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Pentacon 29mm f/2.8

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Posted by Bengt Köhler Sandberg 2014-05-17

Pentacon 29mm f/2.8 (M42)

Specs:

Focal length:
29mm
Weight:
200g
Aperture:
f/2.8 to f/22
6 bladed aperure
Auto or Manual
Mount:
M42
Closest Focus:
0.25m (0.8ft)
Covers:
Standard 35mm film size
(24×36 mm negative)
Filter Size:
55mm



Image quality


Analogue B&W film
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)



Bokeh
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)





Digital
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Download full size image. Here
f/2.8 - f/4 - f/5.6 - f/8 - f/11 - f/16 - f/22

Youtube clip showing test images above in 100% cropped at center and corner.
Also in its original res.

Pentacon 29mm f/2.8
                                              (M42)



Bokeh
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)



Flare / Backlight
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42) Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)
Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42) Pentacon 29mm
                                                      f/2.8 (M42)



Extra Sample
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)
Pentacon
                                                          29mm f/2.8
                                                          (M42)



More sample images can be found at:
http://www.sample-image.com/pentacon-auto-29mm-f2-8-mc/




Filming
Pentacon 29mm f/2.8
                                            (M42)



Build quality

Very well made and are solid as a rock.
The feel is also very good.


Conclusion

Image quality wide open has quite good center sharpness but also very noticeable corner softness.
Stop it down a bit and you can get some very nice quality pictures.
But some of the corner softness are still there on a full frame camera.

Also renders well with nice contrast and bokeh.
Flares looks good but I did get a little internal reflections from the silver metal aperture blades.
Some very similar pictures taken directly into the sun did not show any of this is it looks like the lens don't do this to easily.

Closest focus of 0.25m (0.8ft) is also a nice plus.

Overall a very nice lens.


Thumbs up:
Image quality
Renders, Bokeh and flare
Build quality and feel
Closest Focus: 0.25m (0.8ft)

Thumbs down:
Corner softness


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Technical Info

Analogue
Scanner: Plustek OpticFilm 7600i
Film: AGFA CINEREX (X-ray film)
Developer: Kodak Xtol

Digital
Canon 500D with lens mount adapter
Auto White Balance and ISO 100

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