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...
Vintage Photography from Analog to Zeiss
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...
The Carl Zeiss Distagon 25 is a highly sought after wide angle lens. The distagon lenses are retrofocus lenses that are renowned for their remarkably short minimum focusing distance, sharpness and minimum distortion. The Distagon...
by bollywoodmovie · Published April 26, 2018 · Last modified January 5, 2021
The Leica Elmarit-R 135 2.8 is a prime lens manufactured for Leica R film cameras. The Elmarit was manufactured for a total of 34 years until production was discontinued in 1998. Over 60 000 lenses...
Leica / Leica M lenses / Lenses
by bollywoodmovie · Published December 14, 2017 · Last modified June 28, 2019
The Summicron-C 40mm 1:2 is a very compact 40mm lens that often does not receive the credit it deserves. It emerged from a cooperation between Leica and Minolta and thus many Leica aficionados claim...
by bollywoodmovie · Published September 14, 2016 · Last modified June 28, 2019
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...
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...
EXA / EXAKTA / Leica m39 screwmount lenses / Lenses / Meyer-Optik Görlitz
by bollywoodmovie · Published February 28, 2016 · Last modified December 15, 2018
Trioplan – that word alone is able to send collectors of photographica and users of manual lenses into a frenzy. The old Trioplan 100 2.8, with its soap bubble bokeh is such an adored...
Leica / Leica M lenses / Leica m39 screwmount lenses / Lenses
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 3, 2016 · Last modified June 28, 2019
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...
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...
Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Schneider-Kreuznach
by bollywoodmovie · Published December 2, 2014 · Last modified July 9, 2019
The Schneider-Kreuznach Curtagon electric 2.8 35 is a superb wide-angle prime lens. It was manufactured during the 1970ies in West Germany by the very reputable Schneider-Kreuznach company (which is one of the few classic...
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