Adapted lens resources

[Aushiker]

I am aware of the website, Vintage Camera Lenses and of course there is here but are there any other suggest websites or resources to use as references on older lenses and to learn about them?

 

[twigboy]

For Minolta lenses (and cameras):
The Rokkor Files

For Olympus:
biofos.com: Using OM legacy lenses on Olympus E-P1.
There within are other links to other interesting information

For Nikon:
Nikon Nikkor Lenses
I didn't really look at this one, and I don't have any Nikon lenses, but I thought this was an interesting take on old lenses:
Nikon Cheapskate Lenses

Tamron:
Tamron - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia
Tamron Adaptall-2 lenses | Adaptall-2.com
Catalog of Tamron Adaptall-2 lenses
Catalog of Tamron Adapt-A-Matic lenses
And this Tamron Adaptall Lens Compendium:

"Can I use an Adaptall-2 mount to attach a mid-1970s Adaptall ("without-2") lens to my camera?

Yes, Adaptall-2 mount adapters are backward compatible and will fit Adaptall lenses also. Indeed, the newer version is considered to be more solid and reliable."​

50mm:
Konica Hexanon AR 50mm f1.4 – Legacy 50mm. Which one is the best? Part 6 | Viktor's photo blog
If you click through "next story" or "previous story" links to other "legacy" 50mm lenses it gets fairly interesting

 

[Aushiker]

Thanks @twigboy. Your response is much appreciated.

 

[piggsy]

Olympus Shared Resources: Zuiko Lenses - neat rundown of legacy olympus lenses and other dead system bits (here for top)

Making Not Taking: Lens Review - some cool reviews with practical example/sample images of legacy macros and some other odd / rare lenses

View Forum - Manual Focus Lenses - neat forum that is heavier on image samples and practical use cases than wall of text wanking about what is better

 

[Petrochemist]

The manual focus forum is a useful resource lot of threads on old lenses & users of them too!

For Pentax lenses old & new the best I've met is dimtrov's site here

 

[manzoid]

By Mount : ERPhotoReview

Above link has reviews of old lenses on mirrorless bodies. Been awhile since I browsed, but I recall the reviews being more 'lens chart' focused than just a bunch of sample photos. So a good resource in to balance out the sample threads here.

 

[TNcasual]

The Allphotolenses database has mostly technical specs, but can be a good resource.

 

[Gerard]

Thx for sharing
I find it always to seperate the BS from the true informative sites.
As far as my experience goes, you all are not in the BS department.

 

[TNcasual]

If you are looking for something in particular, Tamarkin Camera just posted the catalog to their next auction.

It includes a copy of this:

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Canon 2000mm (4000 on mft!) f11 mirror lens.

 

[barry]

For Minolta lenses (and cameras):
The Rokkor Files

Yes, and
A thread here https://www.mu-43.com/threads/minolta-sr-mount-lens-info-rokkor-md-mc-celtic.94886/

and Minolta SLR Lenses
Has some good info too (in English)

And Minolta SR, MC, MD has lots of detailed info on some lenses, including weights of different revisions (Swiss German).

Minolta reportedly had a site with all the manuals... It is long gone but maybe there's a copy on archive.Org. I will try to check next time I see the original URL.

Also, there's a flickr page and a Google Drive doc with some info on compatibility with focal reducers for some lenses. See Lens Turbo II Minolta MD > m43

 

[tkbslc]

For the main film SLR mounts, this site has proven useful to me many, many times: Photography in Malaysia

Still has the original 90's site design, but lots and lots of info I couldn't find elsewhere.

 

[EdH]

The Pentax Forum has useful database of user lens reviews, both Pentax:

http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/

...and third party:

http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/

 

[dbuckle]

Information on those wonderful Hexanon and Hexar lenses.
www.buhla.de - Overview Konica SLR Hexanon and Hexar lenses

 

[RnR]

• For Nikons - Rolands Nikon Pages - the page also has some links to other sites, including Bjørn Rørslett's lens opinions. In addition I have found the following thread on mflenses.com valuable for Nikon mount enthusiasts - Zeiss Nikon Voigtlnder... which pass the D800 36mpix test?
• For Tamron - Tamron Adaptall-2 lenses | Adaptall-2.com
• For Contax Zeiss - Contax Zeiss Survival Guide
• For Minolta - Minolta Rokkor Survival Guide

Happy reading

 

[Bytesmiths]

For Olympus:
biofos.com: Using OM legacy lenses on Olympus E-P1.

I also have a study of most Olympus OM Macro lenses adapted to 4/3rds on there: biofos.com: Open Pages 1; Jan Steinman.

 

[Patrick Donnelly]

C Mount lenses are discussed on FaceBook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cmountm43

Maybe 300 active users (FB says 9.1K users ....)

 

[Bytesmiths]

For Olympus:
biofos.com: Using OM legacy lenses on Olympus E-P1.
There within are other links to other interesting information

Unfortunately, John Foster has passed away. His wife is committed to keeping biofos.com up, though.

I did a comparison of Olympus macro lenses on the E-300 for John some years ago.

 

[Bytesmiths]

A comparison of Olympus OM-mount telephoto lenses on the Olympus E-3.