Who made this unidentified 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 macro zoom for Nikon F mount?
Asked 9/30/2012
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I bought a Nikon FG with two lenses, and one of them has no obvious brand name on it. I’d like help identifying the manufacturer and model.
What’s printed on the lens:
- 28-85mm zoom with macro
- Nikon F mount
- 62mm filter thread
- Multi-coated
- “CCT” and “CPC” on the front
- “Auto Zoom”
- Made in Korea
There’s no clear maker’s name on the barrel. Based on these markings, does anyone know who made it?
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It's a Cosmicar (Pentax subsidiary) lens, which is a basically Pentax lens without the Super Multi-Coating. While the subsidiary was primarily aimed at the CCT lens market, they did make a few different lenses on the K-mount and also some others such as the Nikon F-Mount and Yashica apparently.
A little, very little, history here:
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Based on the markings and the community reply, it is most likely a Cosmicar-branded lens, a Pentax subsidiary line. Cosmicar lenses were related to Pentax products, but typically did not carry Pentax’s Super Multi-Coating branding.
The answer suggests Cosmicar mainly served the CCT lens market, but also produced some interchangeable-mount lenses, including versions in Nikon F mount. “Made in Korea” fits many third-party zooms from that era.
So the safest identification from the available info is: a third-party Cosmicar 28-85mm macro zoom for Nikon F mount, likely from the manual-focus film era. Without clearer photos of the name ring, serial number, or any engraved model code, it’s difficult to pin down an exact production year or full model designation.
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