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Tedat
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 Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:03 am Post subject: Carl Zeiss Jena T 3.5cm F2.8 Biogon (Contax, pre-war) |
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Tedat wrote:
I got this lens some time ago as part of a package (together with Sonnar 1.5/50, 4/135), but couldn't use it because it didn't fit on the NEX-6. Now I have the Sony A7 and the VNEX with Contax RF adapter from Henry (hinnerker) so I wanted to give it a try. I was prepared to see some color shift and bad corner smearing, but what a surprise.
100% crop of the above
I have to say that I'm truly impressed by this old lens... very sharp with pleasant bokeh and a very effektive coating, now I understand why people like the Biogon so much.
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Contax T*: Distagon 4/18, Distagon 2/28, Distagon 1.4/35, PC-Distagon 2.8/35, Planar 1.4/50, Planar 1.4/85, Planar 2/100, Planar 2/135, S-Planar 2.8/60, Tessar 2.8/45, Mirotar 8/500, Vario Sonnar 3.4/35-70, Vario Sonnar 4.5-5.6/100-300
Carl Zeiss for Rollei QBM: F-Distagon 2.8/16 HFT, Distagon 2.8/25, Planar 1.4/50 HFT, Sonnar 2.8/85
Konica Hexanon AR: 2.8/21, 1.2/57
Other: Minolta F2.8 [T4.5] 135mm STF, Meopta Meostigmat 1.4/70, Tokina AT-X 2.5/90.. and lots of early M42 Yashinon, Rikenon and Mamiya lenses |
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Attila
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
awesome,well express it why I am forever Zeiss lover 
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Tedat
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 6:03 am Post subject: |
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Tedat wrote:
thank you
I did expect the Biogon as a great performer, but also that it will a be problematic on a A7 (without mod) like all wide RF lenses. And yes there is some smearing in the corners... but just a bit and a lot better than I thought and better then some of my SLR lenses. For me it's a complete usable lens at the A7 and this was a nice surprice. I'm also impressed by the coating of this old lens, there was really strong light and no hood for the Biogon..
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Jan
flickr
Sony A7RM2
Contax T*: Distagon 4/18, Distagon 2/28, Distagon 1.4/35, PC-Distagon 2.8/35, Planar 1.4/50, Planar 1.4/85, Planar 2/100, Planar 2/135, S-Planar 2.8/60, Tessar 2.8/45, Mirotar 8/500, Vario Sonnar 3.4/35-70, Vario Sonnar 4.5-5.6/100-300
Carl Zeiss for Rollei QBM: F-Distagon 2.8/16 HFT, Distagon 2.8/25, Planar 1.4/50 HFT, Sonnar 2.8/85
Konica Hexanon AR: 2.8/21, 1.2/57
Other: Minolta F2.8 [T4.5] 135mm STF, Meopta Meostigmat 1.4/70, Tokina AT-X 2.5/90.. and lots of early M42 Yashinon, Rikenon and Mamiya lenses |
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Attila
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
You were lucky with coating on most lenses coating is already gone from this years or lens was non coated at all
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Lightshow
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Lightshow wrote:
This is the lens that the Jupiter 12 is a clone of, correct?
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tb_a
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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tb_a wrote:
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| This is the lens that the Jupiter 12 is a clone of, correct? |
Yep, exactly.
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Tedat
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| Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:24 am Post subject: |
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Tedat wrote:
| Attila wrote: |
| You were lucky with coating on most lenses coating is already gone from this years or lens was non coated at all |
right... I was very lucky, the coating on all 3 lenses looks good and is still working like it should. Seems the previous owner took great care without overcleaning them.
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Jan
flickr
Sony A7RM2
Contax T*: Distagon 4/18, Distagon 2/28, Distagon 1.4/35, PC-Distagon 2.8/35, Planar 1.4/50, Planar 1.4/85, Planar 2/100, Planar 2/135, S-Planar 2.8/60, Tessar 2.8/45, Mirotar 8/500, Vario Sonnar 3.4/35-70, Vario Sonnar 4.5-5.6/100-300
Carl Zeiss for Rollei QBM: F-Distagon 2.8/16 HFT, Distagon 2.8/25, Planar 1.4/50 HFT, Sonnar 2.8/85
Konica Hexanon AR: 2.8/21, 1.2/57
Other: Minolta F2.8 [T4.5] 135mm STF, Meopta Meostigmat 1.4/70, Tokina AT-X 2.5/90.. and lots of early M42 Yashinon, Rikenon and Mamiya lenses |
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