Amazing Lens Found In Bag Of Junk!
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- A recent random ebay purchase contained a big surprise - one of the nicest vintage lenses I've shot was waiting inside!
It's a beautiful old lens that I'd heard a lot about but never shot before. This company's vintage lenses are so popular that the company has re-started and is now producing its old lenses again, unchanged for the 21st century!
Check out the video to find out what it is!
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Okay, I’ve always scratched my head about the obsession around the kislux book totes and their practicality, but this one is adorable!! Congratulations
The Mamiya lens is a CS lens that was made for Mamiya NC 35 cameras, Mamiya NC1000 and Mamiya NC1000s. After the NC, Mamiya introduced another mount for its XE system called E and EF. I think there is an adapter for ZE lenses to Sony E, but none for NC, which you have received. I have both NC1000 and NC1000s and a collection of lenses. Those lenses are of very high quality, but unfortunately not possible to use on today's digital cameras.
They are of very high quality. I have the 28mm, 50mm, 135mm, 200mm and 300mm Sekor CS lenses. The 28mm and the 50mm have a slight edge over my 28mm Zeiss Distagon and my 50mm Planar.
So they are very very good.
The cs mamiya 135mm is gorgeous... 5 years ago I got a nice one and removed the rear mount and aperture ring .. stopped the aperture to approx f2.8 and drilled and mounted a nikon f mount ring onto the body to achieve the correct Nikon flange focal distance.... it has been one of my fav fixed aperture portrait lenses on my d7100 and the full frame d700 ever since!!
I believe this is a lens bespoke to Mamiya NC 1000 and NC 1000S film SLR cameras. Looks in great condition :)
I think you're right. I've never shot it, but my medium format Sekor C's are very good lenses.
For a moment there, I was thinking I have a copy of your Minolta “dream lens”; but mine’s a MC Tele Rokkor PF 135mm f/2.8, not the MD.
The MC 3rd version is the most well made the later MDs had more plastic in construction.
@@bradl2636 I believe it. I have just one MD lens, the Rokkor-x MD 45mm f/2, which I bought for small money ($29.95 USD) due to glowing online reviews; my other four Minolta lenses are all MCs, and the MD is by far the most plasticky of the lot.
Same here, it prompted me to have a little look and mine is the same model as yours. How do I tell what iteration it is?
The Mamiya lens was used on the 35mm Mamiya ZE cameras
Thanks, quite short lived, I'm guessing?
No, Mamiya CS lenses were used on Mamiya NC1000. NC1000s. The ZE System came in 1980. Its bayonet-mount lenses (E or EF series) have gold electronic contacts. The CS lenses physically fit the ZE, but without automatic exposure.
@@mogbaba I stand corrected thank you.
Good evening Nigel,
A very interesting review.
In my humble opinion, the Meyer Optik 135mm lens you have purchased, is the best of the bunch.
If you unscrew the ring behind the aperture control, you will be able to substitute the existing M42 mount for the Exakta version. The 200mm lens offered the same facility, one lens would serve two camera systems. Carl Zeiss Jena offered the same facility on some of their optics, my 180 and 300mm Sonnars can be used with Pentacon 6, M42, and Exakta cameras, using the appropriate adaptors.
Hi Peter, good to hear from you again. I was very impressed indeed with the Meyer 135, an old design that gives nicer results than many more modern lenses, a very nice piece of kit. Interesting that the mounts can be changed too.
The mamiya lens was also made in a Rollei QBM 4 mount as the Rolleinar / vOigtlander dynax. It a very good performer and can be as sharp as Zeiss (oberkochen) glass. There is a file to print an adapter to i think fuji on tinkercad.
I actually purchased the Minolta 135mm MD Rokkor 2.8 for £33 delivered from Gibson Cameras which I thought was a bit of a bargain….turns out it’s pristine….now sitting proudly on my A6000.
Hi Nigel
The mamyia cs sytem from 1977, you should be able to get an adaptor. It was a 35mm film SLR. Hope this helps
Did they use their own proprietary mount?
@@caw25sha I think so, but adaptors exist to more standard mounts.
