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• Takumar 135mm 3.5 m42

  

  I would like to speak out about this lens for anyone interested in buying one. T...

  M42Junkie4 months ago1 replies

• Mamiya-Sekor 55mm f1.8 vs Mamiya/Sekor 55mm f1.8

  

  Since finding out how good Mamiya Sekor lenses for 35mm cameras are, I've collec...

  Cha1wallah4 months ago1 replies

• Helios 40 or Jupiter 9?

  

  I want to buy a nice 85mm lens for portraits and i'm stuck between these 2 lense...

  Paco LM10 months ago35 replies

• Best M42 Lenses

  

  My vote goes to Takumars, in particluar the 85mM 1.7 and the 35mm F3.5.

  jimps12310 months ago149 replies

• Looking for a Three Element Lens in a moderately wide angle

  

  I'm looking for an classic M42 mount lens that is around a 40-30mm that has a th...

  kitsaplorax14 months ago17 replies

• The mystery of the Tomioka 55mm 1.4 HOW IN THE HELL DID THEY MAKE IT!!!

  

  This lens goes by many names AKA Sears, Mamiya Sekor, Ricoh, Chinon, Cosina, Por...

  M42Junkie23 months ago20 replies

• Aperture spring?

  

  Mine is theCarl Zeis Jena DDR Pancolour. 1.8. very sharp even wide open. I use ...

  doingdisabled26 months ago2 replies

• Pondering some 35mm f2 options

  

  Hello all, I am shooting for some time with Sony A6000 and some adapted lense...

  Milan Jovanovic /pictogramax35 months ago18 replies

• Helios 44m-4 f/2

  

  I really like this lens on the Leica CL digital.

  mwolfe195135 months ago5 replies

• Warning Ebay Super Takumar 50mm 1.4 8 element fraud

  

  I have been looking for a Super Takumar 50mm 1.4 8 element lens on Ebay and to m...

  M42Junkie47 months ago14 replies

• Spam

  

  Moderators, Hema K. Pillalarri has posted over 70 photos on the first page, all ...

  Fiddling Bob47 months ago23 replies

• Vintage lenses great or garbage in the digital era????

  

  In particular M42 Japanese lenses which is my little corner of expertise in phot...

  M42Junkie58 months ago14 replies

• Reversible lens; is it a thing?

  

  I have just managed to get my box of old cameras and lenses from the attic in my...

  lightersideofdark58 months ago16 replies

• Made in Japan TAIR 135mm 2.8 - help needed.

  

  Hello all! I've just bought a Praktica LB (M42 mount) and it came with two l...

  ThomasTRFoto59 months ago1 replies

• Favourite/best m42 body?

  

  hi everyone new to this m42 world!!! 1. anyone suggest a good quality / re...

  David Rusbatch64 months ago41 replies

• Carl Zeiss Flektogon 20mm F4 version

  

  I have recently bought this lens and i am blown away by the quality of it. It ha...

  observant cactus66 months ago18 replies

• a COSINA CSM tested --

  

  i had a COSINA M42 mount camera on loan and i tested kit with film and made a VI...

  pentaxpete68 months ago0 replies

• Pool Spam

  

  Mods/Admins, you might want to consider booting Adriana Fuchter from the pool, s...

  Daire Quinlan71 months ago1 replies

• Is there fake helios lenses?

  

  I was wandering on ebay to pick some helios 77m and find out that there's severa...

  Utter-lazy snapshooter74 months ago8 replies

• Isco-Gottingen?

  

  Hi Guys, Just joined the group, speciffically I wanted to ask if anyone has a...

  Andrew Swingler75 months ago12 replies

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