Auto Sears 55mm f1.4! One of my most favorite vintage lenses.

[@nathandavis5099]

This Auto Sears was designed and manufactured at Tomioka. They sold it to many camera manufactures including: Ricoh, Sears, Mamiya, Chinon, and several other European retailers. It is the big brother to the Auto Chinon 55mm 1.7 reviewed on this channel, and I left my experiences with the 1.4 version in the comments there, noting the center sharpness, unique bokeh, and cool colors. It is a joy to shoot, and oozes character no matter the format of film or sensor. A quick note about the lens construction: the rear element stands proud of the metal casing, and the edges can get chipped fairly easily. I ALWAYS focus to minimum before unscrewing the lens as this retracts the rear element into the lens making chipping unlikely.

[@sclogse1]

Great info, although I immediately put a permanent adapter to Fuji on it, as I do to all my vintage. It gets a little nutty when the lens and a Sears body costs me 26 bucks and the adapter 14...

[@timatwater8247]

Did Tomioka make Yashica lenses too? I remember reading that Yashica owned Tomioka at one point but don't know if that's true or not. Yashica did make some of the Carl Zeiss Contax lenses in Japan of course along with the Yashica ML lenses.

[@nathandavis5099]

@@timatwater8247 Yeah, I'm fairly sure Tomioka made my Auto Yashinon 5cm f2, kit lens for the original Penta J. I also think the Tomioka factory made a lot of the Contax C/Y lenses after Yashica bought the factory. I'm not as confident about the Yashinon DX and DS lenses. It's possible that some were made by Tomioka, but that others were made by other manufacturers. Those are series I'm not as familiar with.

[@mahakalax108]

THX !!!

[@albertopalazzi2862]

Perfettamente d'accordo con le sue osservazioni. Grande lente il Tomioka. Il Planar made in Japan.

[@bambammm1137]

I have takumar f1.4 8 element version and 7 element model. But since I got this lens, they've been in the closet. It is a high quality lens. The resolution is top notch. Thanks for the review

[@VintageOptiks]

Great to hear that you also love this lens!! The Takumars are nice, but this Sears lens is really hard to beat. Amazing optics! I absolutely love it!!

[@gsjunkie4320]

Nice. Earlier this year I bought a Sears 50mm F1.7. It quickly became one of my favorite lenses. I’d love to try a 1.4 as I’m a fan of low light and night photography.

[@PeterCarlsen2108]

Beautiful images, pretty much sums up what I appreciate about vintage glass. Love my small Collection of old Takumars and Helios, would love to try this one out!

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you!

[@RobertRichard13]

I'd definitely like to give this a try on my a6400, see if the sharpness holds up after crop. Love your channel, the content is superb; keep up the good work!

[@GlennUpgraded]

Can't blame you for not liking it. Love the look and the paint-like bokeh! Wish to try that out.

[@juliodubeux889]

Yes I would absolutely love one of those! It is very rare to find it here in Brazil. Even the rikenon is hard to come by. Been following your channel for a while now. Recently I managed to grab a meyer - optik oreston and it just triggered a horrible desire to collect vintage lenses. There is nothing like it. The character and rendering of these senior beauties rekindled my photography. I was somewhat annoyed by the sterile precision of.their modern counterparts. Now, I feel back on the saddle again. I would like to thank you for the excellent videos (the soundtrack and bumpers are absolutely fantastic. They bring a smile to my face everytime. It never fails ;-).

[@VintageOptiks]

I completely agree - modern lenses can never give you this magical quality that vintage lenses have. And it's nice to know that vintage lenses got you excited about photography again! I only shoot with old manual lenses and I couldn't be happier!! Glad to hear that you enjoy the videos. Thank you!!

[@skazhenyj]

Count me in as well, why not. :) I'll be buying this lens for sure, I suppose it's Tomioka-made and I hear and see only good things about it. Keep up the good work, this is by far my favourite lens review channel. The whole format is great and so are the image samples.