There appear to be adaptors for many mirrorless systems on eBay but they are not cheap and have to be shipped from USA.
I own the earlier Pentacon 135mm f2.8 all-metal black version with the scalloped focus ring and pre-set aperture control at the front. MFD is 1.5 metres. Even after all these years I still can't believe how smoothly it operates. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
No worries, thanks for checking in!
Fantastic report. Love your channel ❤
Many thanks, glad you're enjoying it
found a canon fd 17mm f4 in good condition and some other stuff in a bag on a fleamarket, bought the bag for 10€
Wow, bargain!
There are expensive adaptors available for the Mamiya CS, I've had success with making my own adaptors for unusual mounts by chopping up an extension tube.
That might be a way forward, thanks for the tip!
Yes, it is a Mamiya CS lens for the NC1000s camera. I have one of these. Excellent optic.
I'm just taking a recently acquired CZJ 135mm f/3.5 Sonnar through its paces. I have a fondness for the Sonnar formula and it seems to work nicely at 135mm. I'm shooting it on a Sony A7Sii body and the stabilization works.
I'll know more in a couple of weeks. But so far I am liking the rendering of this lens.
I'll put myself on the lookout for the Pentacon/Orestor. Thanks for pointing it out.
I have the zebra Meyer and It's great. And I have a minolta mc tele rokkor 135 2,8 from my first camera, also a great lens.
Both nice lenses, enjoy!
Mamiya once made 35mm cameras in the 60s and early 70s.
A cloudy covering! Understatement of the year! Its covered in greasy fingerprints! 😱
Sad to see it has balsam separation. The CS lenses are not usually very prone to it.
I gave away my Meyer 135mm. lens many years ago much to my regret. It was the preset one and I had adaptors for M42 and Exakta for it. Your Mamiya lens is from the time the company decided like others e.g. Pentax, Olympus and even Practica to manufacture bayonet mount cameras rather than M42 in the belief that people wanted to change lenses more quickly. Other than that they also began to make smaller bodied SLRs. There was not so much gain in technical terms. You may be able to pick up one of those later Mamiya bodies but they rarely turn up. I still have the older M42 Mamiya which also had the benefit of spot metering . Hope you find a bayonet one but I doubt anyone makes an adaptor to use it on digital. In my humble opinion I thought the move by the aforementioned manufacturers was a misjudgement in an attempt to stop the poorer enthusiasts buying a betterM42 camera body and putting cheaper East German and Soviet lenses on it. Who knows ?
You're right, no adaptors for this one. I'll find a way to mount, but not sure what it will be yet!
Another great video, the mamiya is for an 35 mm slr , it would be interesting, if it could be adapted, mamiya glass had a great reputation back in the day
Mamiya 35 slrs were top quality.
As also were their 35mm earlier compact rangefinders.
Nice video, and congratulations to your find!
I've got a Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 (15 blades, zebra version) and a Pentacon Auto MC 135mm f/2.8 (6 blades).
The 15 bladed zebra is quite long and heavy (506 g), but it's a fun lens, and the 6-bladed is shorter and a bit lighter (470 g).
Cheers!
They're both nice lenses - enjoy!
5:25- Actually it's a 35mm f3.8
12:53 I love how it's the spitting image of its large brother, the Pentacon 300/4!
And the 200mm f4 also a great bokeh lens.
According to the Camera Wiki site VEB dropped the Meyer name in 1971, after which they were branded Pentaconar, Pentacon or Prakticar.
Thanks for the info!
That Vivitar PS35 is better than you think. I used to sell those...the lens is excellent.
I'll give it a try sometime, thanks for the info.
Please advise me on a good quality, sharp 35mm lens. Thank you very much.
I was hoping to see the pancolar 50mm f1.4 :)
I have the MOG Primotar which is the F/3,5 135mm. Also has 15 blades and fun wide open but also pretty damn sharp at F/8. Exacta mount so I use it on my film cameras and EM1 MkII.
It sounds like a nice lens - enjoy!
The Mamiya lens looks a lot like a Mamiya 645 lens, but it's difficult to judge scale from the video. The 645 bayonet is about 62mm diameter. I have an M645 to Nikon F-mount adapter to which I can add another adapter to use on mirrorless.
