Disapointing Optomax 200mm telephoto vintage lens on Sony NEX 6

This is a short review of the vintage M42 mount Auto Optomax 200mm f/3.5 telephoto lens when used on a Sony Nex 6 mirrorless camera.

Pentacon 30mm f/3.5 M42 lens on Sony Nex

Pentacon

This is a brief review of the Pentacon 30mm f/3.5 prime lens fitted with an M42 screw thread lens fitted to my Sony Nex 6 camera.

Stripping and cleaning a Pentacon electric 50mm f/1.8

Pentacon

This post describes how I stripped down and cleaned a Pentacon Electric 50 mm f/1.8

Takumar 55mm f/1.8 plus extension - Hyacinth in the garden

Takumar 55mm f/1.8 macros

Pentax

This is a short post showing the macro performance of a Takumar 55mm f/1.8 m42 lens when a 16mm extension tube is mounted behind the m42 to nex adapter.

Brilliant Takumar 28mm f/3.5 wide angle M42 mount lens

Pentax

This is a post about a classic lens which I bought this week for use on my Pentax and Sony cameras - the Takumar 28mm f/3.5 wide angle M42 mount.

Soligor 28mm C/D on Sony Nex

Soligor

The lens I've had fitted to my Nex 6 today is a Soligor 28mm C/D f/2.8 k mount lens from about 1980

Samples from an SMC Pentax A f/1.7 50 mm prime

Pentax

This is a short post with a few pictures I snapped over the last few days with an SMC Pentax A f/1.7 50mm prime lens (75mm on aps-c) fitted to my Sony NEX 6 mirrorless camera.