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MONTGOMERY WARD 67-583 AUTO 1: 3.5 F = 200mm. The lens is shown on a digital SLR camera. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi. Attaching the lens to the camera using M42-Canon EOS adapter without chip.
In short
MONTGOMERY WARD 67-583 AUTO 1: 3.5 F = 200mm is a faceless telephoto lens with moderate aperture. Well assembled. Optically very bad. Very large minimum focus distance. Most likely an unsuccessful copy of the lens of some other brand.
The lens is shown on a digital SLR camera. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi. Attaching the lens to the camera using M42-Canon EOS adapter without chip.
Main technical characteristics of MONTGOMERY WARD 67-583 AUTO 1: 3.5 F = 200mm:
| Review Instance Name | MONTGOMERY WARD 67-583 AUTO 1: 3.5 F = 200mm 62Ø No.333870 Lens made in Japan |
| Basic properties |
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| Front Filter Diameter | 62 mm |
| Focal length | 200 mm
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| Zoom ratio | 1 x |
| Designed by | for film cameras with a frame size of 24 x 36 |
| Number of aperture blades | 6 petals, at F / 4, F / 5.6, the petals form a hole with pronounced notches |
| Tags | focusing distance scale in meters and feet. DOF scale for F / 4, 5.6 (not explicitly), 8, 11 (not explicitly), 16, 22. Label 'R' for work in the infrared spectrum. |
| Diaphragm | from F / 3.5 to F / 22. The lens has an aperture control ring. There are marks on the ring for F / 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 (without intermediate values) |
| MDF | 3.5 m |
| The weight | unknown |
| Optical design | unknown |
| Lens hood | Retractable, built-in, metal, telescopic. |
| Manufacturer country | LENS MADE IN JAPAN (lens made in Japan). |
| Period | unknown |
| Price | from 10 to 100 cu for used option.
Prices for modern manual telephoto lenses can be viewed here. |
MONTGOMERY WARD 67-583 AUTO 1: 3.5 F = 200mm well assembled, has a built-in metal hood. The lens hood is poorly fixed in the extended position. The focus ring has a wide rubberized insert, rotates approximately 270 degrees. The ring travel is smooth and pleasant. During focusing, the front retractable body does not rotate. Focusing occurs by moving the entire lens block.
Image quality and sample photos
Optically, MONTGOMERY WARD 67-583 AUTO 1: 3.5 F = 200mm is bad due to very weak sharpness on the open aperture, strong chromatic aberration, low contrast and poor backlighting.
Pictures in the gallery were obtained using Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi и adapter M42-Canon EF. Photo without processing, on-camera JPEG.
Download source files in format JPEG can at this link.
MONTGOMERY WARD 67-583 AUTO 1: 3.5 F = 200mm
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
- 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.
- 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?
- PENTAX: For Pentax cameras with K mount, you need an M42-Pentax K adapter, you can buy such an adapter here.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- CANON M: For cameras with Canon EF-M mount need adapter M42-Canon M, it can be found at this link.
- CANON R and RF-S: For cameras with Canon RF mount need adapter M42-Canon R, it can be found at this link.
- Nikon 1: For cameras Nikon 1 Series need adapter M42-Nikon 1, you can find it at this link.
- Nikon Z: For cameras Nikon Z series (FX/DX) need an adapter M42-Nikon Z, it can be found at this link.
- FUJIFILM X: For cameras with mount X need an M42-Fuji X adapter, you can find it at this link.
- FUJIFILM GFX: For medium format cameras G-mount need M42-Fuji GFX adapter, you can find it at this link.
- 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.
- PENTAX: For Q-mount cameras, you need an M42-Pentax Q adapter, you can find it at this link.
- SIGMA / PANASONIC / LEICA: For cameras with L mount you need an M42-Leica L adapter, you can find it at this link.
- LEICA: For cameras with a bayonet mount Leica M need adapter M42-L / M, you can find it at this link.
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67-583 - a number and place in hell, where they shoot on this lens
I think this should limit the review))
At first I thought that the run of the focal))
It is very similar to my unsuccessful Tele 200 / 3,5 both externally and especially in the issued pictures
And my Telear gives a much better picture.
Good review :) I never had hopes for montgomery - it was too much of a hat company, but the examples of photos surprised me. Bottle glass lomography for 50 years overdue. Very original. For 10 bucks I would take it - it looks cool. I would put it on the shelf to admire :) Thank you for not bypassing even such glasses.
How subtly you described the optical "advantages" of this lens))) I would compare it with photographing through a dense cellophane, but yours is more accurate)))
At minus 2/3 stop exposure correction and is quite useful for “emotional” shots with cats and so on. I cheaply took a high-aperture (2,8) hundred thirty-five, with a similar "sharpness" and DD - and sometimes I use a portrait for subject photography, it is not bad ... And, quoting Pastor: “Lomography with bottle glass for 50 years overdue for XNUMX film. Very original ”- it really suits some subjects very well. Moreover, yes, in general, "does not shine."
pay extra for the shooting, I hope?
In principle, everything is expected.
and why there is not a single example on the covered diaphragm ???
At one time, I had a Beroflex 200 3.5 full copy, it was outwardly pretty nice, brushed aluminum, and the optically just creepy junk and MDF was also hellish (or 2.7m or 3.5m, like here). Soaped at all aperture values.
I didn't think there was anything worse than 18-200 on the long end. Although if you close to 5,6 ...
5,6 as if fully open at the long end)
... I was very surprised by the “made in Japan” on the case ... usually, the Japanese don't make their optics really badly ...
"67-583 - the row and place in hell where they shoot with this lens"
This made my day :)
when I got mold on 80-200 2.8, the contrast also dropped a lot. Photos looked like examples.
I did not expect that this review will gain so many comments :)