Carl Zeiss Jena Prakticar 50 1.4 lens review
The Carl Zeiss Jena Prakticar 50 1.4 was the fast 50mm lens option for Prakticar B cameras. The lenses were built by Carl Zeiss Jena in East Germany. All lenses were manufactured for the...
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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....
Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/2 for Contarex
The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/2 for Contarex was the first Planar type lens for 24x36mm systems reaching production. The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f2 was the standard prime kit lens of the Carl...
Top 5 vintage 50mm prime lenses for under 50$
There are a lot of different 50mm prime lenses available in the used market. The abundance of choice can be overwhelming. Here is my list (in no specific order) to help you find an ideal 50mm...
Nikon 50mm 1:2 – NIKKOR-H – NIKKOR-H-C and AI
The Nikon 50 1:2 was the standard 50mm prime lens of Nikon SLR cameras. It is a 6 element lens design that was introduced in 1964 and was produced until 1979. It is the...
Summilux-R 50mm 1.4 – Leica-R
The Summilux-R 50mm 1.4 was produced for the now discontinued Leica R line of SLR cameras. Developed by Heinz Marquardt in 1967, the Summilux-R had a very long production run, ranging from 1970 to...
Lens-Hack #2 – Converting a Trioplan 50 2.9 Altix lens to Canon EOS – DIY style
We have the second lens hack on our page! In case you missed the first one, here it is. You can share your experience with lens hacks – we would love to feature more stories...
Leica Summarit 50 1.5
The Summarit 50mm 1.5 is one of the fastest classic Leica lenses, specially targeted towards photographers who wanted to shoot in dim light. It was introduced in 1949 as the successor of the Leica...
Industar-26M 2.8 5cm ИНДУСТАР 50mm
The Industar-26M is a prime lens manufactured in the former Soviet Union in the 1950ies and 1960ies. It was the standard lens of the FED cameras (Leica screwmount copies) among others. The lenses were...
Carl Zeiss Planar History – Part 3
After the ups and downs of the partnership with Rollei, Zeiss found stability in the Contax project, launched in 1974 with the Japanese Yashica company. After years of struggling and of coming out beaten...
