Leica Summicron 35mm F2 Leitz Wetzlar
The Summicron 35 1:2 was introduced in 1958. It was initially designed by legendary Walter Mandler – who was responsible for a range of other groundbreaking lens designs. The 35 Summicron is still in...
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Leica Summaron 35mm f3.5
The Summaron 3.5cm 3.5 was introduced in 1945. It was manufactured both for Leica screwmount cameras and Leica M cameras. It was manufactured until the 1960ies and over 100 000 units were produced, making...
Shutter-Chatter #3 – the C.P. Goerz CITOGRAPH 35mm Hyperfocal
Part 3 of the Shutter-Chatter series delves into the past and looks ahead into the future. Throughout the eventful history of photography many companies came and left. It is the outcome of evolution that...
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...
Shutter-Chatter #1 – Florian Lang is shooting India
vintage-camera-lenses has grown tremendously since I started the website. I thought it might be a good idea to go beyond gear reviews and historical background. Hence I would like to present the new subsection...
G.Zuiko Olympus 35mm 2.8 OM-System
The Olympus 35 2.8 was manufactured in the 1970ies for the ground breaking Olympus OM SLR cameras. It was actually one of the prime lenses that was launched when the Olympus-OM camera system was...
Schneider-Kreuznach Curtagon electric 2.8 35
The Schneider-Kreuznach Curtagon electric 2.8 35 is a superb wide-angle prime lens. It was manufactured during the 1970ies in West Germany by the very reputable Schneider-Kreuznach company (which is one of the few classic...
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primagon 35mm 4.5
The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primagon 35mm 4.5 was manufactured in East Germany from 1952 to 1964 by Meyer-Optik Görlitz (who are more renowned for fast telephoto lenses than wide angle lenses). At f4.5 it is...
Carl Zeiss Skoparex 35mm 3.4
Carl Zeiss Skoparex 35mm 3.4 was manufactured in West Germany by Carl Zeiss (Oberkochen). This wide-angle lens was manufactured mainly for the Zeiss Ikon Icarex range of cameras which were manufactured under different brand...
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm 2.4
The Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm 2.4 is an outstanding vintage lens that is highly appreciated both by photographers and videographers. Its’ image quality, bokeh, very short focusing distance and build quality really set...
