Vintage Lenses
Own
| Brand | Focal Length | Max Fstop | Mount | Ø | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industar-69 | 28mm | f/2.8 | M39 | 22.5mm | Lomo Russian rangefinder pancake |
| Pentacon | 29mm | f/2.8 | M42 | 55mm | German lens with an interesting look |
| Chinon | 35mm | f/2.8 | M42 | - | Japanese lens |
| Canon | 50mm | f/1.8 | FD | 55mm | No marking = multicoated (SSC) |
| Industar | 50mm | f/3.5 | M42 | 33mm? | 50-2, 50mm Russian pancake |
| Helios | 58mm | f/2 | M42 | 52mm | 44M-5. 44-2 has “character”, 44M-5 is sharpest |
| Vivitar | 85-205mm | f/3.8 | M42 | 58mm | Thrift store zoom |
Wanted
Canon FD Mount
| Brand | Focal Length | Max Fstop | Mount | Ø | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon | 17mm | f/4 | FD | 72mm | Widest, priciest |
| Canon | 20mm | f/2.8 | FD | 72mm | Wider, spendy |
| Canon | 24mm | f/2.8 | FD | 52mm | Convex front element runs close to filters |
| Canon | 28mm | f/2.8 | FD | 52mm | More common, cheapest of the wides |
| Canon | 35mm | f/2 | FD | 55mm | Rare thoriated “concave” early FD |
| Canon | 55mm | f/1.2 | FD | 58mm | Versions: cheap one, the Aspherical, and later “L” |
| Kiron | 105mm | f/2.8 | FD | - | 1:1 Macro. Very sharp, $. AKA: Ricoh Rikenon, Vivitar |
M42 Mount
| Brand | Focal Length | Max Fstop | Mount | Ø | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 20mm | f/2.8 | M42 | - | Spendy but probably best for APSC |
| Asahi Pentax | 28mm | f/3.5 | M42 | - | Super-Takumar, cheaper but not fast |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 35mm | f/2.4 | M42 | - | Flektagon |
| Mir-1 | 37mm | f/2.8 | M42 | - | Soviet with character, cheap |
| Asahi Pentax | 50mm | f/1.4 | M42 | - | Rare version is 8 element |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 50mm | f/1.8 | M42 | - | Pancolar |
| Meyer Optik | 50mm | f/2.8 | M42 | - | Domiplan, weird German bokeh |
| Industar | 50mm | f/3.5 | M42 | - | 50-2. Soviet pancake, cheap |
| Tomioka-Made | 55mm | f/1.4 | M42 | - | OEM for Super-Takumar |
| Asahi Pentax | 55mm | f/1.8 | M42 | - | Cheapest Super-Takumar |
| Jupiter-9 | 85mm | f/2 | M42 | - | Russian portrait lens |
| Meyer Optik | 100mm | f/2.8 | M42 | - | Gorlitz Trioplan. Weird bokeh. |
| Tair 11 | 135mm | f/2.8 | M42 | - | 20 aperture blades. “T” = television |
| Tamron | 35-80mm | f/2.8-3.8 | M42 | - | SP Adaptall. Very cheap, decent. |