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: Praktina
Praktina mount adapter
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...
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan 100 2.8
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...
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Orestor 2.8 135
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...
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 Jena Triotar 135mm 4
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,...
Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm 2.8 – M42 – Exakta – Praktina
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...
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm 2.8
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 Jena Biotar 2/58
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...
