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....
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Lens adapter guide
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...
5 affordable vintage wide angle lenses
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...
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...
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...
Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 120 2.8
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...
Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 2.8 80 for Pentacon Six
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...
Pentacon Six (Kiev 60) Adapter
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...
Pentacon 135 2.8
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...
Pentacon 50 1.8 lens review
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...
