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Rent NowPrinzflex Wide Auto 28mm f/2.8 Lens (M42 Mount)
Classic Manual Focus Wide-Angle Prime Lens
The Prinzflex Wide Auto 28mm f/2.8 is a classic vintage wide-angle prime lens featuring the highly versatile M42 screw mount. Providing a broad field of view, this lens is ideal for landscape, street, and architectural photography. With its bright f/2.8 maximum aperture, it offers solid low-light usability and a bright viewfinder image on vintage SLR cameras. It is a popular, budget-friendly option for film enthusiasts and digital shooters looking to experiment with legacy glass.
Item Condition & Notes
Condition: AS-IS (For parts, repair, or cleaning)
Optical Flaws: The internal glass elements contain visible dust and fungus growth, which will lower image contrast and soften rendering under bright lighting conditions.
Included Accessories: Lens body only. This item does not include front or rear lens caps.
Key Features & Mechanics
Wide-Angle Perspective: The 28mm focal length offers an expansive field of view, making it a great tool for capturing sweeping vistas, tight interior spaces, or casual everyday snapshots.
Bright f/2.8 Aperture: Allows for faster shutter speeds in low-light environments and provides decent depth-of-field control for a wide-angle lens.
Universal M42 Screw Mount: Natively fits a massive variety of vintage M42 screw-mount film cameras (such as Pentax, Praktica, and Zenit) and can be easily adapted to almost any modern mirrorless digital camera body.
Auto/Manual Switch: Features a mechanical switch on the lens barrel to toggle the aperture pin operation, making it highly adaptable for both native film bodies and modern digital adapters.
Technical Specifications
Lens System Classification: Wide-Angle Manual Focus Prime Lens
Lens Mount Type: M42 Screw Mount
Focal Length: 28mm
Maximum Aperture: f/2.8
Minimum Aperture: f/16
Focus Control Type: Manual Focus Only
Barrel Construction: Metal housing with independent mechanical aperture ring
