... Generally the most flattering portrait lenses have a focal length between 50mm and 135mm with an aperture of at least f/2.8. Note: The 85mm f/1.9 Super Takumar was succeeded by the SMC Pentax 85mm f/1.8 in Pentax K-mount, an outstanding Super Multi Coated, 6-element, 6-group design with an 8-bladed diaphragm dating from the mid-70s. Copyright ©2014-2020, Vintage Camera Lenses, Walter Owens, We also have a review of this unsung hero over on, New lens review of the #prakticar50mmf14 from #car, My rather battered #widelux model F V. This was th, Do you know what they say about men with big lense, The #helios44 is one of the lenses I always recomm, Working on a new lens review of the #summicronr50f, The #Distagon 25mm is a great #CarlZeiss wideangle, New lens review (link in description) of the fancy, My sister recently opened a Hotel & Restaurant (pe, My next review will be about this little puppy. My new recommendation over this one is the 72E model (f2.8), although it's an AF model and probably doesn't manual focus quite as easily (I suspect). Well build, long through focus, aperture adjustment on the lens, on some lenses it is even fluid like on Cine lenses, so to me these are little budget cine-lenses, so much more suitable for video work and manual focusing than modern EF lenses. Taken @ f/2.8.. You can pick one up for around $600-$1,000. Featuring a 5-pin electronic mount, it swiftly and precisely autofocuses on the intended subject and can be set to “0” to capture very sharp, hi-res images, and increasing levels of softness at its 1, 2, and 3 settings. The other problem that Canon EF lenses have, or something that they don’t have, are the hard stops, The lenses spin past the end focusing range and this can mess up the focus marks on a follow focus, if you use one.
Copyright © 2020 Vintage Lenses For Video, I try my best to make this website a great resource people interested in vintage lenses for video use, so I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and it will help you save some money on your future lens investments. -Leica R 19 2.8 II (lovely lens, but usually end up using the WATE or the Olympus OM 18 3.5 instead because they weigh almost half as much). I use mine on APSC - my Fuji XT1. ), These Are the Cameras Used By 10 of the World's Most Famous Photographers, This Is the BEST Budget Full Frame Camera You Can Buy Right Now (VIDEO), Here Are the Stunning Winning Images in the "Captivating Portraits" Photo Challenge. It was produced from 1963 to 1978, again in East Germany, and is known for taking shots that compare with any of its modern counterparts. There are newer models which have even better optical formulas, but they are even pricier. Price range: MC version, $150-200; non-MC version $90-125. At the moment I would give this lens overall score of 4 out of 5.
20mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon (Praktica Bayonet/M42 Electric), 28mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Distagon (Contax/Yashica), 35mm f2.4 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon (Praktica Bayonet/M42 Electric), 35mm f2 Zuiko (OM)35mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Distagon (Contax/Yashica), 35mm f2.8 Scneider SL-Angulon (Rollei QBM), 80mm f1.8 Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar (Praktica Bayonet/M42 Electric), 85mm f1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar (Contax/Yashica), 100mm f2.8 Meyer Orestor /Pentacon (M42 Elecric), 135mm f3.5 Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar (Praktica Bayonet/M42 Electric), 135mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Sonnar (Contax/Yashica and Rollei QBM). He says, in reference to the Pentax 85mm, “this thing is built to outlast me.” And they just don’t make lenses like that anymore.

I’ll go through every lens separately and talk about pros, cons and my opinion on each of them. So, here are our 5 favorite vintage lenses that work with DSLRs. They can be found for anywhere from $200-$400.

And they just don’t make lenses like that anymore.