4 lenses that may have to go.

[kryss]

Hi,I have the following lenses that I know very little about,all in mint condition.If anyone has used any of these I would appreciate your comments as to how good/bad they are and if possible average worth.Thanks.
Meyer Oreston 50mm f1.8
Pentaflex Auto Color 50mm f1.8
Porst Weitwinkel(wide angle)35mm f3.5
Asanuma Auto-wide 28mm f2.8

[David]

I watch eBay similar lenses for sale when I have ones I want to sell. I do that for a few weeks prior to selling to see what similar lenses are going for. I recently bid on a 35mm Porst m42 lens. I think I bid up to $35, but did not win.

[kryss]

Thanks David but am more interested in anyone who has experience using these lenses.Regards.PS if you are interested make me an offer it is in mint condition with both caps & I can probably find a case,

[luisalegria]

Meyer Oreston - decent 50 I thought; Voytek got mine and he seems to like it even more. He is big on bokeh, I often don't notice.

Pentaflex seems to have been a brand under which Praktica-Pentacon cameras were sold. Its probably another Meyer.

Asanuma Auto-Wide - Most Asanuma lenses seem to be Tokinas. The "Auto-wide" is another indicator; early Tokina auto lenses were labelled tele-auto or auto-wide or wide-auto. If it is an early auto Tokina its a pretty decent lens, nothing exciting.

[enzodm]

Meyer Oreston is not bad, with its more recent name Pentacon is widely available at low prices. Value (look at closed auctions on Ebay) is around 15-40€ but depends on mount: on the higher side if it is M42, on the lower bayonet.
Pentaflex should be the same lens: are they visually similar?
Finally, Porst and Asanuma are rebranded lenses produced by others. I do not know their quality, but often they can be bought for few money. Again, mount makes some difference.

[kryss]

Thanks enzodm,silly me forgot to say all are M42 and yes Meyer and Pentaflex are similar.Thanks

[iangreenhalgh1]

Oreston is a good lens, I like mine a lot. The Penaflex, as people say, will be similar, I have the later Pentacon 1.8/50 as well and it's as good as the Oreston but much poorer build quality, aperture on mine has stuck open, a common problem.

The Porst Weitwinkel is probably also a Meyer/Pentacon lens, might be similar to the Meyer Primagon I have.

[kryss]

Thanks Ian, I prefer the Meyer lenses to Pentacon I have a 250mm f5.5 I wouldn't say its stunning but with that polished aluminum in mint condition it sure looks nice mounted on camera and gets a lot of stares when out shooting.

[RioRico]

I really like the Meyer Oreston. I overpaid US$45 a couple years ago but don't regret it. (I was in a Meyer-buying frenzy back then, and I actually had some money!) Day after tomorrow, it is scheduled to be my lens-of-the-day. The Pentaflex Color is probably the same lens. I have the Pentacon Electric, with no aperture problems, and a few months ago it only cost me US$11. Both mine are M42, auto-only.

The Oreston might attract some good bids. The Pentaflex probably won't.

I bought a Porst Weitwinkel 35/2.8 a couple years ago, overpaying US$27, and have barely used it. It needs to go on my lens-of-the-day schedule. I have a note on mine that it's made by Tokina, but I can't be sure of that. My only other lens with a similar serial number (79xxxx) is a Makinon 28/2.8 and I have no idea of its maker. Neither seems anything like a Meyer lens.

Is the Porst like a Meyer Primagon? My Primagon (alu, Exakta mount) is 35/4.5, much slower, and definitely no resemblance. How many 35mm Primagons did Meyer make?

[iangreenhalgh1]

[enzodm]

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