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My name is Juriaan, I am a passionate photographer from the Netherlands. I mainly shoot landscapes and the milkyway and I like to travel through wild landscapes around Europe.
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Review: Pentacon auto 50 mm f/1.8 Multi Coating

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Pentacon auto 50 mm f/1.8 Multi Coating

 

 

a7ii+Pentacon 50mm f/1.8
Sony a7ii+Pentacon 50 mm f/1.8

The Pentacon auto 50 mm f/1.8 Multi Coating is a small and very cheap 50 mm lens with an unusually close focus distance of 33 cm. Is this “nifty fifty” worth adapting to a modern full frame camera?

Pentacon 50/1.8
Pentacon 50 mm f/1.8 @f/1.8
Pentacon 50/1.8
Pentacon 50 mm f/1.8 @f/1.8
Pentacon 50/1.8
Pentacon 50 mm f/1.8 @f/2.5
Pentacon 50 mm f/1.8
Pentacon 50 mm f/1.8 @f/1.8
Pentacon 50 mm f/1.8
Pentacon 50 mm f/1.8 @f/1.8
Pentacon 50/1.8
Pentacon 50 mm f/1.8 @f/2.5

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Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/2.8

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Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 

Nikon 35mm f/2.8

 


 

The Nikon 35mm f/2.8 (affiliate link) is a relatively small 35 mm  legacy lens. Although it has some weaknesses it is currently one of my favorite lenses. In this review I discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this lens.  Most sample pictures can be found in this Flickr album.

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