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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:09 pm Post subject: Rollei Tessar f3.5 23mm |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Lens from the Rollei E110 removed and remounted for use on my OMD E-M5. This was a high end optic half a century ago and it still performs very well today, it's as sharp at full aperture as many lenses are stopped down and the coatings are excellent, very flare resistant and contrasty.
Some info from Marco Cavina:
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The Tessar lens mounted on the Rollei A110 and E110 was designed by Carl Zeiss in 1960, initially with a 25mm focal length, then reduced to 23mm to perfectly fit with the 110 film format; this lens allows an angle of view of 50°, corresponding - in the 135 film format - to a widened standard lens of approximately 45 mm, a choice certainly apt for non-specialist, universal use, while the maximum aperture of f/2,8 can be considered reasonable for the product category.
Even in this case, the tiny Tessar has been designed without paying attention to saving: apart from the sophisticated multi-layer coating treatment applied by Rollei, its optical core provides the first glass lens realized with lanthanum Crown glass type Schott LaK10 and the fourth lens ground from lanthanum Flint glass type Schott LaF21, two materials with a good balance between high refractive index and low dispersion. |
These were taken just before sunset, in very low light, which really sorts the men from the boys in lens terms. This one did very well.
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calvin83
Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7554 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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calvin83 wrote:
The lens perform very nice to me! _________________ https://lensfever.com/
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I like it. It's a tiny little thing:
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visualopsins
Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 10541 Location: California
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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visualopsins wrote:
Amazing! _________________ ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮ like attracts like! ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮
Cameras: Sony ILCE-7RM2, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51BB), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
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Sjak
Joined: 29 Sep 2017 Posts: 696
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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Sjak wrote:
Nice!
What did you use to mount the lens in? |
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
At the moment it's mounted in an M12-C mount adapter that is screwed into a 5mm C mount extension tube and a c mount-M4/3 adapter. I'm hunting for a suitable c mount lens to use the barrel to fit the Tessar into so it has an iris and can be focused easily. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 6009 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
A good lens for sure.
You are the master of re-cycling Ian.
Well done
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16544 Location: Weinheim, Germany
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
well done!! _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
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Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
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dan_
Joined: 05 Dec 2012 Posts: 1054 Location: Romania
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 3:52 am Post subject: |
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dan_ wrote:
Nice little lens and the sample photos show it's quite capable of nice results.
You are very good at spotting gems in unexpected places, Ian. |
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6627 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 4:33 am Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Nice hack!
These things wouldn't cover APS-C would they?
The Pentax 110 ones do, mostly. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
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iangreenhalgh1
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 6:44 am Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Cheers guys. It was Marco Cavina's excellent article on various unusual Zeiss lenses that tipped me off to this little Tessar.
I think it will cover APS-C, I'll try it today on my NEX and find out for you. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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miran
Joined: 01 Aug 2012 Posts: 1364 Location: Slovenia
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:22 am Post subject: |
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miran wrote:
Wow, that's really interesting! Certainly gives a "vitnage" look to photos but I'd never have thought such a tiny optic could even be used with any success on a modern camera. Well done! _________________ my flickr stream |
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Lightshow
Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 3669 Location: Calgary
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 10:06 am Post subject: |
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Lightshow wrote:
Not much smaller than my Grape sized Rollei 40/2.3 from the XF35.
Curious how you mounted it. _________________ A Manual Focus Junky...
One photographers junk lens is an artists favorite tool.
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iangreenhalgh1
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:18 am Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I'll make some pics of how I've mounted it, shortly.
That little Sonnar 2.3/40 is on my list of lenses to acquire. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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iangreenhalgh1
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Four years on and I've finally returned to playing with this little Tessar. I'm searching for a suitable barrel to put it in, rather than the less than ideal way it's currently mounted.
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OPAL
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 11:13 am Post subject: |
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OPAL wrote:
Little Carl Zeiss TESSAR 3,5/35mm lens from the YASHICA T4 camera! |
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eggplant
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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eggplant wrote:
iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
Four years on and I've finally returned to playing with this little Tessar. I'm searching for a suitable barrel to put it in, rather than the less than ideal way it's currently mounted.
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I have atleast 110 film lens I want to mount as it seems to cover APS-C, but the lens is so tiny I don't have convenient ways to mount it outside of a RAFCamera 18mm diameter clamp.
Any plumbing etc parts might work? |
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iangreenhalgh1
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 12:17 am Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Nice work with that Tessar.
110 film = 17 mm × 13 mm, 21.4mm diagonal
Micro 4/3 = 17.3 x 13mm, 21.6mm diagonal
APS-C = 23.6–23.7 x 15.60mm, 28.2–28.4mm diagonal
So whether a 110 lens will cover APS-C or not is a moot point.
I have successfully remounted the f2.8 26mm lens from a Minolta Autopak 110 camera for use on M4/3 and it's a sharp little thing. The problem is, you need to place the lens block very close to the sensor.
Best solution I have found is to use the barrel from a cheap c or CS mount lens - remove the original glass and then adapt as necessary to fit the new optical block. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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iangreenhalgh1
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Mounted the little 23mm tessar into a c mount barrel:
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iangreenhalgh1
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
It's very sharp and appears to be apochromatic as I can't find a single pixel of colour fringing anywhere:
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pdccameras
Joined: 23 Aug 2009 Posts: 826 Location: Putnam, CT
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 2:51 am Post subject: |
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pdccameras wrote:
That's a great hack, Ian - nice work - lens seems very sharp! _________________ Canon 5D Mii, Canon 40D, Canon 350D IR, Sony A7 Mii, Sony Alpha-6000, a ton of lenses: AF & MF and too many cameras to count, all formats: 110 - 4x5. |
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 5:51 am Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Cheers, no complaints about the sharpness from me, and that's wide open at f2.8, it can only get better stopped down I suppose, or maybe it won't get sharper, just stay sharp but increase the DOF? Anyways, it's going to be a useful little lens to have so I'm pleased with the results of this little project - they don't always turn out well! _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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