Today had a walk with an oldie, and no the oldie is not me. It was one of my vintage lenses. The Meyer Optik Gorlitz , Lydith 30mm f 3.5.
MOG is one of mine favourit lensmaker, they rivaled Carl Zeiss in their days. And I have a few of them.
It has been a while since I took out some of my old lenses for a walk.
The Lydith is a small lens that sits well on my Fuji XT10. Aperture from f3.5 to f22. And if you want it has a preset for your aperture. The 30mm transforms on my camera to a 45mm, what is almost the human eye. Min focus distance is 1.1ft ( 0.33m ). And at 6m or 20ft it reaches its max. The lensmount is the classical M42 screwmount.
I must say that I found it a practical lens to use for a walkaround. So lets see some results.
Wide open it is a bit soft and has a pleasing bokeh. Some would not find it creamy enough.
But when stopped down it gets pretty sharp.
The next photo was the photo of the day
I had fun using this lens and , I will use it again in another walk.


Great shots, and I like the soft effect in the dandelion picture. I really like the photo of the day. How old is that lens?
ReplyDeleteThis lens they made between 1964 and 1971
DeleteThanks for the interesting lesson.
ReplyDeleteIt is fun using vintage lenses on the modern camera
DeleteYou really have some very cool lenses. This one, for as old as it is, seems to be the tops.
ReplyDeleteIt is a very good one. They still make new lenses, a bit expensive
DeleteFantastic collection of Captures Love the Graffiti
ReplyDeleteAiways good for bright colors
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