[@Notso_Wild_Bill]

Just picked up an Auto Sears 1:2 50mm as part of a lot, now I need to go try it. Thanks.

[@nathandavis5099]

Nice. The K-mount Sears is ok, but the m42 is gorgeous. I regret selling my Sears 50mm f2.

[@robinbottrell771]

Love your videos and you always shine light on some amazing unheard of lenses! The konica UC line and this Sears have blown me away, would love to adapt this one!

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you so much! I love finding the weird obscure gems from the past. And the one is really special!!

[@robinbottrell771]

@@VintageOptiks Can't wait to try some of your DIY projects they're brill

[@VintageOptiks]

The DIY projects are a lot of fun and very addictive :) There are so many amazing fixed lenses out there and they all have unique character and rendering. I love adapting them to digital! Would love to hear your experience if you try adapting some. Take care.

[@leto87]

Good quality, 55mm f1.4 is always better than 50mm f1.4. Do they still make 55mm prime lenses?

[@nathandavis5099]

Pretty sure Zeiss makes a 55mm for Sony.

[@ice9phil]

I totally believe you. I have Auto Sears 28mm 2.8 and I was totally blown away by its performance. I sure would love to have an a companion 50mm to go along with the 28mm. And I totally go along with you using Helicoid adapters. No need for messy extension tubes.

[@VintageOptiks]

It's nice to hear that you also appreciate the amazing Sears lenses! Now I need to get my hands on this 28mm f2.8 lens you mentioned. There are only a few Sears lenses that I still haven't tried, but I want to get them all :) Yeah, helicoid adapters are the way to go! I totally stopped using normal adapters.

[@shbang8069]

Great review always! I really want to try this vintage lens. I have been trying to use lens you recommended. and now my photography is better. Thanks a bunch!

[@TheJ_G]

Another great review! Definitely a lens that’s been on my list for a long time. Surprisingly hard to find a good copy in these parts. Great to finally see some modern commentary and examples! Cheers!

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you! Yes, this lens is becoming harder and harder to find unfortunately. I wish more people can try it. Cheers!

[@steven1811]

This lens is one of the top 5 in my collection for sure.

[@VintageOptiks]

It's great to hear that you also appreciate this magical lens. I absolutely love it!

[@gagaklumayung7995]

The last Sears closed in my town 3 yrs ago, I like their Craftsman tools but I didn't know that they also made or sold cameras. All my camera gears are as old as Sears, Nikon D80, Vivitar 70-210 f3.5 and 50mm Series E. I love to get one of those Sears lens if I can find one cheap.

[@cdafrance9141]

From your shots, I think this lens is very interesting for its buzzy blurr, witch brings a very interesting dynamic to picturesyou want

[@lookcm3]

The short length of the wonderful lens makes your suggestion of extendable helicoid a sensible additional character 👍. I would love to use this lens.

[@echoohce]

I have looked for a good copy of this lens for years with no luck. Its THE lens I want the most in fact. I agree, it really is a special fast 50.

[@robertwlittlejohn]

I have the same lens, but Rikenon branding...amazing lens with freakish bokeh effects...you have to try it at night with artificial lights...neon, xmas tree...had brilliant colour...also amazing in darker rainforest conditions...

[@VintageOptiks]

It's so great to hear that you also love this amazing lens! The bokeh is without a doubt my favorite I've seen so far from a f1.4 lens! It's incredible! I agree that it renders artificial light in a really special way. I love it!! Cheers!

[@LasseMalmgren]

Count me in on the give-away, i'd love to try this lens. BTW so brilliant of you to reveal these rebranded hidden gems and what optics they really are !

[@gilbertdaroy6080]

I have the Sears 50mm 1.8 and it's bokeh rivals that of the Taks. The images have a nostalgic but sharp look. Fun to use.

[@VintageOptiks]

Nice! I have the Sears 55mm f1.8 which is also amazing. Very sharp even wide open and the build quality is the same as the f1.4 version.

