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...
Category: M42 / Pentax mount
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...
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...
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...
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...
Asahi Pentax Takumar 55mm 1.8
The Asahi Pentax Takumar 55mm 1.8 was one of the standard lenses manufactured for the Pentax Spotmatic and later for the Pentax-K cameras. The Takumar 55 1.8 was introduced in 1965 for the Spotmatic...
Industar 50-2 – 3.5 / 50
The Industar-50-2 is a curious little 50mm prime lens. It was manufactured in the soviet union for decades until the 1990ies, mostly for the Zenit SLR cameras. The Industar-50-2 is based on the Carl...
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 Gorlitz Primoplan 1.9 58
The Primoplan 1.9 58mm is a beautiful, highly sought after prime lens that was manufactured between 1952 and 1959 by the Meyer-Optik company in East Germany. During that time Meyer-Optik Görlitz was famous for...
