Vintage lens mini test: Cron50, Elmarit 135 and Helios 40

[dude163]

Hi all, I just posted up a blog post on 3 vintage lenses that I use a lot

1964 Summicron 50/2
1973 Elmarit 135/2.8

both on a Leica M8

1965 Helios 40 85/1.5 M42 lens

mounted on a Pentax K-X


Vintage Lenses with Dude: Helios 40 VS Cron 50 VS Elmarit 135

I just realised that the newest lens is 39 years old!

 

[bcm]

Totally agree with your comment about the shot of your daughter. Great photo.

 

[dude163]

Thanks Ben!

 

[dmeckert]

This makes me really want that Helios 40. Such an interesting look. definitely no budget left for photography after recent kit acquisitions. Haha.

Thanks for sharing such an interesting write-up/set of photos