Vintage Lenses for Infrared Photography
Here are the vintage lenses and adapters that I and others have used for Infrared Photography. All have no hot spots in infrared. These can be easiler adapted to most mirrorless cameras via an inexpensive adapter.
Vintage Lenses
Canon FD mount
M42 (Pentax) mount
Lens |
Filter Thread |
Notes |
Tested by |
MIR-1b 37mm f/2.8 |
ø49mm |
|
RS |
HELIOS 44M 58mm f/2 |
ø49mm |
|
Gus Potenza |
Vivitar Auto 100mm f/2.8 |
ø52mm |
|
RS |
Minolta MD mount
Nikon F mount
Contax/Yashica C/Y mount
Lens |
Filter Thread |
Notes |
Tested by |
Yashica DSB 135mm f/2.8 |
ø55mm |
converted Fujifilm X-E1 with 720 nm filter, no hotspots all apertures |
patpat |
Adapters
- Fotasy - Adapts many vintage lenses to mirrorless mounts for about $15 USD
- Fotodiox Pro TLT ROKR - Adapters vintage lenses to mirrorless mounts and adds Tilt/Shift for about $200
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