Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 20mm 4
The 20 mm 4 Flektogon is a wide-angle lens manufactured by Carl Zeiss Jena in East Germany. The Carl Zeiss Flektogon 20mm 4 is the predecessor of the Carl Zeiss Jena 20mm 2.8 and...
Author: vintage camera lenses
Olympus OM 100mm 2.8 Zuiko
The Olympus 100 2.8 is a beautiful prime tele lens. The lens was manufactured by Olympus for their OM range of SLRs. The lens was produced from the 1970ies until the early 1990ies. The...
Meyer-Optik Görlitz 4/300 Orestegor – Pentacon 300 f4
The Meyer-Optik Görlitz 300 4 Orestegor (also branded as Pentacon 300) is a 300mm prime tele lens initially manufactured by the Meyer-Optik Görlitz company in East Germany. The Orestegor was introduced in 1967 as a succesor to...
Summilux-R 50mm 1.4 – Leica-R
The Summilux-R 50mm 1.4 was produced for the now discontinued Leica R line of SLR cameras. Developed by Heinz Marquardt in 1967, the Summilux-R had a very long production run, ranging from 1970 to...
Enna München Lithagon 3.5 35mm
The Enna München Lithagon 3.5 35mm is a wide angle lens manufactured in West Germany by the ENNA company from Munich. The lens was produced in the 1960s and 1970s. The ENNA company was mainly famous...
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Orestor 100 2.8
The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Orestor 100 2.8 is an underrated portraiture lens that was manufactured in the former German Democratic Republic by the very reputable Meyer-Optik Görlitz company, which was famous for portraiture lenses such as...
Lens-Hack #2 – Converting a Trioplan 50 2.9 Altix lens to Canon EOS – DIY style
We have the second lens hack on our page! In case you missed the first one, here it is. You can share your experience with lens hacks – we would love to feature more stories...
Shutter-Chatter #2 – A Journey to Rajasthan with vintage German lenses
Shutter-Chatter is back with this great piece by Robert Ryan. Robert takes us on a journey through Rajasthan, India. He brings some of his favorite vintage lenses with him. Enjoy! As a long time...
Cyclop 1 H3T-1 1.5 / 85mm Helios
The Cyclop 1 H3T-1 nightvision with the 1.5/85mm Helios lens is a very interesting piece of kit. The lens of the Cyclop 1 H3T-1 nightvision is detachable. The nightvision lens generally has a M42 mount...
Meyer Görlitz Trioplan 1:2.8 F=10,5cm
Trioplan – that word alone is able to send collectors of photographica and users of manual lenses into a frenzy. The old Trioplan 100 2.8, with its soap bubble bokeh is such an adored...
