Excellent Vintage lenses to adapt to DSLR or Mirrorless

In yesteryears many excellent lenses were made for camera’s of all shapes and sizes. And in those years many of those camera brands used even more lens mounts. No with adapters you can fit almost every lens to almst every camera so these lenses can be of use again other than collecting… These are some of the most impressive and affordable ones..

1. 58mm f/1.4 Auto-Topcor


Topcor 58mm F1.8
Topcor 58mm F1.8


Price range: $150-350


2. 85mm f/1.8 Super Multi Coated (SMC) Takumar

SMC Takumar 85mm F1.8 M42
SMC Takumar 85mm F1.8 M42


3. 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P


nikon 105mm F2.5 non AI
nikon 105mm F2.5 non AI

Whichever configuration you choose, Nikon’s 105mm f/2.5 is one of the greatest portrait lenses ever, and delivers awesome performance in a robust, durable package. It is sharp wide open, has good contrast, and beautiful bokeh. The original one can be made to AI with a very simple modification as described on this webpage of this man
