Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics

After 5 years of continuous development and improvement, we’re proud to annouce that we’re finally accepting orders for Bertele 50mm f/2. It’s been a long journey, but we’re very happy with the final result. Thank you to all Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics customers and fans for your patience, support and feedback through the years – we woudn’t …

It’s been three years since we announced our ’50mm f/2 Bertele’ project. We hoped to start accepting pre-orders as early as 2021, but life (and business) doesn’t always follow a straight path. The original design has been revised multiple times after consulting Sonnar experts and enthusiasts to arrive at the best final product we could …

Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics now offers the ability to convert non-rangefinder lenses to M bayonet with full RF coupling from 0.67m to Infinity using the Omnar. The Omnar is capable of converting optical blocks from 8mm to 52.4mm in focal length. Lenses like the 42mm Summar, 50mm Sonnar, 28mm Tessar, 35mm Biometar, 40mm Rollei, 21mm Biogon and …

Hamish at 35mmc.com has done a write up about one of our rehoused Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2 Sonnar lenses. The article can be found here:https://www.35mmc.com/04/05/2020/skyllaney-rehoused-1930s-zeiss-jena-50mm-f-2/

Recently, Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics spoke with Hamish of 35mmc.com about our upcomming 5cm F/2 Bertele lens. The full interview can be found here: https://www.35mmc.com/27/04/2020/bringing-a-new-m-mount-sonnar-lens-to-market-an-interview-with-chris-andreyo-skyllaney-opto-mechanics/

Introducing the Skyllaney: 50mm f/2 ‘Bertele’.Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics is hard at work developing thier new 50mm f/2 Bertele lens. By 2021, we hope to release our first limited edition run of a 50mm f/2 classic Sonnar formula lens in native M bayonet, which optically is based very closely off the1937 pre-war era design by Dr Ludwig …