Vintage Lens And Camera Reviews, Gear And Info
Pentax SMC Takumar 55mm f2 Radioactive Vintage Lens Test With Radiacode 103 And GQ GMC-600 Plus. A Glimpse into the Past: The Takumar Legacy The Takumar series, named after the founder of Asahi Optical Co., Takuma Kajiwara, has been synonymous with quality and innovation. Introduced in the 1960s, the Super-Multi-Coated (SMC) Takumar lenses were among…
Canon FD 28mm f2.8 Vs SMC Pentax-M 28mm F2.8 Vintage Lens Sharpness Comparison Video. In the world of vintage photography equipment, lenses stand as the vanguard of image quality, and as with any other category, enthusiasts and professionals have their favorites. Two classic 28mm lenses from the late 20th century — the Canon FD 28mm…
Olympus Zuiko 50mm f3.5 Macro Vs Pentax 50mm f4 Macro Review – Comparison video between two great vintage macro camera lenses.
List of the best Pentax 35mm lenses and how they compare. We go over the top Pentax 35mm qualities of each vintage lens and how they will help with you image results.
Here are 5 lenses that will fill out a vintage Pentax SMC, Super Multi Coated, Super Takumar kit. These will cover most people’s camera range of coverage except for long telephoto.
Testing out the $1200 MFT Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 up against the vintage lens SMC Pentax-A 50mm F1.7 when mounted on a speedbooster.
Cleaning and repairing vintage lenses are much easier than fixing new lenses. This video will walk you through how to take apart and clean out a Pentax 135mm lens. This repair Pentax lens repair video is for a 135mm but the tear-down is similer for many of the Pentax lenses like their 50mm, 35mm and…
If you are having issues with your SMC (Super Multi Coating) Pentax-M lenses this repair video will help. This disassembly video works for the 50mm F1.7 and F2 vintage lenses but, most of the other lens designs in the 28mm, 35mm and 20mm are very close the same. Some info on the SMC Pentax-M 50mm…
Video review of one of my favorite vintage camera lenses. The Super-Multi-Coated Pentax Takumar 85mm f1.8. Tuber Mark Holtze walks us through the build quality, image quality and output of this classic manual focus portrait length lens.