An old Sears M42 preset 35mm lens
I suppose since this lens is M42 then it is on-topic enough to post here?
I found this lens on ebay for not too much money, and thought it was
interesting because I haven't seen many M42 preset lenses that weren't made
in the Soviet Union.
Super short, 2'34" video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZP4iBRI6E
I have another short video about the FA35 queued to be posted next week.
I'm also open to suggestions, I have tons of lenses and it's hard to choose
which one to do next. What do you people think?
Some candidates:
K24/3.5
M24-35/3.5
Super Takumar 35/3.5
Super Takumar 28/3.5
Cheap/off brand 24/2.8 K mount (Marexar I think?)
Kiron 28/2 (I think this one has haze though!)
or even
Minolta 50mm macro
50mm Summilux with old dead fungus (this will actually be super interesting
I think!)
Industar 26 (50mm 2.8)
Jupiter 8 (50mm 2)
MIR-1B (37mm 2.8)
Yes I guess I do have a problem...
j
Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com
Certainly on topic.
For a while, Sears sold an SLR that was a clone of the Asahi Spotmatic .
I'm pretty sure that it was made by Asahi in Japan before it became
comfortable marketing cameras here under its own name. The Spotmatic was
also sold in the US under the Honeywell brand name. My father used a Sears
Spotty for quite a while, and I bought a used Honeywell Spotmatic to back
up the original Asahi Spotmatic that I had purchased new in the Far East in
1966.
Dan Matyola
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On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 5:07 PM Juan Buhler juanbuhler@gmail.com wrote:
I suppose since this lens is M42 then it is on-topic enough to post here?
I found this lens on ebay for not too much money, and thought it was
interesting because I haven't seen many M42 preset lenses that weren't made
in the Soviet Union.
Super short, 2'34" video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZP4iBRI6E
I have another short video about the FA35 queued to be posted next week.
I'm also open to suggestions, I have tons of lenses and it's hard to choose
which one to do next. What do you people think?
Some candidates:
K24/3.5
M24-35/3.5
Super Takumar 35/3.5
Super Takumar 28/3.5
Cheap/off brand 24/2.8 K mount (Marexar I think?)
Kiron 28/2 (I think this one has haze though!)
or even
Minolta 50mm macro
50mm Summilux with old dead fungus (this will actually be super interesting
I think!)
Industar 26 (50mm 2.8)
Jupiter 8 (50mm 2)
MIR-1B (37mm 2.8)
Yes I guess I do have a problem...
j
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Nice video, by the way, Juan.
Dan Matyola
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On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 5:07 PM Juan Buhler juanbuhler@gmail.com wrote:
I suppose since this lens is M42 then it is on-topic enough to post here?
I found this lens on ebay for not too much money, and thought it was
interesting because I haven't seen many M42 preset lenses that weren't made
in the Soviet Union.
Super short, 2'34" video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZP4iBRI6E
I have another short video about the FA35 queued to be posted next week.
I'm also open to suggestions, I have tons of lenses and it's hard to choose
which one to do next. What do you people think?
Some candidates:
K24/3.5
M24-35/3.5
Super Takumar 35/3.5
Super Takumar 28/3.5
Cheap/off brand 24/2.8 K mount (Marexar I think?)
Kiron 28/2 (I think this one has haze though!)
or even
Minolta 50mm macro
50mm Summilux with old dead fungus (this will actually be super interesting
I think!)
Industar 26 (50mm 2.8)
Jupiter 8 (50mm 2)
MIR-1B (37mm 2.8)
Yes I guess I do have a problem...
j
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Am 02.04.21 um 23:07 schrieb Juan Buhler:
Some candidates:
The Meyer Goerlitz (later Pentacon) 4/300 mm and 5.6/500 mm lenses made
in East Germany are preset lenses. Then again, with those large
diaphragms made of 23 blades one wouldn't expect much else.
They're both available with M42. Indeed they have exchangeable mounts
for Pentacon 6, M42 and Exakta. My 4/300 mm even has a 'real' PK mount.
Ralf
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Thanks Dan!
Great background info on the Sears cameras, thanks for that. This one lens
I'm pretty sure was made by Tokina, as I found photos of Tokina lenses
(different focal lengths though!) that have the exact same design, colors
and fonts.
j
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On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 2:27 PM Daniel J. Matyola danmatyola@gmail.com
wrote:
Nice video, by the way, Juan.
Dan Matyola
https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 5:07 PM Juan Buhler juanbuhler@gmail.com wrote:
I suppose since this lens is M42 then it is on-topic enough to post here?
I found this lens on ebay for not too much money, and thought it was
interesting because I haven't seen many M42 preset lenses that weren't
made
in the Soviet Union.
