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Produced Konica, Japan Mount Konica Bayonet Focal length 35mm Aperture range f2-16 in half stops Focal range .3m to infinity Filter thread 55mm Weight 11.1oz Aperture blades 6 Construction 9 elements in 7 groups (!) Housing metal MC EE setting Overview I don’t remember acquiring Read More …
Produced Konica, Japan Mount Konica Bayonet Focal length 57mm Aperture range f1.2-16 in half stops Focal range .45m to infinity Filter thread 62mm Weight 1lb, .5oz Aperture blades 6 Configuration 7 elements in 6 groups Housing metal MC EE setting Overview I’ll be honest, I’m Read More …
This is a gallery of sample pictures from all the extra lenses I’ve actually exposed a roll of film through. Many of these are from the first (and occasionally only) roll of film I exposed using that particular lens, which may or may not have Read More …
Produced Sears (mfg in Korea, probably Samyang) Mount Pentax KA Focal length 28mm-70mm Aperture range f3.5/4.5-22 plus A for AE on Pentax cameras Focal range 2.5′ to infinity (.4m with macro) Filter thread 58mm Elements Aperture blades 6 Weight 15.1oz (428.1g) multicoated one touch Read More …
If you own one I probably don’t even have to explain it, but for the uninitiated, the very common and very excellent ‘Russian’ (actually Ukranian) lenses Industar-26 and Industar-61 (found on the long-lived FED 2 and later FED cameras) are frequently found gummed-up with grease Read More …
Overview I think it was ingeneous and inspired. Rather than make and require sellers to stock the same lenses in different mounts, make lenses that can be fitted with the mounts for the various camera types. Is that not brilliant? I can’t really explain the Read More …
Produced 1980s? Kino Corp., Japan Mount Konica A/R Focal length 2x Aperture range n/a Focal range n/a Filter thread n/a Elements 7 Aperture blades n/a Weight Multicoated M – EE switch for manual or AE (EE) Overview 7-element MC doubler for Konica A/R mount Read More …
Produced Tamron Co., Ltd., Japan Mount Adaptall 2 Focal length 35-135mm Aperture range f3.5/4.2-32/AE Focal range 6′ to infinity (approx 2′-inf with macro) Filter thread 67mm Weight 1lb, 3.4oz (626.5g) without adapter Aperture blades 8 MC (BBAR) Overview Very nicely constructed tele macro zoom Read More …
Produced Tamron Co., Ltd., Japan Mount Adaptall 2 Focal length 28-70mm Aperture range f3.5-32 Focal range .3m to infinity* Filter thread 67mm Weight Aperture blades 6 MC (BBAR) two touch Overview Nice two touch compact zoom from Tamron in Adaptall 2 mount. For more Read More …
Produced Japan Mount M42 (Pentax/Praktica screw) Focal length 37-105mm Aperture range f3.5-22 Focal range .3m to infinity* Filter thread 67mm Weight 1lb, 10.1oz (740g) Aperture blades 6 two touch plus macro ring Overview Extremely well built zoom lens by unknown manufacturer Photax. Too heavy Read More …