![]() ![]() The mid-frame sharpness isn’t great but isn’t a disaster either. LR Settings used for the Sharpness Chart ImagesĬenter sharpness at f/2.8 is just fine although a little soft. Let’s look at different parts of the following image (Center, mid-frame and corner as marked in the picture) Nikon Z6 | CZJ Tessar 2.8/50 | 8 The apertures can be set in half a stop and the focusing ring has good grip and resistance with precise and impressively long travel ( 270°) but is a bit tiny due to the compact lens size. The final versions were completely black and had an M42 camera mount with only 5 aperture blades. They also have come equipped with different number of aperture blades, e.g. They were built in metal silver, silver/black checkered grip (zebra version) and all black version. After WWII starting from 1950 they were produced for many camera brands with many mounts in various shapes and colors. Judging from the weight of it you can suspect that it has not the same build quality as other Zeiss lenses in general. This Tessar lens is compact with seemingly good build quality, though this one is super light. Nikon Z6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 | f/5.6 Variations and handling Lens Mount: Contax RF / M42 / BM / EXA / EXAKTA / Altix-N / PENTAX / PRAKTINAįun fact 3: The name Tessar comes from the Greek Téssera, which means four, referring to the four elements design of the lens. Nikon Z6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 | 8 Nikon Z6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 | f/8 Nikon Z6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 | f/5.6 Nikon Z6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 | 11 Let’s see about that further down! Sample Images Nikon Z6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 | 2.8 Nikon Z6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 | 4 Nikon Z6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 | f/5.6 Thus the first Contax camera was born the “Contax I”, which was designed to outperform the Leica in every aspect including the optics thus the first Tessar 50/2.8 for 35mm format was born (a redesigned Tessar to cover 24x36mm negative), from Zeiss Jena.įun Fact 2: This lens was famous during its era and was called “Adlerauge” in German, which means “Eagle’s eye” because it was considered super sharp. It was produced before WWII for the first Contax rangefinder cameras and early Exakta cameras and post-war both in East and West Germany for several other camera brands.įun Fact 1: In 1932, when Leica II by Leitz of Wetzlar was the king of 35mm cameras, Zeiss Ikon of Dresden decided to produce a competitor that would be superior in every way. The Tessar is a very old design (1902), actually one of the oldest optical designs of all consumer lenses. ![]()
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