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, unless otherwise noted. These can be easiler adapted to most mirrorless cameras via an inexpensive adapter.
Canon EF mount
| Lens |
Filter Thread |
Notes |
Tested by |
| Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD Review (F017) |
ø62mm |
wonderful lens, hotspots only when stopping down over ƒ/16 (but diffraction kick in before at ƒ/8) |
Massinissa Dalla Costa |
Canon FD 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 |
Leica mount
| Lens |
Filter Thread |
Notes |
Tested by |
| Leica 135mm f/4 (Leitz Wetzlar Elmar 1960-1965) |
ø39mm |
|
Mike |
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
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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