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scsambrook
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 Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:33 pm Post subject: CZ 135 Sonnar Exakta mount |
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scsambrook wrote:
Thanks to the kindness of MFLenses member Mo, I now have a Zeiss Jena 135mm f4 Sonnar dating from the 1960s, in Exakta auto diaphragm mount. It's the "sophisticated" mounting that focuses down to 1 meter and has the iris that automatically compensates for the decrease in effective aperture at close range. If you set the aperture to f4 and focus close, the aperture scale rotates back towards f5.6 to remind you of what's happening. We don't need that sort of help any more as TTL metering systems [usually] allow for the diminution of light, but back in the day it was a nice facility to have.
Taken on a Lumix G6 so we don't see the "real" edges and corners. Click on image for bigger size.
No multi coating on this lens, but it does fairly well 
Bubbles !
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Equipment: Pentax DSLR for casual shooting, Lumix G1 and Fuji XE-1 for playing with old lenses, and Leica M8 because I still like the optical rangefinder system. |
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mo
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mo wrote:
Nice to see its enjoying its new home.Rusty gates are fun to shoot and you certainly brought out the colors.
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 8:59 am Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Nice work, typical Sonnar so rather good. I tend to think the f4 had an edge in sharpness over the later f3.5.
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mo
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mo wrote:
You'd have to have good eyes to discern that...  I have the later MC S 3.5/135 and kept it.
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Fuji XE-1,Pentax K-01,Panasonic G1,Panasonic G5,Pentax MX
Ricoh Singlex TLS,KR-5,KR-5Super,XR-10
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Auto Rikenon's 55/1.4, 1.8, 2.8... 50/1.7 Takumar 2/58 Preset Takumar 2.8/105 Auto Takumar 2.2/55, 3.5/35 Super Takumar 1.8/55...Macro Takumar F4/50... CZJ Biotar ALU M42 2/58 CZJ Tessar ALU M42 2.8/50
CZJ DDR Flektogon Zebra M42 2.8/35 CZJ Pancolar M42 2/50 CZJ Pancolar Exakta 2/50
Auto Mamiya/Sekor 1.8/55 ...Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2.8/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 200/3.5 Tamron SP500/8 Tamron SP350/5.6 Tamron SP90/2.5
Primoplan 1.9/58 Primagon 4.5/35 Telemegor 5.5/150 Angenieux 3.5/28 Angenieux 3,5/135 Y 2
Canon FL 58/1.2,Canon FL85/1.8,Canon FL 100/3.5,Canon SSC 2.8/100 ,Konica AR 100/2.8, Nikkor P 105/2.5
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I've got half a dozen of them and a load of Jupiter copies and I think the sharpest of the lot is my 1955 Opton Contax f4. That said, they are all great, even my 1938 uncoated one.
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