Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 58mm f/1.5 II M42
Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 58mm f/1.5 II M42 | A bright standard lens for portraits
In a portrait, a little extra light can help you keep the moment natural instead of reaching straight for flash. The Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 58mm f/1.5 II is a manual-focus standard prime for an M42 setup, with a maximum aperture of f/1.5. That bright maximum aperture gives you room to work in softer indoor light and to use a shallower depth of field when you want the subject to draw the eye. Its 58mm focal length makes it well suited to portraits, from a close head-and-shoulders frame to a more relaxed view with some surroundings. You’ll need to focus by hand, so it best suits photographers who enjoy taking a little care over their focus rather than relying on autofocus. If portraits are your priority, this lens gives you a focused, straightforward set of tools to work with.
Specialist Note
Busy backgrounds and dim rooms can make a portrait feel harder than it needs to be; the f/1.5 maximum aperture gives you more room to work with available light and keep the background less prominent. I’d use the 58mm view for a head-and-shoulders portrait, then focus carefully on the nearest eye. The M42 mount makes this a considered pick for someone already working with an M42 setup, and manual focus rewards an unhurried approach. It suits portrait photographers who like placing focus themselves. One honest caveat: for fast-moving subjects, manual focus asks more of you than a lens that focuses automatically.
Technical Specifications
- Product kind: Interchangeable lens
- Focal length: 58mm
- Maximum aperture: f/1.5
- Lens type: Standard Prime
- Focus: Manual Focus
- Mount: M42
- Genuinely suited for: Portrait
Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 58mm f/1.5 II M42 is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 58mm f/1.5 II M42 is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Condition
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Focal length58
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Aperture1.5
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