Introducing the Pentacon 50mm f1.8... a wonderful lens

[Danny Vange]

Are you looking for a vintage 50mm that has great bokeh, lovely colours and which focuses already at 33cm? Have a look at the Pancolar 50mm f1.8. I use the old zebra version which you see on the two pics above but there are also other more modern versions which are multi-coated. You can find this lens already for around 50 euro so it's cheap.
I use this golden oldie for flower photography. Here are some pictures I shot with the Pentacon.

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• 1/640 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Auto exposure
• -0.3
• ISO 400

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• Spot
• Auto exposure
• -0.7
• ISO 100

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• 1/1000 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Auto exposure
• -0.3
• ISO 2000

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• 1/5000 sec
• Spot
• Auto exposure
• -0.3
• ISO 62

 

[Box Man]

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Are you looking for a vintage 50mm that has great bokeh, lovely colours and which focuses already at 33cm? Have a look at the Pancolar 50mm f1.8. I use the old zebra version which you see on the two pics above but there are also other more modern versions which are multi-coated. You can find this lens already for around 50 euro so it's cheap.
I use this golden oldie for flower photography. Here are some pictures I shot with the Pentacon.
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Wow! You have convinced me that I should have this lens. Does it adapt to most (FF) cameras?

Your images are absolutely stunning with all the subject isolation! Congrats!

 

[Danny Vange]

Wow! You have convinced me that I should have this lens. Does it adapt to most (FF) cameras?

Your images are absolutely stunning with all the subject isolation! Congrats!

Thanks.I use it on my Nikon Z's with a simple M42 to Z-adapter. This works like a charm together with focus peaking in the camera. This should also work with Canon, Fuji, Pentax...simply buy the correct adapter. Works on my FF but also on my Z50 which is a cropcamera.
I mostly take 2 pictures with these flower shots...one at f1.8 for the soft bokeh and a 2nd one at f5.6 to obtain a sharper shot of the flower. Later I sometimes combine the 2 shots.