Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM

The Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM is a 50mm portrait lens designed for the M39 mount and released in 1951. Manufactured by Taylor-Hobson, it offers a maximum aperture of f/2, covering a 50mm focal range. Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-04-28. Source: AI-assisted summary, verify against linked manufacturer sources.

What is the Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM?

The Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM is a 50mm portrait lens for the M39 mount with a maximum aperture of f/2. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM use?

The Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM uses the M39 mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/m39.

What is the maximum aperture of the Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM?

The Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM has a maximum aperture of f/2, a fast-aperture optic well-suited to low-light work. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM released?

The Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM was released in 1951, placing it within the 1950s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Taylor-Hobson Anastigmat 50mm F/2 LSM?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/964625-taylor-hobson-anastigmat-50mm-f2-lsm. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.