs listed on various websites  
Zoomar Muenchen 400mm F4.0 Sport-Fern-Kilar   M42 | N/F | O/OM 6 1:10 45     500 R-Gel | M106x1 116 440 2700        
Zoomar Muenchen 600mm F5.6 Sport Zoomatar   M42 | N/F | O/OM 4   32     1200 R-Gel | M132x1 145 655 4700 yes 1969 interchangeable mount piece  
Zoomar Muenchen 600mm F5.6 Kilfitt Sport-Fern-Kilar   M42 | N/F | O/OM 4 1:20 45     1200 R-Gel | M132x1 145 655 4700 yes 1977 - 1982/83 interchangeable mount piece (WE flange type); optional exchangeable lens heads of 400mm, 600mm, 800mm and 1200mm available  
  • Zoomar Muenchen emerged out of Kilfitt München, therefor two different logos are common - Kilfitt Zoomar and just Zoomar.
  • The mount piece combination codes for the 90's are WE PAN for universal M42, WE NIN for Nikon F and WE LYN for Olympus OM (accordingly imprints are to find on the adapters). A Zoomar Converter 2x was available as well.

Telescope Converters Mounts1 Comments Diameter (mm) Length (mm) Weight (g) Produced Tests
Hama Telephoto Lens Adapter [PATP 54038748]   M42 | P/K also available for C/FD (CFE)          
Itorex Telephoto Lens Adapter APE/OP/APK [PATP 54038748]   M42 | O/OM | P/K also available for C/FD (CFE)          
Newcon Optik Tourist FL 9mm Eyepiece   M42 dedicated (but not limited) to Rubinar Tele Mirror lenses          
no-name Telephoto Lens Adapter NA/APK [PATP 54038748]   N | P/K magnification is given as one 10th part of the used focal length, e.g. 50mm = 5x, 100mm = 10x ... 400mm = 40x          
Samigon Micro T-M Mark II     becomes a 350mm telescope using a 50mm standard lens in reverse position (??????)          
Spiratone Telescope Attachment T Mount                
Spiratone Teletach Telephoto Lens Adapter OP [PATP 54038748]   O/OM            
Swarovski f=1100mm                
  • Additional Notes for Digiscoping: Just to name it here, there are dedicated adapters like the Bushnell Elite 80mm, Kowa TSN-PA6 (APS-C recommended) and TSN-PZ, Olivon T-84EDO, Swarovski TLS APO and TLS 800mm or Zeiss Diascope SLR Photo Adapter, that adapt compatible spotting scopes to T mount, which then can easily be mounted to your SLR camera. The resulting optical contruction often nearly equals 1000mm F12.

General Notes:
1.) I try to keep this list 'reasonable'. It is therefore limited to lenses, that can be adopted to Canon EF by means of still making sense. That excludes most zoom lenses, lenses without aperture ring, most middle and big format lenses because of their lower resolution and lenses that have to be corrected by using glass elements in the mount adapter pieces (Canon FD and Minolta). These glass elements are often either low quality or the adapter itself is very pricey. You can use the cheap ones without their glass elements, but this will result in less working distance and loss of infinity focus. Since working distance is already very limited with macro lenses and loss of infinity not really makes sense for wide or tele lenses, this method is not considered a real option, when buying a lens for normal usage.
2.) Limited EOS compatibility: Useless to say, all lenses in this list are limited in their EOS compatibility. There will be no AF nor In-Focus-Indication and there will be no time priority nor full auto mode due to missing electronic coupling between lens and body. Auto apertures are not available (while this feature will still be very useful for manual focusing).
Also, I don't make a distinction between fully manual and preset aperture mechanisms, they are just referred to as manual diaphragms.
3.) Asahi production periods: M42 preset Takumars 1957-1962, Auto-Takumars 1958-1962, Super-Takumars 1962-1971, Super-Multi-Coated (S.-M.-C.) Takumars early period and SMC Takumars later period of 1971-1976 (source: Frank Mechelhoff)
Pentax vintage mount versions: M42: 1957-?, SMC-M: 1975 -?, SMC-A: 1983 - ?
4.) Soligor series shorties: The C/D series was the top end line with some very good lenses. C/D stands for Computer Designed. The S/M designation seems to be a marketing gimmick like Vivitar's RL or SMS editions. S/M stands for Special Model/Sondermodell.
5.) A note on Vivitar serial numbers for lenses manufactured between 1970 and 1990 according to Stephen Gandy, complemented with information given by KironKid and Boggy at Kiron-Klub:
  They (most often) consist of 8 digits, whereof ...
  • 1st two digits tell the manufacturer:
    6: Olympus, 9: Cosina, 13: Schneider Optik, 19: Sigma, 22: Kino Precision, 25: Ozone Optical, 28: Komine, 32: Makinon, 33: Asanuma, 37: Tokina, 42: Bauer, 44: Perkin Elmer, 47: Chinon, 51: Tokyo Trading, 56: Kyoe Schoji, 61: Samyang, 75: Hoya Optical, 77: Kobori, 81: Polar
    - still missing in this list are #0 and #41
  • 3rd digit tells the year (so 5 either means 1975 or 1985 ... you need to know the production period to be sure)
  • 4th and 5th digit tell the production week
 
See the processing log. Additions and corrections are welcome.