Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar 250/6.3 (silver)

Marek

...I know nothing about except it looks cool, rare and requires exa to eos adapter.

♦ Auction won

♦ Although searching precisely, I found almost nothing about here at MFL, just some Attila's information the lens being "super rare" and "collector's item" that "you may never found in auction again"

♦ According this website the lens is about to be (or tried to be) sold for app. �1.000? Shocked

Did I just buy steal, fake, or hardly usable piece of silver crap? It will shoot butterflies indeed! Very Happy

I almost forgot I found the only somehow representative picture (supposedly) made with this long, horrible f having lens.

I decided to collect weirdos anyway.

Marek

mo · Expire: 2016-07-30

Perhaps its simply a great bargain (and you were lucky enough to find it and get it Cool

) It looks cool enough...bring on the butterflies!

Nordentro · Expire: 2015-01-29

Nice, first time I see this lens, congratz Wink

Marek · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 12:34 pm Post subject:

Thank you, it must have been either bravery or idiocy and only time will decide. Of course there will be butterflies any time soon, the very first Spring ones - if the pre-war EXA fits to my EXA to EOS adapter !

Besides, I bidded limit �151 25 sec before the end. Silly me, I should have waited app. 10 sec more, the possible bargain might even be considerably cheaper... Very Happy

I wish it had somehow frozen tone made of lower contrast and colder colors that's both possible according to that white dressed chick photo. That's aspect I might invite, its natural cold(ness).

exaklaus · Expire: 2011-12-02

Nice price for a rare lens!
Klaus

Marek · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 1:25 pm Post subject:

Does the lens any trackable history? Does anyone know something about it? Anything? Anyone?

exaklaus · Expire: 2011-12-02

Marek · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:27 pm Post subject:

Another related familiar craziness with mount I've never heard of, ain't buying anything this time:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/M42-Teleobjektiv-Carl-Zeiss-Jena-Tele-Tessar-1-6-3-25-cm-Beaulieu-Adapter-/380942782354?pt=DE_Foto_Camcorder_Objektive&hash=item58b1f58f92 Very Happy

Marek · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:13 pm Post subject:

After 45 days the package just arrived. But it was worth to wait for. This exceptional Third Reich lens is an ultimate constructional masterpiece. Every aspect looks so luxurious and well-planned, couldn't nearly believe my eyes. The condition is again excellent, just as optics without a single scare. Love this purchase.

In the meanwhile I lurked for its history a bit.

MartinCrabtree · Joined: 10 Jan 2015 Posts: 121

Beautiful piece of history. Have you attempted to mount it to anything yet?

uddhava · Expire: 2021-06-21

Very beautiful looking lens, congratulations!
I will be happy to see some samples later.

Marek · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:15 pm Post subject:

Hi guys, the lens fits very well into my EOS (EXA to EOS adapter), actually better than post-war Trioplan or Sonnar. That was also a nice surprise.

Marek · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:23 pm Post subject:

Now the sample from the big one, the sexy one. Small comparison with Tele-Tessar 180/6.3 here.

So far it seems this pretty rare lens to be anything but an optical miracle. It's obviously heavier (of course!) but also ergonomically worst. Focal ring balanced but somewhat less smooth I'd prefer to. Sharpness is just average, the lens has visible chromatic aberration. Bokeh... hm, lets rate bokeh after more samples from various conditions. According to meter, MFD should be better than its younger brother. Infinity is also better on my Canon EOS, but that's nothing that would be related to quality of the optics.

Harder to focus on something, harder to shoot with overall.

I'm still happy to have this lens though, as a very fine and rich-looking collector's piece. Thus I'm probably keeping both Tele-Tessars.

Marek · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:20 pm Post subject:

Despite being photographer's pain in the ass in every possible aspect (ergonomy, not exactly smooth focus ring, sharpness, apparaently no coated at all, light troubles) I am still decided to get some decent results from this lens.

God bless my unlimited access to horses.

Never mind, since I do love my favored sexy rare lens anyway, and I would repeat purchase this funny piece of Third Reich technology without any hesiation Very Happy

Besides, Attila predicted this lens is likely to be so in 2012 Very Happy

uddhava · Expire: 2021-06-21

Nice photos.
I would love a lens like that if I could afford it.
Nice looking and nice result.

Marek · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:03 pm Post subject:

Hello, was that really so expensive? I initially thought it's a true bargain Very Happy

!

Thank you, I do everything I can with...

uddhava · Expire: 2021-06-21

Marek · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:18 pm Post subject:

Selfportrait with Orestor 135mm, reminds me of a starting rocket with those tubes.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard! Laughing

Tried the beast with tubes, since it was the craziest thing that came to my mind yesterday. Of course the results was expectably bad, but not as crappy as I predicted.

Actually, bokeh apparently has some bright spots if the scene is prepared wisely.

The worst of the worst is its general softness and probably lack of any coating at all.

Marek

Marek · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 5:47 pm Post subject:

The lens occured again on European Ebay, who's in, guys? Very Happy

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Carl-Zeiss-Jena-f-Exakta-25cm63-TeleTessar-/351360003035

Pancolart · Expire: 2013-11-18

I really hope this does not come out as offensive, since intended as joke (i am not totally sure the expression is correct, though the size surely is):
Dude you're really hung now Wink

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Marek · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:04 pm Post subject: