(In reply) - This lens would be a Russian copy of the Zeiss Sonnar formula, and the Zeiss lens is acclaimed for both sharpness and bokeh. I have a P6-mount...
It's a great "tool" if you want soft-esque sort of shots... don't expect stellar sharpness. The most common version is the chrome Zenit M39 version (screw.mt),...
Yup. The original one is called the Sonnar 180/2.8 "olympia" because it was originally designed for the Berlin olympics of 1936(?). It had a removeable rear...
... One of my favorite lenses is my Helios 40-2, that I often use, believe it or not, wide open with extension tubes for even less DOF. I am wondering about...
Richard, when I find some time to take some photos w/ my 5D, I'll upload them. Do you really need something so long? A 180mm on your Sigma DSLR (I assume it is...
I acquired a nice 2.8/50 "T" Tessar in chrome finish recently. I am wondering whether older lenses not marked with the "T" are any different among versions? Is...
Hi, I agree with Kelvin Lee, the lens is definitely soft thoughout the range of f stops. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but it certainly limits it's...
... I'd be glad to see them. I am now wondering if the Sonnar 180 2.8 is a smarter move. At least I can find examples of shots taken with that lense, and the...
(In reply) - My own experience was to buy a single-coated (Zebra) Sonnar 180mm and have it shipped to Arax for coating (they have multicoating machinery, but...
Recently i buy a Flektagon 20mm. f/4 From Carl Zeiss Jena, this lens are very good, i say excelent, but the next generation the 20mm. f/2.8 are better, the...
Well, I must be fortunate, my Jupiter-6 is a Jupiter-6-2 version that clearly demonstrate Multi-Coating and it's producing result quite similar to the Sonnar....
bolgens: the 20/4 is also made in the later black MC version, but not easy to find. easier to find 20/2.8 franka: you're lucky. its not easy to find the black...
Thanks for the info, well i heard about the black Flektogon 20/4 but always heard about the superior performance of the Flektogon 20/2.8, well i dont know how...
I would say the correct saying is that the J-6-2 I'm having is not single or monocoated. I can see reflection change when pointing the lens in different...
franka, that is an interesting point. A little known fact is that late model super takumar m42 lenses... some are multicoated, but again, only on the front...
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0612/06122101pentaxhoyamerge.asp (I am keeping my Tiffen filters, nonetheless) Hoya, a very familiar name in the photographic...
http://ok1000.blogspot.com/2006/12/k10d-interview-with-engineers-of- pentax.html (a few tidbits) ASCII 24: While many makers are now employing a pentamirror...
Well, a good Multicoated UV ( I prefer those that cut off more than the typical L37 ) would limit the very extreme angled ray from even entering so it help a...
Hi, i've a m42 adapter for my minolta af body and then i bought a Pentacon Auto 50mm f1.8 Multi Coating M42 and an Auto Chinon Telephoto 135mm f2.8 M42 on...
(In reply) - Depends what you paid for them, and what you expect from them. I've seen an on-Web comparison of 50mm's and the Pentacon was soft compared to the...
Hi everyone I've found a good condition Vivitar 300mm f/5.6 lens with a screw mount of some type. I wasn't sure whether it was an M42 or T-mount (and didn't...
(In reply) - The preset might well have come in T-mount to save on manufacturing costs of different mounts. Here's one - you can ask the seller: 290065588230 ...
JD, during the later 70's, Vivitar marketed the Auto FM series of lenses (FM=Fixed Mount) in, among others, M42. By then they had stopped making T and T-2...
... From: Bart Peeren To: ClubM42@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [ClubM42] Re: Did Vivitar make a 300mm M42 telephoto ...
... (FM=Fixed Mount) in, among others, M42. ... replaced those with their T-4 and TX mounts. ... included 5 zoom lenses and 13 primes (17mm~400mm) including a ...
JD, aperture ring turning both ways was standard on T4 and TX lenses. The adapter could be fitted either position to make the direction same as on your other...
Hello all, I've been involved in a few discussions about using M42 lenses with my Pentax Ist-DL. Two weeks ago I also got Canon 350D (Rebel XT?) and...
... My M42-EOS adaptor needs no key to seat correctly. Since EOS requires a 1.5mm lip over the mount to get the register correct, you can make an adaptor the...
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