Overview

The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primotar 135mm f/3.5 is a vintage telephoto lens known for its distinctive, soft rendering wide open, with low contrast and glow due to undercorrected spherical aberration and coma. Stopped down, it improves significantly. Build quality is typical of East German M42 lenses, with 15 aperture blades and a metal hood. It is best suited for photographers seeking an artistic, dreamy look for portraits and backlit scenes, though it is less sharp than modern lenses and may be considered rare.