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bang2
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 72 Location: Indonesia
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:46 am Post subject: Is this a CZ lens ? |
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bang2 wrote:
Just got a Jena 50mm f 2.8, but there is no CZ label nor the maker. Nr is 6277714. Is this a real CZ lens ?? Any information about this Jena ? _________________ bang2 |
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anscochrome
Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Posts: 115 Location: Omaha, NE
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:01 am Post subject: |
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anscochrome wrote:
Common mid-late 1950's/early 1960's, marked that way for export to the USA to avoid conflict with Carl Zeiss GmBh. My 58mm CZJ Biotar is marked "C.Z Jena B 1:2 f=58 Nr.4763274" for similar reasons-it came with a late model Pentacon Reflex, which was a rebadged Contax D for the USA market. |
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ForenSeil
Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 2726 Location: Kiel, Germany.
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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ForenSeil wrote:
Yes it's made by Carl Zeiss
After WWII Carl Zeiss splittet up by the occupying forces into Carl Zeiss West (sometimes also called "Carl Zeiss Oberkochen") and Carl Zeiss Jena.
This lens is made by Carl Zeiss Jena in East Germany/G.D.R. Many CZJ lenses were renamed with "Jena", "aus Jena" and so on for export to avoid conflicts with brand names as said.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall 1990/1991 both companies were more or less reunited again.
Carl Zeiss West was generally better than Carl Zeiss Jena in quality as far as I know (with some exceptions I guess)
Your lens is an Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50/2.8 which was produced as a cheap "kit-lens" in mass-production. They are going usually several times a week on Ebay.de in several versions between ~5- and ~120€ (price depends on coating, kind of casing, era, mount, condition,...I don't know the mount or the condition of your lens so I can't give you a more accurate rating for your lens ). All 50/2.8 Carl Zeiss (Jena) Tessars are good but "nothing special" or "zeissisch" in image-qualty or bokeh. Carl Zeiss (Jena) Biotar, Pancolar, Sonnar and Planar of the same era were generally better.
I also had such a "Jena" Tessar with the same casing in Exakta mount 1 year ago when I joined this forum.
My copy was very hazed by dust on the inside which caused a low contrast so I sold it to someone who was able to clean the lens.
But I enjoyed the build, the haptics and the vintage look a lot
Nevertheless if you have a DSLR or any other kind of camera with interchangeable lenses on which you can adapt this lens you have to give it a try _________________ I'm not a collector, I'm a tester
My camera: Sony A7+Zeiss Sonnar 55/1.8
Current favourite lenses (I have many more):
A few macro-Tominons, Samyang 12/2.8, Noritsu 50.7/9.5, Rodagon 105/5.6 on bellows, Samyang 135/2, Nikon ED 180/2.8, Leitz Elmar-R 250/4, Celestron C8 2000mm F10
Most wanted: Samyang 24/1.4, Samyang 35/1.4, Nikon 200/2 ED
My Blog: http://picturechemistry.own-blog.com/
(German language)
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Export version , may it has better quality control , enjoy this great Carl Zeiss Jena lens. _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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bang2
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 72 Location: Indonesia
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:13 pm Post subject: Jena info |
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bang2 wrote:
Thank's for all responses and usefull informations that lead me to more confidence to bring the lens around, though it's not the best one. This is my first CZ lens. I got it for about 55 euro. I use a Nikon M42-Nikon adapter with optic to connect this lens to my D90. So far, the results are OK to me. Next time I'll try to upload them. _________________ bang2 |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: Jena info |
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Attila wrote:
bang2 wrote: |
Thank's for all responses and usefull informations that lead me to more confidence to bring the lens around, though it's not the best one. This is my first CZ lens. I got it for about 55 euro. I use a Nikon M42-Nikon adapter with optic to connect this lens to my D90. So far, the results are OK to me. Next time I'll try to upload them. |
Good deal! Congrats! Look forward your happiness, take off optic from adapter and use lens for close ups, optic in adapter usually cheap stuff and ruin image quality. _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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bang2
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 72 Location: Indonesia
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:04 am Post subject: Re: Jena info |
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bang2 wrote:
Good deal! Congrats! Look forward your happiness, take off optic from adapter and use lens for close ups, optic in adapter usually cheap stuff and ruin image quality.[/quote]
I took off the optic and shot some. Yes, they're different- alot better than when with the optic. But, th infinity is so so short ! I've tried to pull back the rear lens optic to improve it, but did not succeed. I was too scared that I would scratch this 'precious'(!?) lens. And, when I tried to open the front optic, guess what ? I found that there is a ' Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar' label under the front ring. Also with a serial number that different to what is written on the front ring.
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