Are pentacon lenses good?

Are pentacon lenses good?

The Revuenon is another small 50 mm lens. In terms of sharpness it is comparable to the Pentacon, it also suffers a bit from field curvature. The Revuenon has less busy bokeh but still its own character. Build quality is not very good though….

Who made pentacon lenses?

The Meyer-Optik Görlitz 300 4 Orestegor (also branded as Pentacon 300) is a 300mm prime tele lens initially manufactured by the Meyer-Optik Görlitz company in East Germany.

Is pentacon six a good camera?

The Pentacon Six is an absolute beast of a camera. It is so heavy and has a phenomenal mirror slap which makes shooting at speeds between 1sec and 1/30sec pretty impossible if you want a sharp image.

Do praktica still make cameras?

Praktica today produces many products under various brands such as auto industry products, 3D LCD screens, and still cameras and lenses under their own Praktica brand and also more known international brands.

What is the Pentacon auto 50mm lens?

The Pentacon auto 50 mm f/1.8 MC is a very small vintage 50 mm lens. It is the direct descendant of the Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50 mm f/1.8. There are a lot of different versions of this lens in m42 and Practica B mount. The oldest version has silver stripes on the aperture ring and is branded “electric” or “auto”.

Is the Pentacon 50mm supposed to be this stiff?

The Pentacon 50mm is well-built out of metal. My focus ring has always been a little stiff. It was when I got it, and it was almost as stiff after being professionally rebuilt . I always have to keep a fingertip on the lens body while focusing to ensure the lens doesn’t unscrew! I don’t know if this is a problem with my lens or with all of them.

Does the Pentacon 50 have a Hoya skylight filter?

I have the Pentacon 50mm 1.8 with one silver line. With Multi Coating and electric. i got it cheap but it seems to have a hoya skylight filter stuck on the rim which i would ideally like to remove.

Are Pentacon auto and Pentacon Prakticar the same thing?

Found one in eBay with under Pentacon Prakticar, instead of Pentacon Auto or Pentacon Electric. Are they the same. No – when they are branded Prakticar they have a Praktica B mount (and not a M42 mount).