M42 Lenses

Various Interesting M42 Screw Mount Lenses

After I acquired the P-mount adapter for the Mamiya NC series cameras I got more and more interested in M42 screw mount lenses. There are many of these lenses avaiable on the used market at very reasonable prices, and it is now possible to add some lenses to the Mamiya NC system which are not available or very hard to find as a Mamiya CS lens.

I am more interested in these lenses from a user´s point of view, therefore I´m only looking after newer lens designs which have multi-coated elements and very good optical quality. I will keep adding lenses to this overview which I find of interest especially for users. Please check back regularly for new additions if you´re interested in these M42 screw mount lenses.

AUTO mamiya/sekor Lenses for the Mamiya TL/DTL Series

These lenses were made for the Mamiya 500 TL, 1000 TL, 500 DTL, 1000 DTL, and 2000 DTL. I prefer the DTL series over the TL series since the camera has a spot and an average light meter. The lenses for the TL series originally had a silver aperture control ring and a silver front lens tube, the one for the DTL series were all black. Functionally they are identical (mostly auto aperture) and compatible with most M42 cameras. A few of the lenses are slightly different between the TL and the DTL series. Below is my collection of TL/DTL lenses I have acquired so far.

The complete line of AUTO mamiya/sekor screw mount lenses from 28 mm to 400 mm for the DTL series (all black versions).

Lens (you can click on the lens designation for more details on the individual lenses)	Elements	Groups	Minimum Focusing Distance	Filter Size	Weight
mamiya/sekor 28 mm 1:2.8	7	6	0.30 m (1.0 ft.)	58 mm	245 g
mamiya/sekor 35 mm 1:2.8	6	5	0.40 m (1.3 ft.)	49 mm	225 g
mamiya/sekor 50 mm 1:2 (TL)	6	4	0.50 m (1.7 ft.)	52 mm	215 g
mamiya/sekor 50 mm 1:2 (I)	6	4	0.50 m (1.7 ft.)	52 mm	2?? g
mamiya/sekor 50 mm 1:2 (II)	6	4	0.50 m (1.7 ft.)	52 mm	190 g
mamiya/sekor 50 mm 1:2.8	4	3	0.50 m (1.7 ft.)	52 mm	155 g
mamiya/sekor 55 mm 1:1.4	7	5	0.50 m (1.7 ft.)	55 mm	305 g
mamiya/sekor 55 mm 1:1.8	6	4	0.50 m (1.7 ft.)	52 mm	210 g
mamiya macro sekor 60/2.8	5	4	0.235 m (9.25”)	58 mm	395 g
mamiya/sekor 135/2.8 (TL)	4	4	1.8 m (6 ft.)	55 mm	395 g
mamiya/sekor 135/2.8 (DTL)	4	4	1.5 m (5 ft.)	55 mm	395 g
mamiya/sekor 135/3.5	4	4	1.8 m (6 ft.)	49 mm	375 g
mamiya/sekor 200 mm 1:3.5 (I)	4	4	3 m (9 ft.)	67 mm	750 g
mamiya/sekor 200 mm 1:3.5 (II)	4	4	2.5 m (8.2 ft.)	62 mm	735 g
mamiya/sekor 200 mm 1:3.5 (III)	4	4	2.3 m (7.5 ft.)	58 mm	565 g
mamiya/sekor 400 mm 1:6.3	3	3	9 m (30 ft.)	72 mm	935 g
Mamiya Auto Extension Tubes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	105 g

AUTO mamiya/sekor SX Lenses for the Mamiya MSX/DSX Series

The Mamiya SX series lenses enable open aperture metering with the Mamiya MSX/DSX cameras. A small pin transmits the selected aperture value to the camera and the camera then compensates the measured light (though the fully opened lens aperture) accordingly. This system works very nicely, and it is a pleasure to use the Mamyia MSX/DSX system to take pictures.

