SPEED DEMONS

• Nikon S3M

  Not the best known (nor easiest to find or afford) half-frame, but definitely the winner here since you could get the following lenses for it:

  • 50mm f1.1
  • 50mm f1.4
  • 50mm f1.5
  • 85mm f1.5
  • 35mm f1.8
  • 50mm f2.0

• Olympus Pen F

  Available were:

  • 40mm f1.2
  • 40mm f1.4
  • 60mm f1.5
  • 38mm f1.8

• Olympus Pen FT

  Available were:

  • 40mm f1.2
  • 40mm f1.4
  • 60mm f1.5
  • 38mm f1.8

• Olympus Pen FV

  Available were:

  • 40mm f1.2
  • 40mm f1.4
  • 60mm f1.5
  • 38mm f1.8

• Yashica Half 14

  The fastest non-interchangeable lens submini, it had a 32mm f1.4 lens.

• Leica 72

  Several fast, screw-mount lenses were available:

  • 50mm f1.4
  • 50mm f1.5
  • 85mm f1.5
  • 73mm f1.9

• Canon Demi EE17

  It had a 30mm f1.7 lens.

• Canon Demi EE17 Rapid

  It had a 30mm f1.7 lens.

• Canon Demi S

  It had a 28mm or 30mm f1.7 lens.

• Mamiya Myrapid

  It had a 32mm f1.7 lens.

• Olympus Pen D3

  32mm f1.7 lens.

• Ricoh Auto Half SL

  35mm f1.7 lens.

• Standard Gatling f1.7

  35mm f1.7 lens.

• Yashica 17-EE Rapid

  32mm f1.7 lens.

• Yashica Half 17

  32mm f1.7 lens.

• Yashica Electro Half

  32mm f1.7 lens.

• Olympus Pen EED

  32mm f1.7 lens.

• Olympus Pen Rapid EED

  32mm f1.7 lens.

• Minolta Repo-S

  It had a 30mm f1.8 lens.

• Konica EYE II

  It had a 30mm f1.8 lens.

• Ever-Lite Tele 703 Pocket

  It sported two lenses -- a 23mm and a 43mm f1.9 lenses.

• Konica EYE

  It had a 30mm f1.9 lens.

• Galileo Gami 16

  25mm f1.9 lens.

• Fed Micron

  Soviet camera with a 28mm or 30mm f1.9 lens.

• Fuji Half 1.9

  33mm f1.9 lens.

• Kodak Ektramax

  25mm f1.9 lens.

• Olympus Pen D

  32mm f1.9 lens.

• Olympus Pen D2

  32mm f1.9 lens.

• Vivitar 742XL

  24mm f1.9 lens.

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