[@chrisreich40]

The more I learn about vintage lenses, the more I realize that photographers who used them when they were marketed really could not go wrong. With very few exceptions, all were more than good enough for casual/amateur/snapshot taking. We didn't realize how good we had things in the sixties and seventies. Yes, I was there then. The only lens I ever owned that frustrated me was a Visitor 35mm f/1.9 on my Konica SLR which rendered only soft images. Now we have pros saying 'sharpness isn't everything' but I assert that to be true, it should be acknowledged that for the vast majority of use-cases, sharpness is the *first* thing. As far as I can tell, 50mm lenses were always more than sharp enough and this video offers further evidence.

[@chrisreich40]

Auto-correct change the brand of the lens I mentioned to "Visitor" from "Vivitar".

[@William-ht5me]

I've been very impressed by the Auto Sears/Sekor SX 55mm f1.8 lens that I recently won in an auction on eBay for $8.50 (and $8 shipping). The glass looked very rough in the poorly taken photos of it in the listing and looked even worse when I got it, but it cleaned up really well. Its only fault is that the focusing ring is a bit stiff but I can live with that. I'd really like to see how it compares with the 55 f1.4 of this review. It's very sharp with great color, to my taste, and can render strong 3D pop at the right aperture and in the right light. And there are rumors it too was made by Tomioka.

[@ioanniskatsanos4673]

Always beautiful videos. You keep opening new possibilities with new "old" options. This Sears seems awesome and I would be really curious to try to shoot some images with it !

[@JaredTremper]

Looks lovey. I’d love to have a copy. I recently picked up the Sears Auto 105mm F2.8 M42 and it appears to be new old stock: I don’t think it was ever used until I got it. Still in the box! Gorgeous bokeh and a nice build quality. Perhaps also from Ricoh.

[@sclogse1]

Another one arrives this week, attached to a Yashica Electro AX 35mm . Under 30. And this week, I'm not sick. Not sure if the Mount is M42 or a Yashica Contax. Seller is not the guy to ask...

[@VintageOptiks]

That’s great you found one for so cheap! Enjoy!

[@ponce8716]

Yes please! I have a Pentax S2/S3 that are screaming to be one with this lens :) Would love a chance to try this lens!

[@mamiyapress]

Yes, I would really like to have this lens on one of my M42 cameras, thank you for making it available.

[@lanolinlight]

I had the Auto Cosinon version of this lens. Simply the most beautiful lens I've ever owned.

[@VintageOptiks]

Nice!! This lens is without a doubt one of my top 5 most favorite lenses!! It’s a real gem!! People are usually put off by the Sears name, but they have no idea how special this lens is!

[@eduardolarrea4426]

Oh! What a wonderful lens ...! It would be a perfect match for my SINGLEX II body waiting, alone in the dark, for its soulmate ... *Excellent channel. Congratulations.*

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you!!

[@garyfitz999]

I love shooting with vintage lenses and you make this one sound so good. I'd love to try it out!

[@danielknupp]

That will be my first vintage lens. I truly want to start out experimenting with vintage lenses since I met the channel

[@janschut8689]

Ik like to try out this lens. The bokeh at wider apertures looks realy special

[@milesofsmilesphoto]

Pooh yes please! I'd love to add this vintage lens to my small collection, which I love experimenting with on my Fuji bodies.

[@michielbuse4386]

I wonder hoe it compares to the takumar 55mm f1.8 i have in my recently discovered gear my father used to have. Recently started discovering vintage lenses anyway and your channel gives a very good on these old and interesting lenses. Keep up the good work guys!

[@VintageOptiks]

I also have the Takumar 55mm f1.8 which is a wonderful lens, but I don't think it will be fare to compare the two, since the Auto Sears is faster with a much shallower depth of field when shot wide open. But both are great vintage lenses and both produces great images. Glad to hear you have discovered the magic of old lenses. Thank you for your message. Cheers!

