Added: Meyer-Optik Primagon 35mm f/4.5 for M42

May 22, 2012 - The Primagon is a shiny beauty from former DDR Meyer-Optik. It's a 35mm wide angle (certainly for its time) and with a m...
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Added: Helios-103 53mm f/1.8 for Kiev mount, two versions (V1 and V2)

May 18, 2012 - The Helios-103 was produced in 1981-1985 by Arsenal in Kiev (Ukraine). It is a moderately fast lens (f/1.8) and can be s...
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Added: FED-3a (2057983) + Industar-26m

May 10, 2012 - FED cameras are well-known made-in-USSR Leica derivatives. There are five common models (FED-1 to 5) and each model has...
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Added: Schneider-Kreuznach Xenon 40mm f/1.9 for Robot (screw mount)

May 10, 2012 - Robot cameras are well known to collectors of photographic equipment. The history of the Robot began in Germany in the 1...
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Added: Nikon 75-150mm f/3.5 Series E

May 09, 2012 - The Nikon 75-150mm f/3.5 Series E is a fine lens. The picture quality is certainly better then what other Series E lense...
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Added: Industar-50 5cm f/3.5 П (LZOS) for LTM

May 08, 2012 - The collapsible Industar-50 lenses were made by 3 factories: KMZ (Krasnogorsk), KOMZ (Kazan) and LZOS (Lytkarino). The K...
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Added: Industar-50 5cm f/3.5 П "made in Kazan" for LTM

May 04, 2012 - The Industar-50 is a lens with quite a long history. Its production started in the early 1950s by KMZ (Krasnogorsk) but...
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Added: ZK Zorki 5cm f/2 for Kiev (ЗК Зоркий)

May 03, 2012 - The ZK Zorki (ЗК Зоркий) 5cm f/2 was one of the forerunners of the Jupiter-8. ЗК stands for Sonnar Krasnogorsk. The earl...
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Added: Mir-1 37mm f/2.8 for M42

May 02, 2012 - The Mir-1 (МИР-1) is a wide-angle lens for SLR. It was made for M42 and M39 mount cameras. There also exists a version f...
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