Accidental Curator

1958 Tokyo Kogaku R, Topcor 1:2,8 f=300mm Prime Tele-Photo Lens • At the time of release this was the FIRST and FASTEST 300mm 1:2,8 lens 🥇( Canon & Nikon didn’t release their own for nearly 20 years!) • Measuring over 20 inches with Telescoping lens hood extended 📏 • Weighing in at 7.5 Lbs 🦾 • Features a 39mm filter drawer 🔴🔵🟢🟠🟡 • This model features the rare & original Exakta mount 🙏 • Only around 700 units were produced between 1958-1976 (Less than 50 per year!) • A quote from a Camera 35 magazine test “ A 300mm f/2.8! I never knew such a lens existed! But it does exist…The results are so overwhelming that you quickly forget the size and weight of this optical masterpiece…A lens like this must be described in two words; INCREDIBLY FANTASTIC.” • A true gem discovered 🔎💎🙌 in the Accidental Camera Museum 🏛🎟📷