I think it was from their 35mm cameras, which were rather short lived. I'll try to rig something up to adapt it, not sure what yet though.
Great video. As I was watching, I impulse bought my own copy of the Minolta 135.
It's a great lens - enjoy!
@@zenography7923 I've been using it for the first time today and can confirm that it's a wonderful lens. Thank you so much for introducing it to me!
The CS lens is for a 35mm camera. They dropped their 35mm's when they had financial problems and stuck to their amazing 120 cameras. They made lovely 35mm cameras. Can you get an M42 mount for it and use an M42>Sony?
That's possible, assuming the distances are right. Thanks for the suggestion!
I suspect that whatever the quality of their 35mm system they were just late to the game and couldn't tempt people away from the more established systems.
Love the videos!
Thanks!
I have the auto tele rokkor-pf 135mm 2.8. I am happy with the quality of this lens. Hopefully you can fix your dream lens.
Thanks, I hope so too. Maybe I'll find another scrap one with a good rear element.
It would be satisfying to try out that Vivitar point and shoot camera. Hopefully no battery leakage in the battery compartment.
I think it's survived okay, I'll give it a go sometime for sure.
l had the same mamiya lens, impossible to find a adapter (and l tried) but l went on shapeways and 3d printed one.
Interesting - I don't have a 3d printer though. Can the guys on shapeways print one do you know?
I used to have a Mamiya 645, the original model before they decided to cover them with nasty black plastic. If your lens is the same quality then you've got an outstanding bit of kit.
It looks lovely, but I'm not sure how to adapt it to digital!
Mamiya CS (NC 1000, NC 1000s SLRs) doesn't even fit other Mamiya (35mm) bayonet systems. They went through 2 or 3 bayonets after abandoning M42, but gave up 35mm, after the marketing disaster of the X system.
Hi Nigel what a collection of good 135mm f 2.8 !!! I do hope you will be able to repair your minolta which is a good lens. For the Mamiya which is quite rare I am not sure you will be able to find an adaptor for this lens, perhaps a 3D print will be a solution(even if I don’t like… this) or buy a « for piece » Mamiya NC1000 to get the bayonet and do some DIY. On my side I love this focal and my favorites are ypthe canon FD 135mm f2.5 , the rather unknown Miranda f2.8, the best of the best ( but rather high priced) Nikon AF 135 f2 DC. Have a nice day.
3d printing may indeed be a possibility!
Unique and interesting channel.
I've been hearing some people are removing the glue from doublers witnin a lens group by cooking and later re-apply canadian glue. If you have the resources, will and time give it a go.
Few years back i got the Pentacon electric 135mm f2.8 for next to nothing, course it was fogged quite a bit. Razor sharp, but fogged. One of these days I hope I'll be not too lazy and actually clean it 😇
I'll certainly give it a go - this one is too nice not to try to fix!
Dear Nigel, I was wondering why you called your channel Zenography? Best wishes, Mike
It was because of my interest in zen philosophy and thinking, and there’s definitely something zen about photography.
I have a version of the lens that is made in Japan - how does it fit in with the German copies?
I think the Made in Japan version is a different type - still a very nice lens but with a different colour signature, if I recall.
Thanks!
Thank you, much appreciated!
Nigel why not look for a basket case Minolta 135mm lens to hawk for parts? Good vlog.
I'm going to do exactly that!
Hoping you can fix the Minolta 135.
Me too!
This is the clickbait we love! :) ps: do you know what could cause haze in the inner side of lenses? Is that fungus or something else? Was betting on a pentax M 100mm f4 macro but was hazy, and i don't know if it was a bargain or a piece if junk
Hmm, it could be fungus, migrated oil or any number of other things. These lenses are old and many will have picked up damage like this over the years. I wouldn't buy a lens with haze unless it's very, very cheap and you know you can fix it. Otherwise, buy a good one!
@@zenography7923 Interesting you should say that because I was looking at a listing on eBay earlier today which said something like "hazy but does not affect image quality". Ha! (No, I didn't buy it.)