[@michielbuse4386]

@@VintageOptiks Dear sir I'm honored by your reaction, so swiftly also, it has all the halmarks of a passionate person. As of years ago ( I'm not the most young person anymore, lol) I have been a amateur fotographer using many second hand equipment for over here in the Netherlands there are some great fotography flea markets, giving opportunity to score some good lenses. I used mostly Minolta stuff before i inherited some takumar and Yashica equipment from my father. Long time I hold on to analog until recently when wanting to have full use of all my old gear, made possible by getting a sony 7, which made open up a huge world of opportunity's. A channel like yours made me aware of even more possibilitys, and i thank you for this! If you ever feel the need to try out a lens like the Minolta 100mm f2,5 or anything the likes i may have at hand, i would be glad to lend it to you. the downside would be i had to mis it for a while, lol. but the upside would be nice to know how you feel about some of those lenses. Let me know if you deem this a good idea? Kindest regards, Michiel Busé P.S. Sorry for spelling errors!

[@VintageOptiks]

@@michielbuse4386 Dear Michiel, thank you for your kind message. It's nice to hear that there are good flea markets in the Netherlands where one can find vintage lenses. Here in the USA it's becoming more and more difficult to find treasures. It's wonderful that you still hold on to your analog equipment. I also feel so lucky that the Sony A7 series allowed us to play with so many lenses from the past!! What a great opportunity! That's so kind of you to offer to lend me some of your lenses. I would be honored to try some of them if you don't mind. I love Minolta lenses!! You can contact me at my e-mail address: [e-mail] Thank you so much!!

[@davidangel-blair9358]

Another interesting video. It is amazing how good some vintage lenses are! The word has gotten out about this lens. It's not so cheap now.

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you! This is definitely one of the best f1.4 lenses out there and I continue to be amazed by the images I get from it. Yes, this lens is pretty famous now, and it’s no longer as cheap as it used to be, but you can still find it for pretty reasonable prices from time to time.

[@yurypisar347]

Yaaaaaai! Another giveaway! For sure I want this lens. And thanks for your interesting channel.

[@timj1543]

I guess if nobody else wants it you can send it my way!! glad i found this channel as i enjoy the reviews.

[@twocub3d]

Awesome! Would love to have this fast glass!

[@zeljkovajak]

Until I saw this video I didn’t even know how great the lens was! I like it now! If he doesn't get it as a gift, I'll definitely look for him on ebay ... Thanks for the great review.

[@gitithadani]

Thanks! Very nicely made - depicts the lens character. I would appreciate tryng it out.

[@davidlofts6641]

Looks like a very fun lens indeed! I just got an M42 adapter yesterday, so I'm game for the giveaway!

[@cerbay1974]

That m42 mount lens has attracted my attention by the help of this video. Hope to try it soon:)

[@meredith669]

I would love to enjoy discovering the beauty in surroudnings with those lenses

[@CarlosJimenezGuerra]

All this rebranded lens are a good opportunity to save money, here in Europe there are numerous brands like revue or porst which were Japan or Soviet lenses. A good deal! Count me for the giveaway to!

[@yurypisar347]

Just rewatched it. Will definitely try this lens whenever I buy it for cheap. At the beginning of summer I bought SMC Takumar 55mm 1.8 lens for ~40$ and I absolutely love it! Built like a tank, very easy to focus, giving crystal sharp images with natural colors and craaaazy boke and also being able to do macro shots.

[@VintageOptiks]

Nice! I hope you can find one for cheap so you can try it out. Easily one of my favorite lenses that I’ve tried! I have the Takumar 55mm f1.8. Haven’t used it much yet, but eventually I’ll get to it.

[@steven1811]

Yep. Love that lens more than the 55mm 1.4 7th element.

[@michaellee09]

I have a tls because I wanted the Sears collectible but it did not have the lens. Would love to have one to go on it.

[@PaulSchyvens]

Succesfully DIY adapted Konica Auto S 2 lens, Love to try the Auto Sears and add to my collection.

[@gilberthonaniephotography]

I would definitely use this lens quite a bit, on my old Pentax camera

[@viniciusgotosleep]

I'd love to try that lens! Really wanna see how it fairs against my minolta 58mm 1.4, they're both double gauss designs after all.

