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Produced ? Japan Mount Pentax Screw (M42) Focal length 85-205mm Aperture range f3.8-22 Focal range 2m to infinity Filter thread 58mm Weight 1lb, 12.9oz (819.3g) Aperture blades 6 two-touch built-in shade A-M switch Overview One of my ‘forgotten’ lenses, I found it when I Read More …
Produced Japan Mount Pentax PK-A Focal length 80-200, macro 1:4 Aperture range f4.5/5.6-22 plus A for AE on Pentax cameras Focal range 1.1m to infinity Filter thread 49mm Elements 11 in 8 groups Aperture blades 6 Weight 390g multicoated one-touch zoom no built-in hood Read More …
Produced 1996 Zavod Arsenal, Kiev, Ukraine Mount Kiev 88 (also available in P6 mount?) Focal length 120mm Aperture range f2.8-22 in half stops Focal range .6m to infinity Filter thread 62mm Weight Aperture blades 6 MC Overview Compact Arsenal make multicoated portrait lens for Read More …
Produced (Komine?) Japan Mount Pentax Screw (M42) Focal length 200mm Aperture range f3.5-22 Focal range 6′ to infinity Filter thread 62mm Weight 1lb, 6.5oz (637.9g) Aperture blades 8 built-in shade A-M switch Overview Another of my ‘forgotten’ lenses, discovered when I was cataloguing my Read More …
Produced Riken Optical Corp., Japan Mount Pentax K Focal length 135mm Aperture range f2.8-16 Focal range 1.5m to infinity Filter thread 55mm Elements Aperture blades Weight 15.8oz (447.9g) multicoated Overview Outstanding tele lens from Ricoh. Not something I would have sought out on its Read More …
Produced Novoflex, braunschweig (?) Germany Mount varies (here Nikon) Focal length 240mm Aperture range f4.5-22 Focal range about 9′ (3m) to infinity Filter thread 58mm plus bayonet Elements Weight Aperture blades 20 (!) coated Overview Funny story – I was up in Santa Rosa Read More …
Produced LZOS, Lytkarino 1986 Mount M42 (Pentax/Praktica screw) Focal length 85mm Aperture range f2-16 preset Focal range .8m to infinity Filter thread 49mm Elements Aperture blades 15 Weight 12.5oz (354.4g) multicoated Overview Outstanding portrait lens in M42 mount. Also very sought after in LTM Read More …
Produced KOMZ, Kazan, Tartars 1958 Mount for 18cm x 24cm view camera FK Focal length 300mm Aperture range f4.5-64 Focal range Elements 4 in 3 groups Filter thread 80mm Weight 2 lbs., 9.2 oz. (1168g) Aperture blades 18 coated Overview Like the much smaller Read More …
Produced Carl Zeiss Jena Mount Pentacon P6 Bayonet Focal length 120mm Aperture range f2.8-22 Focal range 5′ to infinity Filter thread 67mm Weight 1lb, 1oz (482g) Aperture blades 8 coated Overview Not as popular (or as expensive!) as its big brother the 180mm Sonnar Read More …
Produced Riken Optical Corp., Japan Mount M42 (universal/Pentax screw mount) Focal length 55mm Aperture range f1.4-16 Focal range .5m to infinity Filter thread 55mm Elements 6 in 4 groups Aperture blades 6 Weight 10.8oz (306.2g) Auto-Manual switch coated Overview One of the sharpest lenses Read More …