Vintage Photography from Analog to Zeiss
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...
Cameras / Contessa-Nettel / lens-hack / Piccolette / Piccolette / Zeiss Ikon
by bollywoodmovie · Published March 4, 2014 · Last modified May 28, 2016
The Piccolette is a beautiful folding camera manufactured by Contessa-Nettel (and later by Zeiss Ikon). It was introduced in 1919 and production was discontinued in 1932. The Piccolette uses 127 film. Most cameras have...
BM mount / Carl Zeiss / EXA / EXAKTA / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount / Praktina
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 16, 2014 · Last modified June 8, 2019
The Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm 2.8 is a classic example of a vintage prime lens. The Tessar construction dates back to 1902 and was computed by the German physicist Paul Rudolph.The Tessar lens...
BM mount / Carl Zeiss / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 16, 2014 · Last modified June 21, 2019
The Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm 1.8 is one of the very few lenses with a concave front element. This enables the lens to create a very unique bokeh while still being able to capture...
BM mount / Carl Zeiss / Lenses / M42 / Pentax mount
by bollywoodmovie · Published January 16, 2014 · Last modified June 21, 2019
Carl Zeiss Skoparex 35mm 3.4 was manufactured in West Germany by Carl Zeiss (Oberkochen). This wide-angle lens was manufactured mainly for the Zeiss Ikon Icarex range of cameras which were manufactured under different brand...
The Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer Icarex bayonet mount (also called BM mount) is a bayonet mount that was introduced in the late sixties and early seventies. It was manufactured in West Germany by Zeiss Ikon...
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