[@Typical90sChild]

I would love this lens! That bokeh is an absolute dream!

[@janferenc1233]

Would need a ~50 ish mm lens as I've broken my Konica.

[@FotogramPl]

I started with analogue photography. I tested analogue lenses from minolta, canon, nikon and zeiss aus jena. I saw this film and I think it is the best analogue lens I have seen so far. I would love to take pictures of jazz with it.

[@VintageOptiks]

It's a great lens! It might not have a fancy brand name, but it has some real magic! It is without a doubt one of my absolute favorites! I hope you'll get to try it.

[@dragos2804]

Never heard of this lens. Sign me in, thank you

[@laurencemoss8049]

Who wouldn't want to own a piece of Vintage Photographic Splendour . An Superb Vintage Lens .

[@DanielIggers]

I would love to try this lens, if I'm not late to the party. I shoot with many m42 prime lenses such as super multicoated takumar.

[@ghpicard]

Nice review. Sears did have some good manufacturers on their list. The pity is that now that the cat is out of the bag they cannot be got for cheap. Please count me in for the giveaway!

[@thomasclark631]

Great images. I think this lens would be a great adaptation for my Fujifilm X-Pro 3.

[@braxtonjens7839]

Awesome lens! I love vintage lenses, and in fact I’ve fully switched to using them. No more modern glass or AF. I simply can’t recreate what I get out of vintage glass from modern lenses. I would definitely love to add this to my vintage lens kit.

[@VintageOptiks]

I totally agree with you - modern lenses seems so lifeless in comparison. I also only have vintage glass - no modern AF lenses allowed. :)

[@gilbertdaroy6080]

The image samples are incredibly sharp and for some reason has a contemporary quality about them. It's also a good looking lens.

[@VintageOptiks]

I agree! It’s a great looking lens that is made extremely well and is an excellent performer!

[@svendsgaard1]

Fantastic review. I never knew about this lens. I would look forward to mounting an Auto sears onto my fuji xt-3

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you!

[@JayChokdee]

The bokeh shape is quite weird and quirky, but well, it’s add to the “character”. Would love to try this :)

[@EmCzteryEr]

I'd love to try it. Not gonna lie: would be the first f1.4 in my small collection.

[@ThruJordansLens]

I’d want one of those. Didn’t know that about Sears lenses. Thanks for the info.

[@richardfaroni7268]

Just subscribed, great commentary and history on the lens. I would love to have one for myself as not only is it a Rikenon but it is a Tomioka design. Count me in on the give-away as I could put that lens to very good use. Thanks and keep the videos coming.

[@chipotam]

Count me in! Collecting those "50-ish onepointfours" is my current addiction and I don't have these sears yet :D

[@johnnymarinarasauce]

This ones been on my must buy list for some time now. Free would be even better now that I’m retired lol. Keep up the good work!

[@michaelmorales4459]

Thanks for showing me lenses I never would have thought to try. I would love to get a copy of that Sears lens! Thanks for the chance at one!

[@jakumeitgerd]

I'd love to try it out, been wanting to get a prime lens for a while.

[@ohjajohh]

That lens is cool, but those matches might be even cooler! I would love to try that lens. These days Im also doing tests with vintage lenses and would love to see what the Auto Sears can do!

[@christopherpackart]

That would be cool. Is there adaptors to use on the EFM mount?

[@key2adventure]

Definitely would like to get it. It would be tried on my Hasselblad X1D on which I try out many awesome vintage lenses, but it would definitely be used on my Sony A7. Thanks for your very fine reviews :-)

[@JoshVaBien]

Would love to try this out on my edixa, looks incredible! Also never seen a matchbox like that before 😮

[@martinruiz398]

That macro adapter is so cool, I had no idea that those existed!

[@VintageOptiks]

Yeah those macro adapters have been a game changer for me! I love them!!

[@philiphickman5085]

I don't want the lens as I have the Rikenon. I love it too. Would like to see more Ricoh / Riken reviews if possible.

