M42July 22, 2025
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Summer break! Showroom is open on Friday and Saturday only!
We have just listed the latest new arrivals for the season. We’ll resume listing the weekly new arrivals from September. This summer we’ll also operate the shop with special holiday opening hours. Until September our showroom is open on Friday and Saturday only however slightly extended from 11:00 – 17:00. The .....<b style="color:red;">Summer break! Showroom is open on Friday and Saturday only!</b>July 22, 2025 -
Carl Zeiss Jena MC Flektogon 20mm F/2.8 lens for M42, boxed
Price: €400,00Almost unused looking Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 20mm f/2.8 MC lens in m42 screwmount. The lens even comes in it’s original packaging with warranty card from 1994. The lens is in lovely shape with no noticable wear on the barrel. Focus turns smoothly with good dampening and the aperture works .....Carl Zeiss Jena MC Flektogon 20mm F/2.8 lens for M42, boxedJuly 1, 2025 -
Carl Zeiss Skoparex 3.4 / 35mm in M42 mount
Price: €250,00The Carl Zeiss Skoparex is a 35mm f/3.4 lens in M42 mount. Barrel with some light wear but still in excellent shape. Focus turns smoothly with good dampening. Aperture works properly ring does turn without clicks though. Goes down to 0.3 meters so pretty close. Optics look good, just some .....Carl Zeiss Skoparex 3.4 / 35mm in M42 mountJanuary 6, 2021 -
Schneider PA-Curtagon 4 / 35 shift lens M42
Price: Original price was: €350,00.€299,00Current price is: €299,00.Schneider PA-Curtagon shift lens to set your buildings straight again so very handy for architecture. Pretty rare in m42 mount. Focus turns smoothly, also the shift adjustment turns smooth. Optics are in good shape with some internal white spots in the flocking, also called schneideritis. Few coating spots on front .....Schneider PA-Curtagon 4 / 35 shift lens M42January 6, 2021 -
MIR-1 2.8 / 37mm Chrome, M42 mount
Price: €160,00M42 mount chrome finish MIR-1 37mm f/2.8 soviet made wide angle lens. This one was produced in the ZOMZ plant, and was produced in 1970 according to it’s serial number. The lens looks pretty well preserved with a good looking barrel. Focus turns smooth and the preset aperture works properly. .....MIR-1 2.8 / 37mm Chrome, M42 mountJuly 15, 2025 -
Steinheil Quinon 1:1.9 / 55mm, M42 mount
Price: €250,00The Steinheil Quinon 55mm f/1.9 is a rather interesting lens with very nice rendering which you can find online. It is somewhat uncommon and comes in a easy to adapt M42 mount. Good looking barrel with light wear. Focus turns smoothly with just under 0.5m close focus distance. Aperture works .....Steinheil Quinon 1:1.9 / 55mm, M42 mountJuly 8, 2025 -
Carl Zeiss Biotar 2 / 58 T, M42 mount lens
Price: €100,00Carl Zeiss Jena production Biotar 58mm f/2 with T coating, in the later thick version with a preset aperture and close focus of 0.45m. This is basically the version which got copied by the soviets, and sold as the Helios 44. This lens is in good shape but does have .....Carl Zeiss Biotar 2 / 58 T, M42 mount lensJuly 22, 2025 -
Soligor 85mm f/1.5 M42 mount lens
Price: €400,00Fast 85mm f/1.5 from Soligor with preset aperture and M42 mount, but actually also is a T mount which opens up options to also put a Nikon mount on this lens with the apropiate T mount adapter (availabe online). The barrel is in excellent shape with just light wear. Focus .....Soligor 85mm f/1.5 M42 mount lensJuly 1, 2025 -
Pentax SMC Takumar 85mm F/1.8 lens M42
Price: €350,00After the 50mm F/1.4 Takumar this 85mm F/1.8 is amongst one of the nicest rendering lenses Pentax has ever made, if you ask us at least. Its just slightly bigger than the 50mm but offers very similar beautiful soft backgrounds with loads of character and vintage looks. As always this .....Pentax SMC Takumar 85mm F/1.8 lens M42July 8, 2025 -
Old Delft (holland) Delfar 1:4.5 / f=9cm, M42 mount
Price: €700,00This rare Old Delft lens has been made in Holland and comes in M42 mount. Just small quantities of this lens have ever been produced. Well built lens in good condition. Some general age related wear. Smooth focus and aperture. Good glass. light haze seen with flashlight only and few .....Old Delft (holland) Delfar 1:4.5 / f=9cm, M42 mountJanuary 25, 2022 -
Meyer Trioplan 2.8 / 10cm, Pre-war version, m42 modified
Price: €750,00Rare Pre-war trioplan 10cm. Originally for Leica or Exakta. Modified to M42 mount, unfortunately not respecting the beautiful original built quility of the lens, but it works fine. Focus seem slightly beyond infinity. Focus feels bit dry. Aperture smooth. Glass is good with some internal dust. Some screws seem not .....Meyer Trioplan 2.8 / 10cm, Pre-war version, m42 modifiedJanuary 6, 2021 -
Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 Preset M42 mount
Price: €80,00Good looking and lightly used Meyer Orestor based Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 with preset aperture that has like 15 blades for a perfect round aperture on all settings and lovely lookin bokeh. Focus turns smoothly with good dampening and the aperture works properly. No oil on the blades. Optics in very .....Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 Preset M42 mountMay 6, 2025 -
Pentax SMC Takumar 135mm F/2.5 portrait lens, M42 mount
Price: €125,00Nothing beats the level of smooth focus as a vintage Takumar can. This 135mm F/2.5 comes in excellent user shape. Perfect optics, only some mini dust specs but no other issues at all. Butterly smooth focus, well dampened and just the right way for a manual focus lens, we wish .....Pentax SMC Takumar 135mm F/2.5 portrait lens, M42 mountJuly 8, 2025 -
Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm F/2.8 lens with M42 mount
Price: €200,00This Carl Zeiss Sonaar 180mm F/2.8 originally was invented for the P6 mount but later on also was available in M42 mount. Some come with adapters, some (like this copy) are hard mounted in M42 only. The 180/2.8 is based on the original Olympia Sonnar for Contax rangefinders, but these .....Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm F/2.8 lens with M42 mountMay 27, 2025 -
Carl Zeiss / Aus Jena Sonnar 300mm f/4 MC, M42 mount
Price: €160,00Very nice looking and pretty uncommon M42 mount Carl Zeiss Sonnar 300mm f/4 MC lens. The lens is actually a P6 mount lens but has been hardmounted with a original pentacon M42 adapter which gives the lens semi-automatic aperture and also Pentacon electric coupling for certain praktica cameras. Focus turns .....Carl Zeiss / Aus Jena Sonnar 300mm f/4 MC, M42 mountMay 13, 2025