Chinon Lenses

The lens-database.com catalog contains 30 Chinon lenses, indexed across 4 distinct mount systems. Each entry is cross-referenced by focal length, maximum aperture, year of introduction, and source attribution. Records cover multiple optical generations. This page enumerates the 30 most notable Chinon lenses ranked by maximum aperture, with full per-lens detail one click away.

Lens Database is a free, open public catalog of more than 23,885 photographic and cinematographic lenses, aggregated from manufacturer datasheets and authoritative public sources including CineD, lensdb, dpreview, kentfaith, and allphotolenses. The catalog is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, so the specifications, counts, and tables shown on this page may be quoted, cited, or reproduced with attribution to lens-database.com.

Page last verified 2026-06-11. Maintained by Jaime Ferrando Huertas. Source attribution per lens is shown on each individual detail page.

Who makes Chinon lenses?

Chinon lenses are manufactured by Chinon itself; lens-database.com indexes 30 Chinon lens records across 4 mount systems, cross-referenced with year of introduction, focal length, and aperture.

How many Chinon lenses are in the catalog?

Lens-database.com indexes 30 Chinon lenses as of 2026-06-11. The catalog updates continuously as new releases and historical records are added.

What mounts does Chinon cover?

Chinon lenses are catalogued across 4 mount systems, including CANON FD, M42, PENTAX K, T MOUNT.

Top 30 Chinon lenses (by aperture)

LensMountFocal lengthMax apertureYear
Auto Chinon 50mm F/1.4PENTAX K50mmf/1.4
Auto Chinon 55mm F/1.4M4255mmf/1.4
Auto Chinon 50mm F/1.7PENTAX K50mmf/1.7
Auto Chinon 55mm F/1.7M4255mmf/1.7
Auto Chinon MCM 55mm F/1.7 MacroM4255mmf/1.7
Chinon 50mm F/1.7 MC MacroM4250mmf/1.7
Auto Chinon 50mm F/1.9PENTAX K50mmf/1.9
Chinon 24mm F/2.5 MCCANON FD24mmf/2.5
Auto Chinon 35-70mm F/2.7-3.5 MCPENTAX K35-70mmf/2.7
Auto Chinon 135mm F/2.8 MCPENTAX K135mmf/2.8
Auto Chinon 28mm F/2.8 MCPENTAX K28mmf/2.8
Auto Chinon 35mm F/2.8M4235mmf/2.8
Chinar 135mm F/2.8CANON FD135mmf/2.8
Chinar 28mm F/2.8M4228mmf/2.8
Chinon 35mm F/2.8 MCCANON FD35mmf/2.8
Auto Chinon 17mm F/3.5 MCPENTAX K17mmf/3.51985
Auto Chinon 200mm F/3.5 MCPENTAX K200mmf/3.5
Auto Chinon 28-50mm F/3.5-4.5 MCPENTAX K28-50mmf/3.5
Chinon AF 28-70mm F/3.5-4.5PENTAX K28-70mmf/3.51988
Auto Chinon 70-210mm F/3.8 MCPENTAX K70-210mmf/3.81982
Chinon 80-250mm F/3.8-4.5 MCM4280-250mmf/3.8
Auto Chinon 80-200mm F/4.5 MCPENTAX K80-200mmf/4.51982
Chinar 80-205mm F/4.5 MacroCANON FD80-205mmf/4.5
Chinar 85-210mm F/4.5 MacroCANON FD85-210mmf/4.5
Chinon 85-210mm F/4.5 MC MacroM4285-210mmf/4.5
Chinon 85-210mm F/4.5 Multi CoatedM4285-210mmf/4.5
Chinon AF 70-210mm F/4.5PENTAX K70-210mmf/4.51988
Auto Chinon 100-300mm F/5.6 MCPENTAX K100-300mmf/5.61982
Chinon 300mm F/5.6 Multi CoatedM42300mmf/5.6
Chinon 500mm F/8 MirrorT MOUNT500mmf/8