[@xiaodu87]

Hey, I love watching your channel since I found it, although I have to say, my main focus is on M42 lenses, as they fit on my Pentax K70. This 55mm looks really great, so I'm quite interested to get it. Move on with your great videos! Regards from Germany

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you! More videos coming soon. Regards from USA!

[@xDNightmarex]

That would certainly be a nice upgrade for my small vintage collection, seeing as the fastest I currently have is 2.8. gimme gimme gimme :)

[@hambrick03]

Just found your channel and already love the quick informative vids! I'd love to shoot the sears 1.4 on my spotmatic!

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying the content.

[@zeuduslao]

wow! amazing lens, quite sharp! I wold love to own a copy of it. lovely bokeh!

[@joseacarrasm]

Yes I would like this lens, the bokeh looks wonderful.

[@Ni5ei]

My Auto Rikenon doesn't have half aperture stops in between.

[@VintageOptiks]

This lens also doesn’t have half stops. I say in the video that the aperture has click stops in between each f-stop. I say that only because some lenses have clickless apertures that people use for cinema and I want to note that this lens actually does have click stops between each f-stop.

[@eduardovegarct]

I would love to have this lens 😭 🙏 I have a very beautiful Konica AR f1.8 52mm that sadly moves the blades when the focus ring is moved. The depth of field is so similar to this Sears lens! Both look amazing

[@ChrisTNoir]

Very nice of you to offer this great lens. Good luck to everybody!

[@derackertroll453]

I have just come from the studio trejo channel, which drew my attention to vintage optics. Rightly so! Interesting facts about a number of vintage lenses and many great sample photos of the individual lenses. Channel is subscribed! I hope you have enough vintage lenses to post quite a few more videos about them! Finally, I would have one more request, would you tell me the title of your "chapter music"? Greetings from Germany (The land of the good East German vintage lenses) P.S. The lens as a giveaway is interesting, but actually my 55mm 1.7 Auto Revuenon is enough for me; 0)

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you for your nice message! And special thanks to studio trejo for recommending my channel. Also thank you for subscribing!! I definitely have a lot more lenses and videos in the works. So there won't be any shortage of vintage optics videos any time soon :) Unfortunately I don't know who did the little audio clip in my chapters section. I found it on internet archive. Greetings from USA. Enjoy your Revuenon 55mm f1.7!

[@stwostudio]

I took the 55mm and 135 mm because of you 😁 thanks for sharing 🙏 I added the 28mm and 200mm auto sears as well as the 35mm rikenon auto to complete my set. I tried a DIY like you with an Industar 63 from the Zorki 10 and I completely failed lol I saw a very nice image on YT, it's an optic that you should appreciate and the zorki 10 and really cheap.

[@VintageOptiks]

That’s great you got all those Sears lenses!! I have a weird obsession with the Sears brand. There are some absolute gems in their lens line especially from the early 70’s! Another fantastic lens with the Sears name is the Auto Sears Macro 55mm f2.8. It’s quite rare and a bit expensive, but a really great lens! There is also the Auto Sears 105mm f2.8 but that lens is even harder to find. Sorry you weren’t able to adapt the lens from the Zorki 10. I haven’t tried adapting it yet. From my experience each fixed lens has different quirks about the adapting process. Sometimes they are very easy and sometimes almost impossible.

[@stwostudio]

@@VintageOptiks i just bought the 55mm macro for 85$ on ebay again because of you lol but with some fungus i will have to clean it. Did I get a good deal in your opinion?

[@VintageOptiks]

Oh yeah that’s a pretty good price. Usually they go for $120 or so in good condition. Enjoy it, it’s a great lens!

[@jdelfield]

I would love to have this lens sent to me! Thanks so much for all the painstakingly researched reviews and the fountain of information.

[@VintageOptiks]

You are welcome! I hope the content is helpful to people who love vintage lenses and to those who are just discovering their magic.

[@RicardoKleine]

Amazing and beautiful rendition! As always another great review, congratulations!

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you!!

