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.
Vintage Lenses
A Post type for Vintage Lens
Pentacon 30mm f/3.5 M42 lens on Sony Nex
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
This post describes how I stripped down and cleaned a Pentacon Electric 50 mm f/1.8
Takumar 55mm f/1.8 macros
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
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
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
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.
Vivitar series 1 70 – 210 mm Macro Zoom
This post is about this classic telephoto zoom lens, a Vivitar Series 1 70 – 210 Macro Zoom, which I bought from eBay UK this week.
Jupiter 8 and Jupiter 11 compared to the Sony NEX kit lens
How do 40 year old prime lenses compare to a modern Sony kit lens ?
Jupiter 11 135 mm f/4.0 telephoto lens on Sony NEX 6 – with samples
A review of the Russian Jupiter 11 telephoto lens on the Sony NEX 6
Industar 61 f/2.8 50 mm lens
A post that provides a review and sample photos from an Industar 61 50mm f/2.8 prime lens on a Sony NEX 6 mirrorless camera.