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...
Vintage Photography from Analog to Zeiss
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...
by bollywoodmovie · Published March 16, 2014 · Last modified January 22, 2019
The Praktina mount was introduced in 1952 with the first Praktina camera. The Praktina was the first 35mm single lens reflex (SLR) system. With a total production number of approximately 90 000 cameras, the...
EXA / EXAKTA / Leica m39 screwmount lenses / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Meyer-Optik Görlitz / Praktina
by bollywoodmovie · Published February 7, 2014 · Last modified July 8, 2019
The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan 100 2.8 is a fast telephoto lens that is renowned for its twirling bokeh and a certain image glow. The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan 100 2.8 is highly valued by collectors...
EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Meyer-Optik Görlitz / Praktina
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 30, 2014 · Last modified July 8, 2019
The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Orestor 2.8 135 is a good vintage 135mm prime telephoto lens that offers sharp images, a good bokeh and a very solid all metal construction. It was manufactured between 1966 and...
EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Meyer-Optik Görlitz / Praktina
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 26, 2014 · Last modified May 13, 2020
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 / EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Praktina
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 18, 2014 · Last modified June 21, 2019
The Carl Zeiss Jena Triotar 135mm 4 was manufactured in the 1950s by Carl Zeiss Jena. It is the predecessor of the Carl Zeiss Sonnar 135mm. The Sonnar 135 was mostly manufactured for Praktina,...
Biometar / Carl Zeiss / EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Praktina
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 17, 2014 · Last modified May 13, 2020
The Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm 2.8 was introduced by the East German Carl Zeiss Jena company in 1953. It is a early version of a telephoto portraiture lens. At f2.8 it is not the...
BM mount / Carl Zeiss / EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Praktina
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 16, 2014 · Last modified June 8, 2019
The Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm 2.8 is a classic example of a vintage prime lens. The Tessar construction dates back to 1902 and was computed by the German physicist Paul Rudolph.The Tessar lens...
Carl Zeiss / EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Praktina
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 14, 2014 · Last modified August 25, 2019
The Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/58 is a classic lens design that dates back all the way to the 1920s. It is famous for its’ sharpness and unique bokeh. It is very saught after...
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