Meyer Optik G�rlitz Orestegor 300mm f/4

ManualFocus-G · Expire: 2014-11-24

Lovely sharp shots Woodrim, that lens seems to have smooth bokeh and a rather good shooter behind the viewfinder Smile

Big Dawg · Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 2530 Location: Thach Alabama

Like I said I loved mine and wish I had not sold it. I will buy another in the near future as the color and bokeh are exceptional with this lens.

woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

Today I had a choice of lenses; my Flektogon 35mm with its close focusing ability, or my Meyer 300mm. I went with the Meyer.

Pancolart · Expire: 2013-11-18

Need quick help: how do you clean back elements? I don't mean the last one which is easy to unscrew. After the last one i am stuck. Ring that follows it is obviously inseparable. Any experience? I am reluctant to fully disassemble from front and lose infinity adjustment...

Minolfan · Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 3437 Location: Netherlands

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iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

Would get me within 3-4m of a rattler for love nor money!

Sounds like a crazy setup!

robotron · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 1

Dear Orestegor 300mm f/4 owners,

I am glad I have found admirers of the same glass I bought recently. I am going to try astro and sky photography (since Lidlscope 700mm is too long for many objects, especially while using 1/3" chip). However, my lens do not have any adapter (M42 nor P6) included -- it was very cheap. Therefore, I am going to order CNC machined adapter directly from Orestegor 300 to T2 male thread.

My question is, what is the right distance between M75x0.75 thread at the lens and focal plane?

Please, could you the owners of either M42 or P6 version, measure the distance (or indirectly other cone dimensions) between M75x0.75 and M42/P6 side? It would be very helpful.

If anybody is then interested into Orestegor-T2 adapter then, I may order more than one piece, for sure.

Thank you!
robotron

woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

You can likely find an adapter on ebay that will take it directly to your camera type. Am I missing something with your question? My Orestegor is a P-6 and I was able to get a P-6 to Sony-A adapter. It works fairly well with the exception of a little looseness.

woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

Took this lens out yesterday because I expected distant wildlife, but in the end they were mostly too distant. I did take this picture, handheld, and thought it a good example of the sharpness of the lens. I'm posting the full size image for those that like to examine pixels and may be doing so in comparison with other lenses of the focal length. I wouldn't say this is the sharpest lens in its category, but I find it sharp enough when I hit it right. There was another photographer there and his girlfriend commented on the size of my lens, which I suspect made him feel inadequate Laughing

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

I agree fully, sharp enough to use it and it has nice 'Meyer' tone.

NewStuff · Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 847 Location: Wales, UK

I love my Pentacon version of this. Sharp enough for me, Enough weight to take out most of my Natural shake. The Ostrich was shot handheld, with a screaming 3yr old in tow, and a jostling crowd behind me. Slight sharpening, level tweaks and the usual Watermark and Border. No other PP.

Passers-by tend not to ask silly questions, apart from the obvious one... "How much did *that* cost"? "not much" as a reply has not been taken as a serious answer once.

Optikus · Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2 Location: Germany, Bad Ems

Hi together,

as I am owner of one of these monsters to I had to learn, that the original lens-hood is to short for 35mm/APS use. The first attempt to improve contrast ans sharpness was to add a B&W 486 UV/IR-Cut-Filter, which improved the appearande of the blue fringes seriously, the next step was to add a metal lenshood + adapter with 112mm diameter instaed of the original one. The sensitivity for false ligh is reduced siginifikantly, it might be a little bit longer all the ways, but Heliopan, I got it from, has for each diameter "tele" or "normal" length, so there is no chance to select more. Another change was, to replace the M42- by the P6-Adapter and use a P6-EOS-Adapter for connection to my EOS, it is more stable on the tripod with less vibrations when shooting.

Possible that these information helps a little bit to bring this classic peace of glas in use - I myself prefer it in comparison with the Zeiss 4/300 due to its perfect bokeh - nearly all of the Meyer-Optics have this feature, and that is what I like when using these vintage lenses.

J�rg

Pancolart · Expire: 2013-11-18

Welcome (from another Trekkie) to the forum and thank you for sharing this valuable experience. Please post some shots is available.

woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

Very interesting. Could you provide side by side images without processing to show the difference? A quick look-up suggests this filter may cost more than the lens.

Steven_e007 · Joined: 21 May 2012 Posts: 3

Hi,

I hope someone who owns this lens can help me out, here...

I have just bought the Pentacon version of this 300/4 lens.

I was a little disappointed, I had got the impression from several sources on the internet (including this thread) that the lens had a Pentacon 6 mount and used P6 to M42 adapters (or whatever you desire).

It appears this is NOT the case - or at least it isn't with my lens. My lens has a mount with screw thread of about 75mm diameter - the same as the rear view pic near the start of this thread.

This is not P6 (which is a three lobed bayonet).
Anyone know what it is?

I actually want the P6 mount as I own a Pentacon 6 camera.
I'm hoping there is an adapter available to go from this screw mount to P6.
Alternatively, maybe the lens was made in P6 and this other mount, and I have the wrong one.
Can anyone clarify this, please?

Thanks Smile

NewStuff · Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 847 Location: Wales, UK

Can you post a picture?

Looking at mine, I see your quandry. Looking at the available P6 adaptors out there, Mine does not have lugs either.

I'll post pictures later, but there is a locating pin for the M42 adaptor, a screw thread for the collar of the adaptor to go on to, and that pretty much it.

Steven_e007 · Joined: 21 May 2012 Posts: 3

coon · Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 6

woodrim · Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston

I may have one. I'll have to look around if you'd like me to. I imagine mine came with the P-6 mout which I removed when I put the Sony A-mount adapter on it. Those are reverse threads, by the way, so don't forget when it comes time to remove a mount.