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Did the Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex Exist in M42?
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:01 pm    Post subject: Did the Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex Exist in M42? Reply with quote
https://lens-db.com/carl-zeiss-dynarex-90mm-f34-1966/

Does anyone know whether the West German Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex offered with the Icarex bayonet system also existed in an M42 version? I have never seen one, but maybe they are out there? Does anyone use this lens and have any thoughts on it?

Thanks!


PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Did the Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex Exist in M42? Reply with quote
nimoythecat wrote:
https://lens-db.com/carl-zeiss-dynarex-90mm-f34-1966/

Does anyone know whether the West German Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex offered with the Icarex bayonet system also existed in an M42 version? I have never seen one, but maybe they are out there? Does anyone use this lens and have any thoughts on it?

Thanks!


Seems to exist: https://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_4759.html#prettyPhoto


PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:49 am    Post subject: Re: Did the Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex Exist in M42? Reply with quote
Pancolart wrote:
nimoythecat wrote:
https://lens-db.com/carl-zeiss-dynarex-90mm-f34-1966/

Does anyone know whether the West German Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex offered with the Icarex bayonet system also existed in an M42 version? I have never seen one, but maybe they are out there? Does anyone use this lens and have any thoughts on it?

Thanks!


Seems to exist: https://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_4759.html#prettyPhoto


Thanks! I did not think to look at allphotolenses. I still have never seen one in the wild.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
strictly speaking that construction, is from Voigtländer while labeleld "carl zeiss" it was a zeiss ikon voigtländer product. ZIV glass was assembled in Braunscweig and not in Oberkochen in case anyone insists on locational magic rather than actual skills when judgeing quality. the 90mm and the 100mm ahd different internals. Taunusreiter.de has extensive info in his old postings list.

p.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:36 am    Post subject: Re: Did the Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex Exist in M42? Reply with quote
nimoythecat wrote:
https://lens-db.com/carl-zeiss-dynarex-90mm-f34-1966/

Does anyone know whether the West German Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex offered with the Icarex bayonet system also existed in an M42 version? I have never seen one, but maybe they are out there? Does anyone use this lens and have any thoughts on it?

Thanks!


Production figures must be really low. 1000pcs?


PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Having worked on some of the Zeiss/Voigtlander lenses, I can say that they are optical marvels and made to exceptionally tight mechanical tolerances. Nonetheless, they are some of the biggest pains in the a** to work on of any lenses I've ever encountered. Just astoundingly confounding design decisions at a point in time by which they should have known better.

paulhofseth wrote:
strictly speaking that construction, is from Voigtländer while labeleld "carl zeiss" it was a zeiss ikon voigtländer product. ZIV glass was assembled in Braunscweig and not in Oberkochen in case anyone insists on locational magic rather than actual skills when judgeing quality. the 90mm and the 100mm ahd different internals. Taunusreiter.de has extensive info in his old postings list.

p.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
paulhofseth wrote:
strictly speaking that construction, is from Voigtländer while labeleld "carl zeiss" it was a zeiss ikon voigtländer product. ZIV glass was assembled in Braunscweig and not in Oberkochen in case anyone insists on locational magic rather than actual skills when judgeing quality. the 90mm and the 100mm ahd different internals. Taunusreiter.de has extensive info in his old postings list.

p.


Yeah, I was aware that they are Voigtlander designs. I use the 35mm f/3.4; and it is a fantastic lens for the era, even though it is a little slow and you need an M42 body with a pretty bright screen to be able to easily focus it. I was interested in the 90mm as not much is out there on it, and it has a pretty interesting, compact design.


PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Did the Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex Exist in M42? Reply with quote
Pancolart wrote:
nimoythecat wrote:
https://lens-db.com/carl-zeiss-dynarex-90mm-f34-1966/

Does anyone know whether the West German Zeiss 90mm f/3.4 Dynarex offered with the Icarex bayonet system also existed in an M42 version? I have never seen one, but maybe they are out there? Does anyone use this lens and have any thoughts on it?

Thanks!


Production figures must be really low. 1000pcs?



I've got one of the apparently rare Carl Zeiss Dynarex 90 mm f/3.4 lenses with M42 mount (serial no. 7294564) and thus can confirm that it exists. While it has an excellent build quality with smooth, precise commands, I've got mixed feelings regarding its optical qualities, compared to contemporary japanese lenses like the Canon FL 100 mm f/3.5, Nikon (Sonnar style) Nikkor 105 mm f/2.5 and Konica Hexanon AR 100 mm f/2.Cool which are definitely sharper throughout the frame, especially close to infinity. Like its Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar 90 mm f/3.5 sibling, the Dynarex is a very good portrait lens (soft wide open, nice, smooth bokeh), while the japanese lenses mentionned can be more "universally" used.
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