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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Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm 2.8
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...
Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 75 – 1.5
The Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 75/1.5 is one of the most sought after vintage lenses. It is renowned and adored for its’ unique bokeh which makes it a favourite among portraiture photographers. The lens...
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...
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...
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...
Leica Summicron 90 1:2 Leitz
The Summicron 90 f2 is an outstanding tele lens that was introduced in 1957 and was produced both for the Leica screwmount cameras and for the Leica M cameras. The Summicron 90 has one...
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...
Olympus 50 1.4 OM-System G.Zuiko Auto-S
The Olympus OM 50 1.4 was manufactured in the 1970ies for the ground breaking Olympus OM SLR cameras. The olympus 50 1.4 is a highly underrated lens. It offers a very well rounded of...
