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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 …
Produced Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. Japan Mount Pentax KA Focal length 50mm Aperture range f2-22 plus A for AE on Pentax cameras Focal range .45m to infinity Filter thread 49mm Elements 5 in 5 groups Aperture blades 6 Weight 5oz (142g) (!) (super) multicoated Read More …
Produced Nippon Kogaku Corp., Japan Mount Nikon AI-S Focal length 50mm Aperture range f2.8-22 Focal range .6m to infinity Filter thread 52mm Elements 6 in 5 groups Aperture blades 7 Weight 4.75oz (135g) coated Overview My only Nikon lens, couldn’t afford a 1.4 Nikkor Read More …
Produced 1979 Zavod Arsenal, Kiev, Ukraine Mount Kiev 88 (also available in P6 mount) Focal length 65mm Aperture range f3.5-22 Focal range 1.5m to infinity Filter thread 72mm Weight 1lb, 3.4oz (550g) Aperture blades 6 MC Overview Smooth and sharp slightly wide lens for Read More …
Produced 1966-72 Minolta Mount Minolta bayonet Focal length 50mm Aperture range f1.4-16 Focal range .5m to infinity Filter thread 55mm Weight Aperture blades 6 Elements/Groups 7 elements in 5 groups MC Overview Weighty old style metal Minolta lens, with big beautiful amber-straw dominant multicoated Read More …
Produced FED, Kharkov, Ukraine 1991 Mount Leica Thread Mount (M39) Focal length nominally 53-55mm depending on production run Aperture range f2.8-22 Focal range 1m to infinity Elements 4 in 3 groups Filter thread 40.5mm Weight Aperture blades 6 MC Overview Eh? Isn’t this covered Read More …
Produced KOMZ, Kazan, Tartars 1973 Mount for 13cm x 18cm view camera FKD Focal length 210mm Aperture range f4.5-32 Focal range Elements 4 in 3 groups Filter thread 54mm Weight 10.5 oz (297.7g) Aperture blades 20 coated Overview I wanted an old world style Read More …
Produced KMZ, Kragnagorsk, Russia 1961 Mount Leica Thread Mount (M39) Focal length 5cm Aperture range f3.5-16 Focal range 1m to infinity Elements 4 in 3 groups Filter thread 11.5mm Weight Aperture blades 8 coated Overview Would you believe — I know you would — Read More …
Produced Konica Camera Co., Japan Mount Konica AR bayonet Focal length 50mm Aperture range f1.7-22 plus AE Focal range .45m (newer) or .55m (older) to infinity Filter thread 55mm Elements 6 in 5 groups Aperture blades 6 Weight 7.4oz (newer), 8.6oz (older) multicoated Overview Read More …