Lens (you can click on the lens designation for more details on the individual lenses)	Elements	Groups	Minimum Focusing Distance	Filter Size	Weight
mamiya/sekor SX 14 mm 1:3.5	10	7	0.3 m (1 ft.)	built-in	295 g
mamiya/sekor SX 28 mm 1:2.8	7	7	0.3 m (1 ft.)	58 mm	205 g
mamiya/sekor SX 35 mm 1:2.8	7	5	0.4 m (1.3 ft.)	52 mm	195 g
mamiya/sekor SX 50 mm 1:2	6	4	0.45 m (1.5 ft.)	52 mm	175 g
mamiya/sekor SX 55 mm 1:1.4	7	5	0.45 m (1.5 ft.)	52 mm	245 g
mamiya/sekor SX 55 mm 1:1.8	6	5	0.45 m (1.5 ft.)	52 mm	185 g
mamiya/sekor SX 100 mm 1:2.8	5	4	1.2 m (4 ft.)	52 mm	270 g
mamiya/sekor SX 105 mm 1:2.8	4	4	1.2 m (4 ft.)	52 mm	280 g
mamiya/sekor SX 135 mm 1:2.8	4	4	1.5 m (5 ft.)	52 mm	500 g
mamiya/sekor SX 200 mm 1:3.5	4	4	2.3 m (7.5 ft.)	58 mm	565 g
mamiya/sekor SX 300 mm 1:5.6	5	4	4.5 m (15 ft.)	58 mm	885 g
mamiya/sekor SX 90-230 1:4.5	11	8	1.5 m (5 ft.)	58 mm	905 g

Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Lenses With M42 Screw Mount

With the help of the Mamiya P-mount adapter it is possible to adapt the legendary Carl Zeiss Jena lenses to your Mamiya NC series camera. Here you can find information on some of the available Carl Zeiss lenses from Jena. I am more or less concentrating only on the newer versions with multi-coated lenses (MC).

Lens (you can click on the lens designation for more details on the individual lenses)	Elements	Groups	Minimum Focusing Distance	Filter Size	Weight
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.8/20	9	8	0.19 m (0.6 ft.)	67 mm	310 g
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35	6	5	0.20 m (0.7 ft.)	49 mm	250 g
Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 1.8/50	6	?	0.35 m (1.1 ft.)	49 mm	205 g
Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 3.5/135	4	4	1.0 m (3.3 ft.)	49 mm	360 g
Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 2.8/200	6	6	2.2 m (7.2 ft.)	77 mm	1170 g
Carl Zeiss Jena Konverter 2x	?	?	N/A	N/A	100 g

Other Interesting M42 Screw Mount Lenses by Various Manufacturers

Here is a list of various M42 lenses made by other companies. I now also have acquired my first Pentax M42 lens which seems to be very nice. Also, there is an incompatibilty issue with these lenses when you want to use them on a Mamiya TL/DTL series camera.

Lens (you can click on the lens designation for more details on the individual lenses)	Elements	Groups	Minimum Focusing Distance	Filter Size	Weight
Yashinon-DX 21 mm 1:3.3	?	?	0.8 m (2.5 ft.)	55 mm	150 g
Weltblick 23 mm 1:3.5	?	?	0.3 m (1.0 ft.)	62 mm	255g
Vivitar 24 mm 1:2.8	8	7	0.24 m (0.8 ft.)	58 mm	250 g
Super-Takumar 28 mm 1:3.5	7	7	0.40 m (1.3 ft.)	49 mm	210 g
Zenit Helios-44M-4 2/58	6	4	0.50 m (1.65 ft.)	52 mm	340 g
Color-Heliar 75 mm 1:2.5 SL	6	5	0.70 m (2.3 ft.)	49 mm	250 g
Jupiter-9 2/85	7	3	0.80 m (2.7 ft.)	49 mm	350 g
Jupiter-37AM 3.5/135 MC	?	?	1.2 m (4 ft.)	52 mm	360 g
Porst MC Auto 135 mm 1:1.8	?	?	1.6 m (5.2 ft.)	82 mm	860 g
SMC-Takumar 150 mm 1:4	5	5	1.8 m (6 ft.)	49 mm	330 g
Tokina RMC 500 mm 1:8	?	?	1.5 m (4.9 ft.)	35.5 mm	460 g
Tamron 35-70 1:3.5 CF Macro	7	7	0.25 m (0.8 ft.)	58 mm	340 g
Tokina 75-150 1:3.8 RMC	12	9	1.6 m (5.2 ft.)	52 mm	400 g
Panagor PMC 75-205 1:3.5	?	?	2.0 m (6.6 ft.)	62 mm	1115 g
Sigma Zoom 80-200 1:3.5-4	12	8	1.5 m (4.9 ft.)	52 mm	695 g
Tamron Tele Macro 80-210 1:3.8	13	10	0.9 m (3 ft.)	58 mm	635 g
Tamron Converter 2x BBAR MC	?	?	N/A	N/A	145 g
Tamron Adaptall Mount for M42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30 g

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