A Wide Angle Alternative For Your Canon: The Pentacon 29mm f/2.8 M42 Lens

http://www.robnunnphoto.com/ With a cheap M42/EF lens mount converter you can use old, cheap glass on your Canon dSLR.

Pentacons can be found at car-boot sales, flea markets and eBay for bargain prices, so if you see the 29mm f/2.8 snap it up.

You'll be using manual focus, and setting the aperture on the lens, but put your Canon in aperture priority mode and it'll meter automatically, changing the shutter speed for a correct exposure.

I'm not saying this is the best glass in the world, but it's great to play around with and using a prime lens (no zoom) will improve anyones photography.

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[ultrasplatter999]

nah, you could have put up some photos too, im curious bout this lens :)

[masticina]

I am getting this one and a 55mm 1,8.. super takumar.

I really have a good feeling about all this. Old lenses manual focus, manual settings. Not as quick as those super quick focussing AF bodies obviously but for slow photography such is just fine. Not to mention METAL BODIES!

[andysmini1]

Great vid. I'm going to get one of these to go with my brilliant Pentagon 50m f1.8. Thanks :o)

[tarrizzzzzzzzz]

@beteltree

I just gotta ask, why the hell would you want it? :S why not use the kit lense??? it is wider and have more focus than this prime :S

[emilijen]

Do you have somewhere a galery with photos with this lens?

[Metsadah]

thanks, helpfull, I can get this lens for 7,50 euros.

[beteltree]

Thanks Rob for your wonderful video. I'll keep an eye out for this wide angle lens for my Canon 450D and 550D. Looking forward to shooting HD with it.

[js740419]

I have this lens, and feel it's very nice.

[nikonaazz]

NICE!LENS