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woodrim
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 Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:18 pm Post subject: Meyer Optik Gorlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 |
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woodrim wrote:
I find this lens to be vastly underrated as both an art lens and very sharp full purpose. All taken with NEX-5N and most, if not all, wide open...
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calvin83
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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calvin83 wrote:
I rate this lens as high as the Domiron with better build quality than the later Pentacon 50/1.8. The major weakness is the flare resistant but I think you can handle it.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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papasito wrote:
I agree.
Nice lens, very underrated, but if you let me say, your photografic taste is better than the lens |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
The Oreston has a single coating, then there's the later Pentacon with single coating, then the MC Pentacon, finally the Prakticar Pentacon. All the same design but with different coatings. The Oreston is a bit warmer in colour rendition then the MC versions and has lower contrast overall, veiling flare is common at wide aperture settings. I used to use my Oreston often, but I use my Pancolar 1.8/50 in preference these days because the Pancolar is sharper and contrastier, but that advantage is only from f1.8 to f4, from f4 on, it's very hard to tell them apart.
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JJB wrote:
Lovely results, Mike, as usual.
It is a fun lens, I need to take mine out more often.
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
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I agree.
Nice lens, very underrated, but if you let me say, your photografic taste is better than the lens |
Yes, I will let you say that, thank you 
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
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| I rate this lens as high as the Domiron with better build quality than the later Pentacon 50/1.8. The major weakness is the flare resistant but I think you can handle it. |
Sometimes I will use my hand to shade the front glass, sometimes just let it happen and call it Oriental style.
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
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Lovely results, Mike, as usual.
It is a fun lens, I need to take mine out more often. |
Thank you, Mo. It is better than I had expected. I will carry it with me frequently, but next time out I will bring my new and improved Domiplan. The Primoplan will also get lots of use after an infinity adjustment. My Meyers are taking over.
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valjo wrote:
f = 1.8
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woodrim
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| Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:19 am Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
Yep, performs pretty well at f/1.8. Here are a few more at wide open...
And this one is a merge of four...
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vroger wrote:
Like the style, and look.
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papasito
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| Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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papasito wrote:
I had several of them.
Oreston, multicoated in red letters and the last MC in white letters.
The last MC from F/4 to F/11 is an average lens, with less contrast, less resolution and less saturation than the other 1,8/50 lens for the praktica (pancolar).
Nevertheless, the MC has a good rendering, specially in B&W for me.
In color images, the oreston at wide apertures, is a pictorical images maker.
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fermy
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fermy wrote:
I had this lens (sold now). Here's my series with it http://forum.mflenses.com/meyer-oreston-50mm-f1-8-t49265.html
It's a good lens, old school heavy build. Its party piece is close focusing ability. It does 1:4 without any tubes. The thing that I didn't like about that lens is the absence of A/M switch. This is not fatal, but makes changing the aperture less convenient than it could have been. For these reasons I prefer Pentacon MC 50/1.8, which is the same formula, same close focusing, lower weight and better flare resistance. However, the rendering of Pentacon is colder, no doubt due to the coating.
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hemmo wrote:
Really beautiful results Woodrim! Thanks for sharing!
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
Thanks to all for your comments. When I purchased this lens, I had it sent directly to Marc Jensen in case it needed cleaning. Marc fixed the aperture so that it stops down as I turn.
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cgustav
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cgustav wrote:
Great results woodrim!
Wide open still looks like a great lens. |
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TrueLoveOne wrote:
Indeed, underrated lens! I too used to use it a lot, actually until i discovered the Pancolar 1.8/50.
But it's still a beautiful piece of glass, you show it!
Here's one of my wide-open shots with the Oreston:
 Claartje by René Maly, on Flickr
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rudolfkremers wrote:
Wonderful shots in this thread. I just bought this lens for nearly nothing (£4.99). It has some fungus but I reckon it won't show.
Can't wait to shoot with this!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: Meyer Optik Gorlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 |
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| I find this lens to be vastly underrated as both an art lens and very sharp full purpose. All taken with NEX-5N and most, if not all, wide open... |
I recently purchased a Meyer Optik Gorlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 for ten dollars at a local thrift store. Initially I was very unimpressed with it. My instinct was to sell it immediately, but Woodrim's impressive images in this post made me hang on to it for awhile. I'm so glad I did. It takes time, patience, and a little work to really get to know some lenses. I've sold too many lenses before really giving them a chance. This is indeed an "art lens" and as such has characteristics that are very valuable to me. I also use this on a NEX5n and I love the auto/manual button as opposed to the usual switch. Why don't more lenses have this? I love it. Thanks Woodrim! |
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woodrim
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: Meyer Optik Gorlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 |
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woodrim wrote:
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| woodrim wrote: |
| I find this lens to be vastly underrated as both an art lens and very sharp full purpose. All taken with NEX-5N and most, if not all, wide open... |
I recently purchased a Meyer Optik Gorlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 for ten dollars at a local thrift store. Initially I was very unimpressed with it. My instinct was to sell it immediately, but Woodrim's impressive images in this post made me hang on to it for awhile. I'm so glad I did. It takes time, patience, and a little work to really get to know some lenses. I've sold too many lenses before really giving them a chance. This is indeed an "art lens" and as such has characteristics that are very valuable to me. I also use this on a NEX5n and I love the auto/manual button as opposed to the usual switch. Why don't more lenses have this? I love it. Thanks Woodrim! |
Oh, you're welcome. Thank you for the compliment.
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Attila wrote:
 great lens, you did find sweets spots of this lens , congrats! great oriental style!
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tomzcafe wrote:
This is the lens that brought me to Meyer Optik Lenses. Still love it though I broke the aperture stopping down pin as it was stuck at about f4.
The second one I have is Meyer Optik Orestegor 200/4 with broken aperture too
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Gorgeous pictures. Very creative.
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Marek wrote:
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| I rate this lens as high as the Domiron. |
Why?
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Lightshow wrote:
Am I correct that there isn't a preset version in zebra?
I was looking at getting Meyer Zebra preset versions the 30 Lydith and 100 Orestor plus a normal in M42 or Exakta,
I have found nice examples of 30 & 100 in Exaktaand I'm holding off from buying anything till I sort out a normal.
The Domiplan has a preset in M42, but doesn't seem to be available in Exakta, they all seem to have the arm.
The Oreston 50 doesn't seem to have any preset versions.
The Domiron doesn't come in zebra
Am I missing any?
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