Absolutely agree, love the way the lens renders colours, must be down to the minolta coatings ? I don't think I'll ever part with my copy, looking forward to using this lens more in the future

@@raydavies8464 thanks ray, always good to hear from you 😊

@@alanboyd2413 very good suggestion, will do 👍

Yes totally agree, love this lens, Minolta lenses handle colour beautifully, they were early adopters of lens coatings and used magnesium fluorite and other ingredients, they seem consistently good in this regard, such a shame they no longer are in the business

@@campbells0ups there's a certain quality to Zeiss jena lenses that can be hard to quantify, I'm definitely a fan , thanks for your comments, very much appreciated

the colors of the Pancolar's are deep in vibrancy, as well as high in saturation. the tone is magenta and warm and the character is like a romantacized version of reality. very strong and pleasing.

@@campbells0ups haven't tried the oreston yet, hope to soon and not tried the f2 pancolar, that looks like a beautiful lens

@@fistfulloflenses absolutely love both of these, i believe the Pancolar 1.8 will be middle ground between them. also, careful with Exakta-mount versions of f/2 Pancolar, they have a bottom lip on aperture arm that will need modified to adapt.

@@campbells0ups thanks for the tip, I was looking at an exacta adapter just recently

@@fistfulloflenses the modification on the Exatka version is a small filing job. the F2 Pancolar also came in M42 mount but is rare. the Exakta mount are more affordable, but they are tricky to mount and use on my FF Canon's

I was surprised , at how nice the lens was,definitely underrated , part of the fun for me is finding these hidden gems that are underappreciated, and undervalued

Thanks for the extra information, found conflicting information on the web . Thanks for the comment

​​@@shy-guy5544 thank you,with that lens I used a fotga ,md- nex it's okay but others I've used feel better made

@@fistfulloflenses Thanks

​@@shy-guy5544nice to hear from you, it's the comments I get that make KZfaq worth the effort

@@sputumtube Hi , my version is in excellent condition, I paid £40 in 2023 from eBay, often go for a little more as you have mentioned, I took a chance as the description was poor and the photos of the lens weren't clear, so I messaged the seller directly, asked if the lens had fungus and if there were any mechanical issues excetra, I often try my own repairs on lenses with various results usually good but not always, personally I've never paid for a repair, but that's partly because i don't know if anyone local , let me know how you get on with the lens, as a side note I've just recently put a roll of film through a Ricoh SLR very nice camera, thank you for the comment

Great, the bargains are still there to be found, I still shoot film occasionally, I've got a roll to develop at the moment, thanks for the comment

@@aquablue8497 thank you aquablue, it certainly is a very nice lens

Thank you, great to hear from you, and welcome to the channel

@@fistfulloflenses I subscribed.

@@photographyforenjoyment thank you Alan, I've only recently been looking at yashica lenses , they have an interesting history, good to hear from you. Loving your channel also

Thank you Jill, glad you like it , and thanks for the comment

Nice as always x

@@AndJohn-vm9dq thanks John

Thank you Jill, glad you enjoyed it, more to follow 😊

Sound advice, I found it a challenge at f1.4 , and needed to stop down a little

@@carljordan4515 yes totally agree, it's sharp as well, it could easily have been a series 1

@@aquablue8497 thank you, nice to hear from you again aquablue

@@gerryhardman9060 thank you, much appreciated, the pentacon 50 mm f1.8 is a different lens design ,I have one here in the praktica pb mount ,a nice lens that I hope to review,one day

@@peterdavies9166 thanks for the comment, love that you recognised ogmore castle, did you ever go across the stepping stones and see candleston castle?

@@mulatto928 what are your thoughts on the lens , have you Found it to be a good lens?

@@BriansPhotoShow thank you, I find that very interesting, this particular lens certainly has a unique character to it, that's what encourages me to try out different vintage lenses for myself.i have a few good modern lenses , but I feel that many modern lenses are technically very good but lacking in character

Bokeh never was a thing before because it didn`t come out very well with low quality analog film. Once the step was made to much better digital it became apparent to do something with it.