[@andrewlara9685]

Count me in! It would be nice to compare lenses with my Canon nFd 50mm f1.4.

[@danielbrowning2491]

Never knew this was identical to the auto rikenon. Count me in!

[@henryarias2239]

I discovered your channel some months ago because I am interested in vintage lenses. Actually I like the reviews that you do, I find them very interesting and the videos well done. I would like to try those sears lenses, so far I tried only Russian vintage lenses. I am interested to see how this lenses perform at the moment of doing portraits.

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you! Glad to hear that you are enjoying the lens reviews. Cheers!

[@antoniolazarski9361]

Great review of this beautiful lens, I have a 28-50 3.5 and 50- 70 both Sears I got them at a garage sale with a Pentax K1000. We all want this lens :) what did you light up in the video, a candle. Cheer's (y)

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you!! How do you like the Sears zooms you mentioned? I actually didn't light up anything at all - just wanted to use the cool matches :)

[@plexycolor]

Wonderful videos!!! One question: Was this lens made by Tomioka? Have you some information about that? Thank you!!!

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you! Regarding your question - the rumor is that this lens and a few other 55mm f1.4 lenses such as the Auto Rikenon, were designed and possibly made by Tomioka. But I’ve been looking for some solid evidence about this claim for months and I haven’t been able to find any. This is why I didn’t mention anything about Tomioka in my video.

[@1CharlieM]

I'm in! I've been after this lens for a while and would love to add it to my small collection!

[@bartvanassche6174]

I know its reputation and have read so much about it but never actually had a chance to use it 😊👌 Classy review as can be expected 😉 Oh and I WANT IT 😆 WITH CAPS 🤣

[@LeonKnook]

Of course I want this lens! Another great find and as always an excellent presentation.

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you!

[@davehandelman2832]

Omg the portraits i could take with that lens would be EPIC!!! LOOOOOOVE this channel!!

[@VintageOptiks]

Thank you!!

[@purpleeinstein]

@ Vintage Optiks VO, I need your help/advise please. Just scored this exact lens on ebay and also the same Fotasy helicoid adapter you have. I'm having problems though focusing the lens whenever the helicoid is extended, even just a little. Let alone fully extended. Doesn't matter the distance from lens to subject, lens will not focus if helicoid is opened up. The lens will only focus if the helicoid is fully closed just like a normal adapter without the helicoid. Am I missing something or maybe the lens is defective? Is there something I can try?

[@VintageOptiks]

Hi, what you describe sounds very unusual. If I use my helicoid adapter, whenever I extended it, the lens simply focuses closer than the normal minimum focusing distance. And if I fully close the helicoid adapter, it simply acts as a normal adapter. But it can always focus on the subject no matter how far I extend it. Of course when it's fully extended, I have to be super close to my subject to get things in focus, but it still works great. It's basically the same thing, as when you attach extension tubes. If you want, you can make a little video of the issue you are describing, and send it to me, so I can see if there is something I can help you with. You can e-mail me at: [e-mail] Cheers!

[@purpleeinstein]

@@VintageOptiks Thanks Vintage! I'm with you, it does seem unusual to say the least. Your explanation of how the helicoid is supposed to function was exactly what I was expecting. Unfortunately, mine is weirding out. I will further add though, after I contacted you, I purchased another helicoid (Yeenon) and the same thing is happening. I wonder if it could very well be something peculiar to my copy of the lens? I'll try to get together a snippet of video to share with you. Thanks again Bro!

[@VintageOptiks]

You are welcome! It’s very strange that even a second helicoid from a different manufacturer will give you the same issue. Send me a video and I’ll see if I can help you figure this out. Cheers!

[@mattgti86]

I'd love to receive this lens in the giveaway! this focal range on a crop sensor makes an excellent portrait lens.

[@kyletisdale6909]

Hey bro!! I’d love this lens :) been a longtime supporter of ur channel, enjoyed this review and your others!!

[@VintageOptiks]

Hey Kyle! Thanks so much for being a supporter of the channel! I really appreciate it!