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Carl Zeiss 50mm f2.8 Tessar Jena (Bellows) - Lens

Carl Zeiss 50mm f2.8 Tessar Jena (Bellows) - Lens

Manual focus normal lens made for Exakta mount SLR cameras by Carl Zeiss Jena. Meant to be used with a macro bellows or extension tubes, this lens has no focusing helicoid and extends deep behind the mount. Will not mount properly on a camera alone. Metal body available in silver.

  • Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f2.8 Tessar (4 elements, 3 groups)
  • Aperture blades: 12
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Exakta

Ihagee's Kine Exakta is widely considered the first popular 35mm SLR ever made. This camera, as well as its followups, all use the Exakta mount. This system, introduced in 1936, opened the door for 35mm SLR photography. SLRs allowed for far more photographic applications than rangefinders, including medical photography, microscopes, telephoto lenses, etc.

Over 20 Exakta camera models were produced from 1936 to 1969. The Exakta mount was used with minor modification by Tokyo Kogaku in their Topcon cameras, so there is lens interchangeability between the two systems.

Lenses for Exakta systems were made by many manufacturers like Carl Zeiss, Meyer Optik, Schneider-Kreuznach, E. Ludwig, Enna, Kilfitt, Isco-Göttingen, Rodenstock, Schacht & Steinheil. One of the best known lenses for the Exakta system is the Carl Zeiss 58mm F2 Biotar lens. The Biotar design was later used by many Russian and Japanese lens manufacturers.

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Carl Zeiss 50mm f2.8 Tessar Jena (Bellows) - Lens Availability & Price History
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09 Apr 2024 T32748 € 55,30 Carl Zeiss 50mm f2.8 Tessar Jena (Bellows) - Lens Image