Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8cm f8 – lens review
The Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8cm f8 is a wide-angle lens manufactured in the 1930ies for the Contax Rangefinder camera system. It represents one of the earlier attempts of a very compact wide angle...
Vintage Photography from Analog to Zeiss
The Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8cm f8 is a wide-angle lens manufactured in the 1930ies for the Contax Rangefinder camera system. It represents one of the earlier attempts of a very compact wide angle...
The Carl Zeiss Planar 2/45 was manufactured from 1994 until 2005. It was the kit lens of the illustrious Contax G series of cameras. Known for their sharpness and lack of distortion, all Planar...
The Carl Zeiss Jena Topogon 25mm 4 lens is one of the first super wide-angle lenses manufactured for the 35mm film format. The initial design of the Topogon dates back to 1933 when Robert...
First the good news: it is possible to use Contax G mount lenses on modern digital cameras. The Contax G mount was introduced in 1994 and was used by two cameras: The Contax G1...
EXA / EXAKTA / Leica m39 screwmount lenses / Lenses / Meyer-Optik Görlitz
by bollywoodmovie · Published February 28, 2016 · Last modified December 15, 2018
Trioplan – that word alone is able to send collectors of photographica and users of manual lenses into a frenzy. The old Trioplan 100 2.8, with its soap bubble bokeh is such an adored...
After the ups and downs of the partnership with Rollei, Zeiss found stability in the Contax project, launched in 1974 with the Japanese Yashica company. After years of struggling and of coming out beaten...
A succinct history of Carl Zeiss Planar lenses The following article presents a subjective perspective on the history and evolution of the Planar-type lenses from their origins to modern times. Only general-purpose (non-macro) Carl...
Jupiter / Leica m39 screwmount lenses / Lenses
by bollywoodmovie · Published December 22, 2014 · Last modified June 21, 2019
The Jupiter-8 1:2 5cm (marked in Cyrillic, ЮПИТЕР-8) is a soviet copy of the Carl Zeiss Sonnar 1:2 50mm lens. It was introduced in 1953 and was the standard prime lens for soviet Kiev...
Carl Zeiss / EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Praktica B / Sonnar
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 18, 2014 · Last modified May 13, 2020
The Carl Zeiss Sonnar 135 3.5 was the most widely manufactured tele-lens of Carl Zeiss Jena. The lens was exclusive manufactured in East Germany and has since established itself as a sure bet when...
Carl Zeiss / EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Praktina
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 18, 2014 · Last modified June 21, 2019
The Carl Zeiss Jena Triotar 135mm 4 was manufactured in the 1950s by Carl Zeiss Jena. It is the predecessor of the Carl Zeiss Sonnar 135mm. The Sonnar 135 was mostly manufactured for Praktina,...
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