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| − | The most [[Pentacon]] brand lenses were derived from classical East-German lens constructions. | + | The most [[Pentacon]] brand lenses were derived from classical East-German lens constructions. When the Pentacon combinate (Pentacon group) was founded in 1968 the famous German lens maker [[Hugo Meyer]] in Görlitz (since 1952 officially "VEB Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz") was incorporated into that group. The lens maker's brand name was changed from "Meyer Görlitz" to "Pentacon", and even Meyer's renowned trademarks like "Lydith" and "Orestor" were omitted. Since then all the successful former Meyer lens constructions were produced by Pentacon. Further lens development focused on the [[lens coating]]'s improvement, resulting in advanced Pentacon lenses with "multicoating" (MC). When the era of [[zoom lens]]es began Pentacon started trading rebadged [[OEM]] products. The camera trademark "Exakta" even seems to have been borrowed by Japanese lens makers for marketing standard [[zoom lens]]es for several popular lens mounts. Thus these "Exakta lenses" were neither Pentacon constructions nor Pentacon products. |
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! Pentacon lens | ! Pentacon lens | ||
! was | ! was | ||
| + | ! OEM | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Pentacon auto 2.8/29 <br/> Pentacon electric 2.8/29 | | Pentacon auto 2.8/29 <br/> Pentacon electric 2.8/29 | ||
| Meyer Orestegon | | Meyer Orestegon | ||
| + | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Pentacon 3.5/30 | | Pentacon 3.5/30 | ||
| Meyer Lydith | | Meyer Lydith | ||
| + | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Domiplan]] 2.8/50 | | [[Domiplan]] 2.8/50 | ||
| [[Domiplan|Meyer Domiplan]] | | [[Domiplan|Meyer Domiplan]] | ||
| + | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Pentacon auto 1.8/50]] <br/> [[Pentacon electric 1.8/50]] | | [[Pentacon auto 1.8/50]] <br/> [[Pentacon electric 1.8/50]] | ||
| [[Oreston|Meyer Oreston]] | | [[Oreston|Meyer Oreston]] | ||
| + | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Pentacon 2.8/100 <br/> Pentacon auto 2.8/100 <br/> Pentacon electric 2.8/100 | | Pentacon 2.8/100 <br/> Pentacon auto 2.8/100 <br/> Pentacon electric 2.8/100 | ||
| [[Orestor|Meyer Orestor]] | | [[Orestor|Meyer Orestor]] | ||
| + | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Pentacon 2.8/135]] <br/> [[Pentacon auto 2.8/135]] <br/> Pentacon electric 2.8/135 | | [[Pentacon 2.8/135]] <br/> [[Pentacon auto 2.8/135]] <br/> Pentacon electric 2.8/135 | ||
| [[Orestor|Meyer Orestor]] | | [[Orestor|Meyer Orestor]] | ||
| + | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Pentacon 4/200 | | Pentacon 4/200 | ||
| Meyer Orestegor (5 elements) | | Meyer Orestegor (5 elements) | ||
| + | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Pentacon 4/300 | | Pentacon 4/300 | ||
| Meyer Orestegor (5 elements) | | Meyer Orestegor (5 elements) | ||
| + | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Pentacon 5.6/500 | | Pentacon 5.6/500 | ||
| Meyer Orestegor (4 elements) | | Meyer Orestegor (4 elements) | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Pentacon 3.5/39-80 electric multicoating | ||
| + | | Sigma multi-coated 1:3.5 f=39~80mm | ||
| + | | [[Sigma]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Pentacon]] | [[Category:Pentacon]] | ||
[[Category:German lenses]] | [[Category:German lenses]] | ||
Revision as of 10:57, 6 November 2012
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| The columns TYPE and aperture/focal length TOGETHER give the lens type names! For larger view, click here! image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
The most Pentacon brand lenses were derived from classical East-German lens constructions. When the Pentacon combinate (Pentacon group) was founded in 1968 the famous German lens maker Hugo Meyer in Görlitz (since 1952 officially "VEB Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz") was incorporated into that group. The lens maker's brand name was changed from "Meyer Görlitz" to "Pentacon", and even Meyer's renowned trademarks like "Lydith" and "Orestor" were omitted. Since then all the successful former Meyer lens constructions were produced by Pentacon. Further lens development focused on the lens coating's improvement, resulting in advanced Pentacon lenses with "multicoating" (MC). When the era of zoom lenses began Pentacon started trading rebadged OEM products. The camera trademark "Exakta" even seems to have been borrowed by Japanese lens makers for marketing standard zoom lenses for several popular lens mounts. Thus these "Exakta lenses" were neither Pentacon constructions nor Pentacon products.
| Pentacon lens | was | OEM |
|---|---|---|
| Pentacon auto 2.8/29 Pentacon electric 2.8/29 |
Meyer Orestegon | |
| Pentacon 3.5/30 | Meyer Lydith | |
| Domiplan 2.8/50 | Meyer Domiplan | |
| Pentacon auto 1.8/50 Pentacon electric 1.8/50 |
Meyer Oreston | |
| Pentacon 2.8/100 Pentacon auto 2.8/100 Pentacon electric 2.8/100 |
Meyer Orestor | |
| Pentacon 2.8/135 Pentacon auto 2.8/135 Pentacon electric 2.8/135 |
Meyer Orestor | |
| Pentacon 4/200 | Meyer Orestegor (5 elements) | |
| Pentacon 4/300 | Meyer Orestegor (5 elements) | |
| Pentacon 5.6/500 | Meyer Orestegor (4 elements) | |
| Pentacon 3.5/39-80 electric multicoating | Sigma multi-coated 1:3.5 f=39~80mm | Sigma |
