Yashica 50mm f1.9 DSB Lens

The Yashica 50mm f/1.9 DSB is a manual focus standard prime lens designed for Contax/Yashica (C/Y) mount cameras, offering a classic focal length equivalent to a natural and versatile field of view well suited to portraits, street, and everyday photography. The f/1.9 maximum aperture provides strong low-light performance and the ability to achieve pleasing background separation and shallow depth of field. As a fully manual lens, focus and aperture are set directly on the lens, offering a tactile and deliberate shooting experience characteristic of vintage glass. The optical construction reflects the build quality and rendering characteristics typical of Yashica’s DSB lens lineup. Compatible with Contax/Yashica mount film cameras, and adaptable to a variety of modern mirrorless systems via third-party mount adapters, making it an accessible vintage lens option for photographers exploring manual focus glass on contemporary camera platforms.