Cameras and Lenses: Image making with a JCPenney Auto 135mm f/2.8, Take I on the E-P5, impressive images.
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The JCPenney Auto Lens 135mm f/2.8 manual focus prime telephoto lens that I tested is probably an early version manufactured in Japan (as it carries the 'Made in Japan' mark) before production was moved to Korea, and the elements were multi-coated (as seen on a few other images of similar items posted on the Net).
Looking up the lens's heritage was also quite impossible. Aside from a very scant mention that 'Pentax had a deal with JCPenney and some other department store chains some years ago...', there are no clear indications of which manufacturer the lens originates from.
Olympus E-P5, JCPenney Auto 135mm f/2.8
The test unit is an MD-mount, very well done, in all metal and glass, with superb mechanics and very smooth focal action, and as far as I can see, it is still in top-mint condition. I had the lens mounted on the E-P5 for these shots, wide open, handheld. Impressive images.
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