List of m42 Lenses from the GDR
I found the following list of lenses for Praktica cameras in the Book "Fotografie mit der Praktica" by Roger Rössing published in 1968. At the time the Praktica cameras had an m42 mount hence all those lenses can be used on any other m42 camera.
| Name | Aperture | Focal length mm | Automatic aperture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wideangle Lenses | |||
| Orestegor Jena Flektogon | 4 | 20 | yes |
| Orestegor Jena Flektogon | 4 | 25 | yes |
| Meyer-Lydith | 3.5 | 30 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Flektogon | 2.8 | 35 | yes |
| Meyer-Primagon | 4.5 | 35 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Tessar | 4.5 | 40 | no |
| Normal lenses | |||
| Orestegor Jena Tessar | 2.8 | 50 | both* |
| Orestegor Jena Tessar | 3.5 | 50 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Pancolar | 2 | 50 | yes |
| Orestegor Jena Pancolar | 1.8 | 50 | yes |
| Meyer-Primotar E | 3.5 | 50 | both* |
| Meyer-Domiplan | 2.8 | 50 | yes |
| Meyer-Oreston | 1.8 | 50 | yes |
| Orestegor Jena Pancolar | 1.4 | 55 | yes |
| Orestegor Jena Biotar | 2 | 58 | yes |
| Meyer-Primoplan | 1.9 | 58 | no |
| Meyer-Domiron | 2 | 58 | yes |
| Orestegor Jena Biotar | 1.5 | 75 | no |
| Portrait lenses | |||
| Orestegor Jena Biometar | 2.8 | 80 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Cardinar | 2.8 | 80 | no |
| Meyer-Primoplan | 1.9 | 80 | no |
| Meyer-Trioplan | 2.8 | 100 | no |
| Feinmeß-Bonotar | 4.5 | 105 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Biometar | 2.8 | 120 | no |
| Tele lenses | |||
| Orestegor Jena Triotar | 4 | 135 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Sonnar | 4 | 135 | no |
| Meyer-Primotar | 3.5 | 135 | no |
| Meyer-Telemegor | 5.5 | 150 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Sonnar | 2.8 | 180 | no |
| Meyer-Primotar | 3.5 | 180 | no |
| Meyer-Telemegor | 5.5 | 180 | no |
| Meyer-Orestegor | 4 | 200 | no |
| Meyer-Telemegor | 5.5 | 250 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Sonnar | 4 | 300 | no |
| Meyer-Telemegor | 4.5 | 300 | no |
| Meyer-Telemegor | 5.5 | 400 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Fernobjektiv | 8 | 500 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Mirrorlens | 4 | 500 | no** |
| Meyer-Telemegor | 5.5 | 500 | no |
| Meyer-Orestegor | 5.6 | 500 | no |
| Orestegor Jena Mirrorlens | 5.6 | 1000 | no** |
The table can be found on page 251-252 in the book. Below you find scans of these pages.
