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Carl Zeiss Jena Prakticar 135mm f3.5 MC PB
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:04 pm
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Hi all!

I have a Carl Zeiss Jena Prakticar 135mm f3.5 MC in Praktika PB mount, i think. Should i keep it and get an adapter, or sell it for next to nothing? I also have a Pentacon Prakticar 28mm f2.8 MC in the same mount.





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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:28 pm
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You should get the adapter, it's a beautiful lens. Seek Prakticar 1.4/50mm, one of my favorites.


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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:28 pm
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Both are excellent lens, surely buy an adapter. 28mm quality can be vary, depend who made it.


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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:35 pm
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This lens is a Sonnar 135/3.5, rebadged as "Prakticar" and fitted with PB mount. Buy an adapter, put it on the lens and enjoy using the Sonnar 135/3.5 for a fraction of its eBay price. That's what I did. But if you decide to sell it for next to nothing, sell it to me - I'll have a good use for it with a PB-EOS adapter Smile


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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:36 pm
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Pancolart wrote:
You should get the adapter, it's a beautiful lens. Seek Prakticar 1.4/50mm, one of my favorites.

Yep, the Prakticar 50/1.4 is a superb lens... but unfortunately its rear lens hits the mirror of 5DmkII when focused to just around 6 meters. Bummer...


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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:25 pm
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28mm is a good lens too, as Attila says, they vary in quality, I have had three and the best one was excellent.


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Pancolart wrote:
You should get the adapter, it's a beautiful lens. Seek Prakticar 1.4/50mm, one of my favorites.

+1

Attila wrote:
Both are excellent lens, surely buy an adapter. 28mm quality can be vary, depend who made it.

+1 photos below

aoleg wrote:
This lens is a Sonnar 135/3.5, rebadged as "Prakticar" and fitted with PB mount. Buy an adapter, put it on the lens and enjoy using the Sonnar 135/3.5 for a fraction of its eBay price. That's what I did. But if you decide to sell it for next to nothing, sell it to me - I'll have a good use for it with a PB-EOS adapter Smile

I'm not selling it Razz. But if i found one here in Bulgaria i will PM you, they are darn cheap here, for 10-20 euro or less...

iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
28mm is a good lens too, as Attila says, they vary in quality, I have had three and the best one was excellent.

This has the same bottom markings as the 136mm.

Thanks guys, i had the same impression it was a keeper.

I will soon post pictures, adapter comes next week.

Here are photos of the 28mm:




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This is early (better) metal version. Infinity can be easily adjusted (3 small screws on focusing ring). I think in time those will become more valuable.


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rtodorovsky wrote:
I'm not selling it Razz. But if i found one here in Bulgaria i will PM you, they are darn cheap here, for 10-20 euro or less...

Please do! Thanks Smile


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Pancolart wrote:
This is early (better) metal version. Infinity can be easily adjusted (3 small screws on focusing ring). I think in time those will become more valuable.


I just bought Prakticar Zeiss 135/3/5 lens to be used on EOS body. How do we adjust the infinity focus?


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shreedhar wrote:
Pancolart wrote:
This is early (better) metal version. Infinity can be easily adjusted (3 small screws on focusing ring). I think in time those will become more valuable.


I just bought Prakticar Zeiss 135/3/5 lens to be used on EOS body. How do we adjust the infinity focus?

I assume you don't reach infinity? How far do you get?
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