Pentacon Prakticar 1.8 50 MC
The Pentacon Prakticar 1.8 50mm was the prime lens for the ‘Praktica B’ system. The ‘Praktica B’ system was introduced in 1979 and was the last big push of the East German camera industry....
Vintage Photography from Analog to Zeiss
The Pentacon Prakticar 1.8 50mm was the prime lens for the ‘Praktica B’ system. The ‘Praktica B’ system was introduced in 1979 and was the last big push of the East German camera industry....
Adapter Guide / EXA / EXAKTA / Konica AR / Leica M lenses / Leica R / Leica R / M42 / Pentax mount / Nikon F / Olympus-OM / Pentacon Six / Pentax-K / Praktica B / Praktina / Rollei QBM
by bollywoodmovie · Published February 6, 2019 · Last modified February 7, 2019
How to adapt a vintage lens to a modern digital camera? In order to use a vintage lens on your modern digital camera you will require (in most cases) an adapter. It’s essentially a...
Asahi Pentax Takumar / Carl Zeiss / Flektogon / Lenses / Meyer-Optik Görlitz / Pentacon
by bollywoodmovie · Published December 23, 2018
Most lens manufacturer made a broad variety of wide angle lenses. Choosing the right one can be tricky. This is a subjective list of affordable vintage wide angle lenses in no particular order. Wide...
Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Meyer-Optik Görlitz / Pentacon Six
by bollywoodmovie · Published December 3, 2016 · Last modified May 13, 2020
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...
Carl Zeiss / Lenses / Pentacon / Shutter-chatter
by bollywoodmovie · Published May 1, 2016 · Last modified August 27, 2016
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...
Biometar / Carl Zeiss / Lenses / Pentacon Six
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 11, 2015 · Last modified June 23, 2019
The Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 120 2.8 is a medium-format portraiture lens that was manufactured for the Pentacon Six camera. It had a long production run, ranging from 1956 to 1988. The Biometar was...
Biometar / Carl Zeiss / Lenses / Pentacon / Pentacon Six
by bollywoodmovie · Published July 13, 2014 · Last modified June 21, 2019
The Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 2.8 80 was the standard prime lens manufactured for Praktisix and Pentacon Six medium format cameras. It represents for medium format cameras the same as the Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8...
by bollywoodmovie · Published April 4, 2014 · Last modified June 22, 2020
The Pentacon Six mount (also known as P6 mount, Kiev 60 mount or Exakta 66 mount) is a camera mount created by Carl Zeiss Jena for medium format lenses. First introduced with the Praktisix...
EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Pentacon / Praktica B
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 23, 2014 · Last modified June 9, 2019
Pentacon 135 2.8 lens review The Pentacon 135 2.8 is a very compact telephoto lens which offers good image quality at a very reasonable price. It was the standard telephoto lens from Pentacon and...
Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Pentacon / Praktica B
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 22, 2014 · Last modified July 9, 2019
The Pentacon 1.8 50mm is one of the most affordable vintage prime lenses that you can get. Along with the Pancolar and the Tessar lenses the Pentacon 1.8 50mm was the standard 50mm prime...
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