Super short, 2'34" video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZP4iBRI6E
I have another short video about the FA35 queued to be posted next week.
I'm also open to suggestions, I have tons of lenses and it's hard to
choose
which one to do next. What do you people think?
Some candidates:
K24/3.5
M24-35/3.5
Super Takumar 35/3.5
Super Takumar 28/3.5
Cheap/off brand 24/2.8 K mount (Marexar I think?)
Kiron 28/2 (I think this one has haze though!)
or even
Minolta 50mm macro
50mm Summilux with old dead fungus (this will actually be super
interesting
I think!)
Industar 26 (50mm 2.8)
Jupiter 8 (50mm 2)
MIR-1B (37mm 2.8)
Yes I guess I do have a problem...
j
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I need to get my hands on some longer old lenses. As a street photographer
I've always favored wide lenses, but there are some interesting teles out
there.
j
Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com
On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 2:36 PM Ralf R Radermacher fotoralf@gmx.de wrote:
Am 02.04.21 um 23:07 schrieb Juan Buhler:
Some candidates:
The Meyer Goerlitz (later Pentacon) 4/300 mm and 5.6/500 mm lenses made
in East Germany are preset lenses. Then again, with those large
diaphragms made of 23 blades one wouldn't expect much else.
They're both available with M42. Indeed they have exchangeable mounts
for Pentacon 6, M42 and Exakta. My 4/300 mm even has a 'real' PK mount.
Ralf
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Am 02.04.21 um 23:42 schrieb Juan Buhler:
I need to get my hands on some longer old lenses. As a street photographer
I've always favored wide lenses, but there are some interesting teles out
there.
Are you sure you'd want to do street photography with a 4/300 mm lens
that is about 12 inches long and weighs 5 pounds?
That thing is an all-metal construction and built like the proverbial
battleship.
Having said this, I have a series of concert shots taken with a Zeiss
(Jena) 2.8/180 mm Sonnar adapted to a Fujica 605N. Nice and crisp
pictures with a beautiful bokeh.
Ralf
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On Apr 2, 2021, at 2:57 PM, Ralf R Radermacher fotoralf@gmx.de wrote:
Am 02.04.21 um 23:42 schrieb Juan Buhler:
I need to get my hands on some longer old lenses. As a street photographer
I've always favored wide lenses, but there are some interesting teles out
there.
Are you sure you'd want to do street photography with a 4/300 mm lens
that is about 12 inches long and weighs 5 pounds?
People won’t notice it from a block away.
Oh, haha, that's not what I meant, sorry I should have been more clear.
I want to play with some old teles, but that's just as a photo nerd.
As a street photographer, I'd never use a long lens. That's not my thing, I
like to get close. Not saying it cannot or shouldn't be done, I'm sure
someone with more talent can make it work in the street. But most of the
time I see teles used in the street, it is as a crutch, to avoid getting
close.
j
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On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 2:57 PM Ralf R Radermacher fotoralf@gmx.de wrote:
Am 02.04.21 um 23:42 schrieb Juan Buhler:
I need to get my hands on some longer old lenses. As a street
photographer
I've always favored wide lenses, but there are some interesting teles out
there.
Are you sure you'd want to do street photography with a 4/300 mm lens
that is about 12 inches long and weighs 5 pounds?
That thing is an all-metal construction and built like the proverbial
battleship.
Having said this, I have a series of concert shots taken with a Zeiss
(Jena) 2.8/180 mm Sonnar adapted to a Fujica 605N. Nice and crisp
pictures with a beautiful bokeh.
Ralf
--
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Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com
Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf
Web : http://www.fotoralf.de
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I like the dog.
On 4/2/2021 17:07:14, Juan Buhler wrote:
I suppose since this lens is M42 then it is on-topic enough to post here?
I found this lens on ebay for not too much money, and thought it was
interesting because I haven't seen many M42 preset lenses that weren't made
in the Soviet Union.
Super short, 2'34" video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZP4iBRI6E
I have another short video about the FA35 queued to be posted next week.
I'm also open to suggestions, I have tons of lenses and it's hard to choose
which one to do next. What do you people think?
Some candidates:
K24/3.5
M24-35/3.5
Super Takumar 35/3.5
Super Takumar 28/3.5
Cheap/off brand 24/2.8 K mount (Marexar I think?)
Kiron 28/2 (I think this one has haze though!)
or even
Minolta 50mm macro
50mm Summilux with old dead fungus (this will actually be super interesting
I think!)
Industar 26 (50mm 2.8)
Jupiter 8 (50mm 2)
MIR-1B (37mm 2.8)
Yes I guess I do have a problem...
j
Juan Buhler - http://www.juanbuhler.com
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