Ms-Optics ELNOMAXIM 55mm F1.2

Review and Photo example of the ELNOMAXIM 55mm F1.2 (MS-Optics / Miyazaki Kogaku) .

Gallery

The sample photo were taken with the Leica M-P.

The sample photo were taken with the HASSELBLAD X1D.

Review

Ernomaxim 55mm F1.2 is a large-diameter standard lens released by Ms-optics (Miyazaki Optical), and uses the Ernostar type lens format.

A characteristic of the lens is that the resolution in the center is extremely high, but there is little improvement in the peripheral areas even when the aperture is closed.
The reason why the focal length was 55mm was because they wanted to create a lens that was close to the focal length of a large-diameter standard lens (50mm) in the Ernostar format. Mr. Miyazaki said that he adopted 55mm as a compromise to reduce the negative effects of the Ernostar format, which tends to have poor peripheral areas. As stated in the manual, this is a portrait lens with a very good center area. Black, silver, and gold have been confirmed as color variations.

This is a compact, large-diameter lens that is common to Miyazaki’s lenses, and although the lens model and focal length are slightly different, it has a weight and diameter that is about 2/3 that of the CANON 50mm/F1.2.
In order to make the lens compact, there is almost no distance between the front element and the lens barrel. It’s a bit of an exaggeration, but when you look at it from the front, it looks like the lens is stuck to the lens barrel.
I like the unique depiction that combines the sharpness of the image with the simple lens configuration of 4 elements in 4 groups and the blur in the periphery.

The one I own has a moderately sticky aperture weight, and the aperture does not change unintentionally when focusing, which is a problem with some Ms-optics lenses.
This lens will be part of the historical series, but there is no mention of it in the manual.

F1.2(Max aperture)

Specification

Item	Value	note
focal length(mm)	55.6
Maximum aperture	1.26
Minimum aperture	16
Lens configuration	4groups 4elements
Minimum distance(m)	0.8
Lens length(mm)	43
Lens max diameter(mm)	50
Filter diameter(mm)	55	Reverse mounting
Weight(g)	180