

This lens is a 4 elements in 3 groups lens. “Soap Bubble Bokeh” photos by Domiplan 50mm F2.8 is a Tessar a Triplet this Jena 50 2.8 is a Jena Zeiss Tessar design. The outline of “Soap Bubble Bokeh” in this photo taken with this lens is much sharper than that taken with Fujinon. This lens is frustrating because it is too close to shoot, but the image is not bad. They shortly discovered, that Cooke Triplet lenses produced interesting, soap bubble like blur in out of focus area, so called bokeh. I attached a Domiplan 50mm F2.8 to the SLR PENTAX K-7 and photographed the neighborhood at night. I learned from previous lenses that Soap Bubble Bokeh is prone to occur when there is a light source. with Domiplan 50mm F2.8 attached to PENTAX K-7 Here are some sample photos taken with the Domiplan 50mm F2.8. 2 Soap Bubble Bokeh 5 Vintage Lenses 2.1 Super Takumar 105mm F2.8 (M42 mount) 2.2 Fujinon 55mm F2.2 (M42 mount) 2.3 Meyer-Optik Domiplan 50mm F2.8 (M42 mount) 2.4 Pentacon AV (Diaplan) 80mm F2.8 (Projector Lens) 2.5 Pentacon AV (Diaplan) 100mm F3.5 (Projector Lens) 2.6 Minolta P-Rokkor 75mm F2. Use a mount adapter suitable for your digital camera. I’m introducing the mount adapter installation procedure on YouTube video, so please refer to it. If you use this lens with a SONY mirrorless camera, you will need a mount adapter called M42-NEX. Our new Trioplan project brings back this unmatched legend’s most versatile focal length (the f2.9/50) and its artistic charm, but with a superior engineered design, the best materials, and handmade German manufacturing. If you want to use Domiplan 50mm F2.8 with PENTAX digital SLR, you need a mount adapter called M42-PK. Built with an optical construction of three lenses, Trioplan images became famous for their soap bubble bokeh, sharp subjects, and extraordinary resolution. Select a mount adapter (to use Domiplan 50mm F2.8 with a digital camera)Ī mount adapter is required to use the vintage lens with current digital cameras. I purchased this Domiplan 50mm F2.8 through ebay. On the other hand, it has the same Toriplet type lens configuration as Torioplan and is now popular as a vintage lens for creating “Soap Bubble Bokeh”. Click here to go to its original location (external website). Soap Bubbles, Bokeh, Camera Lens, Lenses, Old Things, Vintage, Jewelry. The outer edge of the PSF has to be brighter than the inner portion by a large enough amount to create that look. The old Trioplan 100 2.8, with its soap bubble bokeh is such an adored lens by. The inconvenient part of this lens is the spec that the minimum focus distance is 75cm. 1 It is, but it's not as strong as some of the other well known lenses. Later, Pentacon in East Germany took over the production.Īt the time, this lens had individual differences in state, so the reputation seems to have been controversial. Domiplan 50mm F2.8 is the same Meyer Optik brand lens as Torioplanĭomiplan 50mm F2.8 was originally manufactured by Meyer Optik.
