Leica Summilux-M 35mm 1.4
Launched in 1960 and still part of the Leica lens line-up nowadays, the Summilux-M 35 1.4 is the top of the line 35mm wide-angle lens for Leica M cameras. The Summilux is the big...
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Leica / Leica M lenses / Lenses
by bollywoodmovie · Published June 8, 2020 · Last modified June 10, 2020
Launched in 1960 and still part of the Leica lens line-up nowadays, the Summilux-M 35 1.4 is the top of the line 35mm wide-angle lens for Leica M cameras. The Summilux is the big...
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...
Carl Zeiss / Flektogon / Lenses
by bollywoodmovie · Published October 29, 2018 · Last modified June 8, 2019
The Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35 2.8 was the primary prime 35mm lens from the East German Carl Zeiss Jena company during the fifties, sixties and early seventies. It was produced for a quarter...
by bollywoodmovie · Published July 22, 2018 · Last modified September 18, 2020
The Takumar 35 3.5 is a wide angle prime lens manufactured by Pentax. It was introduced in 1959 and was produced for several decades. These lenses were built for their Pentax-K and Spotmatic cameras....
Leica / Leica M lenses / Lenses
by bollywoodmovie · Published May 5, 2018 · Last modified December 31, 2021
The Summicron 35 1:2 was introduced in 1958. It was initially designed by legendary Walter Mandler – who was responsible for a range of other groundbreaking lens designs. The 35 Summicron is still in...
Leica / Leica M lenses / Leica m39 screwmount lenses
by bollywoodmovie · Published February 11, 2018 · Last modified June 28, 2019
The Summaron 3.5cm 3.5 was introduced in 1945. It was manufactured both for Leica screwmount cameras and Leica M cameras. It was manufactured until the 1960ies and over 100 000 units were produced, making...
Part 3 of the Shutter-Chatter series delves into the past and looks ahead into the future. Throughout the eventful history of photography many companies came and left. It is the outcome of evolution that...
Enna München / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount
by bollywoodmovie · Published August 2, 2016 · Last modified June 21, 2019
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...
Cameras / Leica / Leica M lenses / Lenses / Shutter-chatter
by bollywoodmovie · Published February 13, 2016 · Last modified March 25, 2016
vintage-camera-lenses has grown tremendously since I started the website. I thought it might be a good idea to go beyond gear reviews and historical background. Hence I would like to present the new subsection...
Lenses / Olympus / Olympus-OM
by bollywoodmovie · Published May 2, 2015 · Last modified July 9, 2019
The Olympus 35 2.8 was manufactured in the 1970ies for the ground breaking Olympus OM SLR cameras. It was actually one of the prime lenses that was launched when the Olympus-OM camera system was...
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