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Googool's Vintage Lens Reviews

Welcome to Googool Vintage Lens Test Resource, where we test and review vintage lenses on modern digital cameras and share the results!

Googool.com is a new project to test and review every vintage lens that we can find and mount on modern cameras from Mohsen Jalali’s collection at Ace Photo Inc. These lenses vary from projector lenses that are taken off motion picture and slide projectors to vintage film camera lenses, mostly manufactured from early to mid-1900s. Due to the limited industrial technology of their time, these lenses were manufactured with fewer elements resulting in fewer corrections, as well as imperfections in production of glass elements that create certain characteristics. While these imperfections may be unfavorable in modern photography technology, they cause effects in bokeh and flare that add to the value of artworks. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in these lenses, and many people have tried to discover new ones in search of the best bubble bokeh, swirly bokeh, flare, vignetting, chromatic aberration, etc. At the end, any of these lenses that are for sale, are introduced in our partner website www.AcePhoto.net

Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior I f=5cm Projector Lens

Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior I f=5cm Projector Lens

A photo of a butterfly resting on a daisy, taken with a Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior I f=5cm projector lens mounted on a Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera.

Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior f=3.5cm Projector Lens

Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior f=3.5cm Projector Lens

This is a black and white photo of a plant taken with Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior f=3.5cm Projector Lens mounted on a Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera.

Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior I 1:1.8 f=5cm Projector Lens great flare and swirly bokeh when mounted

Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior I 1:1.8 f=5cm Projector Lens great flare and swirly bokeh when mounted

This photo of fresh spring leaves of a tree shows the flare and fantastic swirly bokeh that Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior I 1:1.8 f=5cm Projector Lens gives when mounted on a modern mirrorless camera.

Swirly Bokeh by Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Kinon Superior I F=3.5cm Projector Lens

Swirly Bokeh by Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Kinon Superior I F=3.5cm Projector Lens

This photo shows the fascinating swirly bokeh and artistic vignetting that Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Kinon Superior I F=3.5cm Projector Lens can give to photos when mounted on a modern mirrorless camera.

Laack Anastigmat 1:2.5 f=7.5cm Ihagee Projector Lens creates great effects on out-of-focus light sou

Laack Anastigmat 1:2.5 f=7.5cm Ihagee Projector Lens creates great effects on out-of-focus light sou

This photo shows that when Laack Anastigmat 1:2.5 f=7.5cm Ihagee Projector Lens is mounted on a modern mirrorless camera, it gives a great bokeh, especially with sharp circles on out-of-focus light sources.

Black and White photo taken with Meyer Gorlitz F=5cm Projector Lens Bokeh on mirrorless cameras.

Black and White photo taken with Meyer Gorlitz F=5cm Projector Lens Bokeh on mirrorless cameras.

Black-and-white photo taken with Meyer Gorlitz F=5cm Projector Lens Bokeh shows relatively low contrast, a beautiful, artistic haze, swirly bokeh, and sharp center.

Swirly bokeh by Kinon Superior I F=5cm Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Projector Lens

Swirly bokeh by Kinon Superior I F=5cm Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Projector Lens

Sample photo taken with a Kinon Superior I F=5cm Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Projector Lens mounted on a Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera shows swirly bokeh and sharpness in the middle of the shot, which are two major characteristics of Meyer Gorlitz projector lenses when mounted on modern digital cameras.

Color shot taken with Kinon III F=5cm Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Projector Lens mounted on a modern dig

Color shot taken with Kinon III F=5cm Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Projector Lens mounted on a modern dig

Kinon III F=5cm Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Projector Lens, when mounted on modern digital cameras, shows an interesting bubble, swirly bokeh, which curves around the edges of the frame while being sharp in the center.

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