Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8

Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 | S/N: 5337463

Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 Standard Prime Lens - Good Condition | Rare Vintage M42 Screw Mount Lens with Renowned Ultra-Close Focus and Exquisite Creamy Bokeh

Introductory Paragraph The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 is a highly coveted, beautifully crafted mechanical standard prime lens manufactured in the historic optical hub of Görlitz, Germany. Celebrated for its specialized 6-element in 4-group optical configuration, this lens generates an exceptionally smooth background fall-off and gorgeous, painterly out-of-focus highlight details. Featuring a universal M42 screw thread mount, this highly scannable Meyer-Optik Görlitz prime is universally adored by analog purists and modern digital mirrorless videographers alike for its high micro-contrast, vibrant color reproduction, and its industry-leading close-focusing capabilities.

Key Features

• Advanced 6-element premium optical layout construction, rendering a stunning balance of central sharpness, natural contrast, and true-to-life colors.

• Ultra-close 0.33-meter minimum focusing distance path, allowing creators to shoot tight macro-style details with incredible background compression.

• Fast f/1.8 maximum aperture geometry, providing superb exposure flexibility in low light and a razor-thin, dreamy depth of field.

• Renowned circular aperture diaphragm structuring, yielding the legendary, smooth Meyer-Optik creamy bokeh transitions when shot wide open.

• Tactile Auto/Manual aperture tracking toggle switch, accommodating seamless manual exposure adjustments when using modern mirrorless adapters.

• Universal M42 thread screw mount design geometry, providing instant adaptation options to nearly all modern digital or vintage film bodies.

• Robust all-metal mechanical barrel framework chassis, showcasing precision mid-century German engineering built to last a lifetime.

Condition Report Good condition. Body: Shows standard, light signs of previous creative handling, including minor superficial paint scuffs on the black-and-silver aluminum exterior barrel and typical light rubbing along the knurled metal focus grip ridges. The rear M42 threads are sharp, clean, and thread down perfectly. Sensor/Optics: The internal glass elements are bright and clear. The optics are free from internal fungus, heavy haze, optical separation, or deep glass scratches; normal minimal micro-dust is visible under tight inspection lighting but does not alter performance or image contrast. Mechanics: Fully operational. The manual focus ring rotates uniformly with a smooth feel across the entire distance scale, the aperture selection ring clicks cleanly into place at every stop, and the internal aperture blades are dry, entirely free of oil, and close down instantly.

Specialist Note "The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 is widely celebrated as one of the absolute finest standard primes of its generation, later becoming the structural foundation for the famous Pentacon 50mm f/1.8. Its absolute secret weapon is that astonishing 0.33m minimum focus distance—letting you get dramatically closer to your subject than almost any other vintage standard lens. When shot wide open at f/1.8, the micro-contrast is stunning, drawing your subject out of a sea of beautifully soft, swirling bokeh. It is an exceptionally satisfying, completely transparent tool that breathes an unmistakable cinematic soul into both analog stills and modern digital footage."

What's Included

• Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f/1.8 Standard Prime Lens (S/N: 5337463)

Technical Specifications

• Brand: Meyer-Optik Görlitz

• Model: Oreston 50mm f/1.8

• Lens Type: Prime Lens

• Lens Mount: M42 Screw Mount

• Focal Length: 50mm

• Maximum Aperture: f/1.8

• Minimum Aperture: f/16

• Focus Type: Manual Focus

• Category: 2. Lenses ▸ Prime Lens

• Battery Type: None Required (Fully Mechanical)