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Carl ZeissPortrait·PRAKTICA B mount·1980

Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Prakticar 50mm F/1.4 MC Type 1

Specifications01

Focal length50mm
Max aperturef/1.4
TypePortrait · Prime
Release year1980
Weight290 g
Filter size52 mm
Min focus distance0.36 m
Aperture blades6
Optical elements7
Groups6
AutofocusNo
StabilizationNo
Aperture controlAperture ring (Manual settings only)
EraFilm era
Production statusDiscontinued

Additional Info02

Lens TypeStandard prime lens

Summary02

Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Prakticar 50mm F/1.4 MC is a 50mm prime lens for the Praktica B (PB) mount, intended for general use and portrait-style imaging with a fast maximum aperture. Manual-focus design with close-focus capability.

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Where can this lens be adapted?

The Praktica B mount has a flange distance of 44.4 mm. A plain adapter fits a camera whose flange distance is at least 1.46 mm shorter. How lens adapters work

  • Sony EAdapter · 26.4 mm
  • Canon RFAdapter · 24.4 mm
  • Nikon ZAdapter · 28.4 mm
  • Fujifilm XAdapter · 26.7 mm
  • L-MountAdapter · 24.4 mm
  • Micro Four ThirdsAdapter · 25.15 mm
  • Fujifilm G (GFX)Adapter · 17.7 mm

    Covers full-frame: it can vignette on a medium format sensor.

  • Canon EF-MAdapter · 26.4 mm

No plain adapter reaches infinity focus on: Canon EF, Nikon F.

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Other Mounts03

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