Best Bokeh Lenses - 50mm - M42

This video takes a look at some of the best vintage 50mm lenses for producing great bokeh, including: - Takumar 50mm f1.4 (Super, Super-Multi-Coated and SMC versions) - Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm f1.7 (8 blade, radio-version) - Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f2.8 - Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Oreston 50mm f1.8 - Zenitar M 50mm f1.7 - Yashica Yashinon 5mm f2 - Yashica Yashinon DS 50mm f1.7 - Cosina Cosinon 50mm f1.7 - Macro Takumar 50mm f4 The lenses are all M42 mount - excellent and good value film era lenses that are easy use on today&digital cameras. I freely admit I haven&tried all M42 lenses, and there are other excellent lenses you could try, including for instance Fujinon EBC and Voigtlander lenses. The video starts with a description of the characteristics of great bokeh, which is a lot more than just smooth blur. It then goes on to consider a range of highly rated 50mm lenses from Japan, Germany and Russia. It is part of a series of videos covering under 50mm lenses, 50mm lenses, 55-58mm lenses and over 58mm lenses. My photos with all these (and other) lenses can be seen in albums here: