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/

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 …

Here, at Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics, we have an affection towards Sonnar formula lenses, and we see the desire of our clients to experience these wonderful lenses for themselves. Because of that, we work on entirely restoring classic Contax I and Jupiter 8 lenses.