The first models, the contaflex i and ii have fixed lenses, while the later models have. Development of nikkor lenses john baird in his most interesting book the japanese camera 20 wrote of the early development of japanese lens development. This is a subject im very interested in myself, and one that seems not particularly well covered in the various books ive read on cinematography or film style history. Admittedly they may not have had the same standard of quality control in the east, so there are going to be a few more duds, but generally, if it looks like a zeiss, says it is a zeiss and makes photographs like a zeiss, then its probably a zeiss. Since it was founded as a business in 1846, it has been transformed into a large, researchoriented enterprise that distributes a host of optical products across the world. Of course, possibly the smallest tessar design is the 50mm kmz industar 502 f3. The high resolution of the classic 4 lens element design of the tessar was the first compact lens design. Most of them available in m42 mount this means they are compatible basically with all analog and digital 35mm slr camera systems including most popular ones such as canon, nikon, olympus.
The history of nippon kogaku 1600 1949 hans braakhuis. If it is a positive converging only supplement, it will shorten the focal length and reset the infinity focus of the lens to the focal length of the supplementary lens. However, a variety of tlrs and slrs in medium format, and zone focus, and slr 35 mm, as well as digital formats have also been produced under the rolleiflex label. On a full frame camera, the lens shows minor traces of vignetting at f4, which disappear by f5. In his three part series, he discussed 5 lens designed that changed the world. The tessar is a famous photographic lens design conceived by the german physicist paul. In addition, innovative 3way shakecancelling adds electronic roll stability for even smoother video capture. The rolleiflex name is most commonly used to refer to rolleis premier line of medium format twin lens reflex tlr cameras. The front and rear combinations are separated sufficiently to allow the volute or iris diaphragm shutters to be properly fitted. Lenses using tessars design reached the order of millions of units and equipped all kinds of cameras. The east german zeiss lenses were initially made by the same workers that made prewar zeiss lenses. This authoritative history of lens technology also includes brief biographies of several.
The original rollei 35, when introduced at photokina in 1966, was the smallest existing 5 film camera. A companion line intended for amateur photographers, rolleicord, existed for several decades. Peter decherts book is the most important expert source of information regarding canon rangefinder cameras. Carl zeiss 85mm lens for sale feb, 20 acquired this lens, a carl zeiss f4 85mm, but have no use for it. The early cameras were among the finest in the world, typically featuring high quality zeiss interchangeable lenses. Famous lens names echo through the history of photography.
April 20, 2017 by howard dale posted in carl zeiss jena 50mm f3. Ive very fond of this tiny lens, though one doesnt dare point it at a bright sky. Unfollow tessar lomb lens to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The name tessar gives a clear indication of the original structure of the lens. The name was first used in 1935 on a 35mm twinlens reflex camera, the contaflex tlr also by zeiss ikon, the flex part in the name referring to integral mirror for the viewfinder. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. However, the history of the tessar goes way back, as its optical formula dates back to 1902.
In this book, rudolf kingslake traces the historical development of the various types of lenses from daguerres. The tessar is a camera lens designed by paul rudolph, working for the carl zeiss. Taken with a sony nex 5n and carl zeiss jena 50mm f3. In 30 years, about 2 million rollei 35 series cameras were manufactured. The lens, named hexar, was based on the carl zeiss tessar lens.
It is normally used as a standard lens, and versions of it have been fitted to many millions of cameras. Ross concentric schroeder lens 1890 protar 1890 cooke d. Retina i 126 with carl zeiss jena tessar 50mm 3,5 aperture blades are clean and dry. A succinct history of carl zeiss planar lenses the following article presents a. Carl zeiss jena lenses are very popular high quality lenses, many of them provide highest picture quality.
Biotar, flektagon, helios, nikkor, nokton, rokkor, skopar, skoparon, sonnar, summar, summicron, takumar, tessar, ultron, xenotar, zuiko the list goes on and on. Rolleicord ii model 5 compur rapid with tessar 7 5cm lens fitted rolleikin kit 0 results. Unfollow tessar carl zeiss to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Then the german physicist paul rudolph, who worked at zeiss, developed this so called 4 elements in 3 groups construction that made tessar one of the most successful vintage lenses ever made. The design consists of four elements in three groups. Rudolf kingslake, a history of the photographic lens, academic. A tessar comprises four elements in three groups, one positive crown glass element at the front, one negative flint glass element at the center and a negative planoconcave flint glass element cemented with a positive convex crown glass element at the rear. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. In this book, rudolf kingslake traces the historical development of the various types of lenses from daguerres invention of photography in 1839 through lenses commonly used today. Fujifilm finepix s5 pro with carl zeiss teletessar 350mm f5.