​@@brugj03very true, when I started photography in the late 1980s early 1990s nobody talked about bokeh

@@fistfulloflenses You`re right. My GM lenses are outstanding but a bit to clinical. They do everything well but lack a little expression. I also shoot voightlander, it`s got loads of expression and popping dynamics. But many things go wrong if you pixel peep. I don`t pixelpeep anymore.

@@brugj03 pixel peeping is for amateurs 🤣only joking

@@janedaggeryou can never have to many fast fifties😊,I've recently got a few Konica hexanon lenses ,I'm very impressed by them, beautiful colour palette and great build quality.

@@fistfulloflenses Well, I'm a yankee and on the dole (social security) and skimping is not just an idea, its a need I constantly ignore. At least there's beans. ROFLMAO!

@@janedagger I remember it well

@@photographyforenjoyment I never really tried them before this lens , but since trying this one I've added another, that I'm looking forward to testing

@@perin99 yes try them out, let us know how they perform 👍

Hoping to, I've got a place in mind 😊

Thank you, I will check out your channel

@@cameraprepper7938 yes I agree, because of the focal length you still get quite a bit of background blur, at f 3.5

Partly right, Chromatic aberration also called, chromatic distortion, colour aberration etc , is a failure of the lens to focus all colours to the same point, in short, causing the light to be dispersed, chromatic aberration manifests itself as fringes of colour along boundaries, so in theory if you can eliminate chromatic aberration you can make the image appear sharper , of course the other benefit of using thorium is that it reduces the necessary curvature of the glass allowing the lens elements to be thinner and therefore lighter, phew a long winded explanation 😊

@@kbqvist only that I've read that it is an excellent lens , unfortunately I haven't as yet had an opportunity to review one .

I have one of these, and as @fistfulloflenses says, it is indeed an excellent lens. I've used it on a Canon 6d, and it has a fantastic colour rendition, great sharpness, and dreamy bokeh.

@@kbqvist unfortunately,I've not had the opportunity to try one yet, but I'm on the lookout for one

@@luzr6613 the early radioactive version is a lens id love to try out, I've been told it's a great lens , thanks for the encouragement

New Zealand,a beautiful country, very nice to hear from you, I've not used the super takumar version, but I am impressed with the build quality of the Pentax lenses I've got.

Build quality is certainly one factor that endears them to me too - they have a very satisfying feel to them. And although I do have very good digital glass, I'm always a little worried that it'll spontaneously die on me (like the bodies do!) and throw me back into poverty. No such fears with good vintage lenses!

@@luzr6613 yes your right, I have a mix of old and new glass, much for the same reason, also the cost factor ,and its interesting to try out new optics

@@christopherleecowan very true, they always seem to be pretty good, it was such a popular focal length for so long, the manufacturers had plenty of experience producing great 135s

Thank you, I'm glad you're still enjoying the channel, makes the effort worthwhile 👍

Thanks Rhys, good to hear from you and glad you enjoyed it 👍

@@photographyforenjoyment thank you Alan, good to hear from you,I've thought about doing comparison shots , but feel it could get a little bit tedious. Glad you're enjoying the channel.

I think it also shows that sensor size is not that important, and as you said it's the end results that matter

I decided id rather viewers to have an unbiased mindset when viewing the images ,and rate the photos on merit rather than a preconceived opinion as to which sensor is best,also I felt that putting up which camera took which images is distracting.

Good tips, I will have to read up on audio👍

@@Rev_Rhys thank you Rhys,I won't, and thank you for the encouragement

@@perin99 thank you, hope to add more to the channel soon

@@photographyforenjoyment thank you Alan, nice to be appreciated 😊

Just shows , how good these lenses were for the time

I've got a few of their lenses, they are very good, like many photography companies,they struggled with the advent of autofocus

Great to have you join us 👍