Description: Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 (Meyer-Optik Oreston), rare red, M42 MF Lens w/Caps and Hood The Aperture is NOT working - it's always wide open, at f/1.8 - Read Below Otherwise: in very good condition - serviced The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 lens was manufactured in East Germany between 1960-1971. Afterwards, when Meyer-Optik Görlitz was merged into the Pentacon company, the lens was continued as Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 and had Multicoating (a significant improvement when shooting into the light).Initially, for a limited time, it was manufactured with a red distance scale, that was later replaced by a green one. It is famous for its distinctive vintage look with a painterly bokeh when used wide open, and for its sharpness when stopped down. It has an all-metal construction with a minimum focus distance of only 0.33m and a focus throw of 340 degrees, perfect for precision manual focusing. The aperture is made of six curved blades and covers a range from 1.8 to 16. The filter diameter is 49mm. With its M42 screw mount (sometimes also referred to as "Praktica-" or "Pentax mount"), it can be adapted to most modern digital cameras (fullframe, APS-C, micro four-thirds, etc.), using cheap (less than $12) adapters. This piece, with serial number 9,145,858, was produced in the late 1970's. It is the rare "red" version.The lens is in very good condition, optically and mechanically. It has no dents, and shows almost no signs of use - almost like new (see pictures). The glass is clean with no haze or fungus or balsamic separation and only small amounts of dust that do not affect pictures (see pictures). The focusing helicoids have recently been cleaned and re-lubed and the aperture was cleaned. The focusing is smooth - and the diaphragm is free of any traces of oil. Still, the aperture blades are not closing - neither in "M" nor in the "A" setting of the "A/M switch". They always stay wide open - at f/1.8.This is the reason, why I'm selling this lens for $40 (instead of $67). It comes with (non-original) front and rear caps and a hood - and it ships from the US.The photos are of the actual item for sale. The different versions of the Pentacon lens (this is like the "red" one in the middle, but with the fonts of the older, left one):http://forum.mflenses.com/how-many-versions-of-the-pentacon-auto-1-8-50-are-there-t54881,highlight,%2Bpentacon.html More information, reviews, and example photos can be found at these links:https://shootfilmridesteel.com/meyer-optik-gorlitz-oreston/https://2lilowls.com/unconventional-lenses-peony-still-life-with-meyer-optic-gorlitz-oreston-50mm/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOvPnZ03y0o http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Meyer_serial_numbers
Price: 40 USD
Location: Ruston, Louisiana
End Time: 2024-09-09T22:10:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Meyer-Optik-Görlitz
Maximum Aperture: f/1.8
Compatible Brand: For Canon, For Four Thirds, For Fujifilm, For Kodak, For Konica Minolta, For Minolta, For Nikon, For Olympus, For Pentax, For Ricoh, For Samsung, For Sony
Type: Full Frame, High Quality, Portrait, Standard
Focus Type: Manual
Compatible Lens Front: 49 mm
Mount: M42
Focal Length: 50mm
Compatible Filter Size: 49 mm