The construction concept has found applications from large format down to minox size. The lens is generally the most expensive and least understood part of any camera. The tessar is a famous photographic lens design conceived by the german physicist paul rudolph in 1902 while he worked at the zeiss optical company and patented by zeiss in germany. They are the planar, the tessar, the biogon, the distagon, and the hologon click on these links to download the original pdf files.
Reviews, sample gallery, forum, technical data sheets. Tessar lens article about tessar lens by the free dictionary. A comprehensive guide to camera lens design and zeiss. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. This makes it much more understandable that the successful result to what was often years of work required a name. The tessar lens is light and compact, and therefore particularly suitable for use with the hand camera.
Zeiss of germany had private knowhow and also patents, including patents in japan on the production of optical glass and of lenses particularly the tessar design lens. Only generalpurpose nonmacro carl zeiss planar standard lenses focal length comprised between 40mm and 60mm are discussed. A comprehensive guide to camera lens design and zeiss nomenclature. No other mountable camera combines such advanced image stabilisation and optics with a rugged exterior and convenient. The tessar is a camera lens designed by paul rudolph, working for the carl zeiss jena company, in 1902. Introduced in 1902, it was created by paul rudolph, from carl zeiss. Next on my reading list is the kindle book also in print artistic use of shutter speed. A supplementary lens is an accessory lens clipped, screwed or bayoneted to the front of a main lens that alters the lens effective focal length.
Carl zeiss jena standard vintage camera lenses for sale ebay. A succinct history of carl zeiss planar lenses the following article presents a subjective perspective on the history and evolution of the planartype lenses from their origins to modern times. The rollei 35 series remains one of the smallest 35 mm cameras after the minolta tc1 and minox 35. Shop the vintage cameras that changed history and the new cameras crafted for today. It has been found possible to increase the aperture without sacrificing brilliancy, definition and flatness of field, and the result is a new lens of the tessar type, having a speed of f. Carl zeiss planar history part 1 vintage camera lenses. The german optical systems manufacturer, carl zeiss, has had a 168 year legacy in creating some of the worlds best lenses. Find here some interesting lenses present in my collection.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. An illustrated guidebook finely focused photography books. Nasse wrote a series of technical papers for carl zeiss detailing their modern lens history and genealogy. Carl zeiss planar history part 2 vintage camera lenses. World war i, the global financial crisis and world war ii were years of ups and downs. The tessar was the standard highquality, moderateaperture, normalperspective lens of the twentieth century. The first half is about different types of lenses gauss, tessar, etc. The history of zeiss mirrors german history and all of its highs and lows. Skopar, skoparon, sonnar, summar, summicron, takumar, tessar. A smart shooter would be happy with either because. For a good, short, illustrated history of the depot see here. A history of the photographic lens by rudolf kingslake. From an early lens still being manufactured for use in lowcost cameras to designs made possible through such innovations as lens. The contaflex series is a family of 35mm leafshuttered slr cameras, produced by zeiss ikon in the 1950s and 1960s.
Tessar construction is essentially characterized by simplicity. It expresses that this lens is comprised of four lens elements. As one would expect from a long telephoto, carl zeiss tele tessar t 300mm f4 did not show major color falloff. The tessar is a camera and projection lens designed by paul rudolph, working for the carl zeiss jena company, in 1902. We could fill these pages with the story of the development and evolution of these and other lens landmarks. There was a pro tessar 85mm and also a pro tessar 4115. Taylor triplet 1896 planar double gauss 1897 tessar 1902 dagor 1894 from the landscape lens to the planar lens summary variations in the landscape lens theme or the variations in the doublet lens theme. I dedicated more attention to big glasses, that means, large format photography lenses, because that is where the most important designs made their contribution to the endeavour of transforming light into images. An ultrawide angle carl zeiss tessar lens captures all the action in a 170degree wide field of view with pinsharp clarity whether on the desert slopes or skydiving. Contax stylised as contax in the kyocera era began as a camera model in the zeiss ikon line in 1932, and later became a brand name. Tessar is probably the lens design most produced ever. The word tessar is an acronym derived from the greek word tessares meaning four. The design consists of four glass elements in three groups. The rollei 35 is a 35mm miniature viewfinder camera built by rollei.
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