Review Porst Weitwinkel 1: 3.5 / 35mm VB

For the opportunity to review Porst Weitwinkel 1: 3.5 / 35mm VB many thanks to Anton Pugin, who sent me him from another area.

Review Porst Weitwinkel 1: 3.5 / 35mm VB

The Porst Weitwinkel 35 / 3.5 sent to me is badly frayed and has a dent on the rim near the front lens. The owner purchased it for $ 30 Perhaps it is precisely because of these 'battle wounds' that the lens lost some of its optical quality. This instance is converted to a Nikon F mount with the ability to focus on infinity, however, when focusing on infinity, the rear lens of the lens catches the mirror of my camera Nikon D700... On Nikon DX cameras, due to the smaller size of the mirror, there are no problems with “clinging”.

How to use with modern cameras?

Lenses with mounting thread M42 (M42 X 1 / 45.5), such as the lens from this review, are very easy to use on almost any modern digital camera (both SLR and mirrorless), for this it is enough to choose the right adapter (adapter). You do not need to carry out any additional steps to modify the lens.

The cheapest adapters can be found at Aliexpress.com... There are adapters (adapters) with a chip that provide more convenience during shooting, usually chips are used to confirm focus and / or metering exposure, and form the correct EXIF. The chip does not affect the image quality in any way.

For some SLR cameras (for example, with the Nikon F-mount), you need to use adapters with a corrective lens, which allows you to focus correctly at all focusing distances. For any mirrorless cameras, such a lens is not needed, and the adapter is a simple decorated hollow metal tube with an appropriate mount.

For SLR cameras

1. Canon: For cameras Canon EOS with bayonet mount EF / EF-S need an M42-Canon EOS adapter, such an adapter with a chip can be found herewithout chip here.
2. NIKON: For cameras Nikon DX / FXas well as for cameras Fujifilm и Kodak with a Nikon F mount, you need an M42-Nikon F adapter, you can buy such an adapter without a lens and a chip here, with a lens without a chip herewith chip without lens here, with lens and chip here. Why a lens? Why chip?
3. PENTAX: For Pentax cameras with K mount, you need an M42-Pentax K adapter, you can buy such an adapter here.
4. SONY/MINOLTA: For cameras with a Sony / Minolta A mount, you need the M42-Sony A adapter, you can find such an adapter without a chip at this linkwith a chip at this link.
5. OLYMPUS/PANASONIC/LEICA: For cameras with a 4/3 bayonet mount (not to be confused with Micro 4/3!) You need an M42-4 / 3 adapter, you can buy such an adapter here.

For mirrorless cameras

1. SONY: For cameras with 'E'/'FE' mount series SonyNEX и Sony Alpha you need an adapter M42-Sony E (aka M42-Sony Nex), you can find it at this link. An autofocus adapter is also available for these cameras. Techart PRO Leica M - Sony E Autofocus Adapterwhich can be found at this link.
2. OLYMPUS / PANASONIC / KODAK / XIAOMI: For cameras with a bayonet mount Micro 4/3 (Micro 4:3) you need an adapter M42-Micro 4/3, you can find it at this link.
3. CANON M: For cameras with Canon EF-M mount need adapter M42-Canon M, it can be found at this link.
4. CANON R and RF-S: For cameras with Canon RF mount need adapter M42-Canon R, it can be found at this link.
5. Nikon 1: For cameras Nikon 1 Series need adapter M42-Nikon 1, you can find it at this link.
6. Nikon Z: For cameras Nikon Z series (FX/DX) need an adapter M42-Nikon Z, it can be found at this link.
7. FUJIFILM X: For cameras with mount X need an M42-Fuji X adapter, you can find it at this link.
8. FUJIFILM GFX: For medium format cameras G-mount need M42-Fuji GFX adapter, you can find it at this link.
9. SAMSUNG: For cameras with NX mount, you need an M42-Samsung NX adapter, you can find it at this link. There are no adapters for the NX mini camera yet.
10. PENTAX: For Q-mount cameras, you need an M42-Pentax Q adapter, you can find it at this link.
11. SIGMA / PANASONIC / LEICA: For cameras with L mount you need an M42-Leica L adapter, you can find it at this link.
12. LEICA: For cameras with a bayonet mount Leica M need adapter M42-L / M, you can find it at this link.

If you have any questions on compatibility and adapters - ask in the comments (comments do not require any registration at all).

Enlightenment of the front lens of the Porst Weitwinkel 35 / 3.5 lens and aperture view

The lens focuses smoothly, the focusing ring is rubberized and rotates only 90 degrees. When focusing, the front lens does not rotate, and the lens trunk is slightly lengthened, while the entire inner lens unit of the lens moves. MDF is 50 cm, usually much smaller for wide-angle lenses. The lens has a depth-of-field scale with an infrared shift mark. The Porst Weitwinkel 35 / 3.5 has rings for setting and presetting aperture. The diaphragm control rings are inconveniently located, as they rotate, they cling to each other. The number of diaphragm blades is 6 pieces. With the aperture preset ring, the lens iris can be adjusted smoothly, without clicks or fixed intermediate values. The aperture closes to a maximum of f / 16. The lens is lightweight, compact, well assembled, the case has the inscription 'Made in Japan'.

Porst Weitwinkel 1: 3.5 / 35mm VB on a Nikon AF N8008s film camera

Sample Photos

The Porst Weitwinkel 1: 3.5 / 35mm VB has a weak enlightenment and in the backlight the lens can create strong glare in the photo. I was glad that the distortion is very small, in JVI the curvature of straight lines is almost imperceptible. The lens has f / 3.5 vignetting on my full frame camera. Sharpness, as for a fix, could be better, especially since the lens uses a small maximum aperture of F / 3.5. Fully closed at f / 16, on my camera Nikon D700, image sharpness is very weak. I do not know what the letters VB mean in the designation of the lens, maybe someone will tell me in the comments.

Everything is filmed on Nikon D700, on-camera JPEG, NL image management mode.

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Porst Weitwinkel 1: 3.5 / 35mm VB is a weak, wide-angle, old lens for film cameras.

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