Pentacon Six Lens tests

The Pentacon Six System
by TRA
Lens Tests

An exceptionally wide range of lenses is available in the Pentacon Six mount. This image shows examples of many of them.

[C374-30: Pentacon Six mount lenses from Carl Zeiss Jena, Meyer-Optik Görlitz/Pentacon, Arsenal, Joseph Schneider Kreuznach and Hartblei]

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1. Introduction	2. (In)Compatibility issues
3. The cameras & films used for the tests & Metering	4. The scene chosen for the tests
5. Lens data	6. How to compare Medium Format & 35mm camera focal lengths

The wide angle lenses (1): 40-50mm

The wide angle lenses (2): 55-65mm

The standard focal length lenses

The telephoto lenses:
Divided into the following sections:
    The teleconverters
    120-140mm
    150-180mm
    240-300mm
    500-560mm
    600mm

New 500-600mm tests, May 2007

1000mm

New 1000-1200mm tests, November 2007

2000mm

Shift lenses

Tilt lenses

Macro lenses

Conclusion

Disclaimer

The Author

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