Zeiss Tessar 2.8/28mm Prototype f Leica M

[HuubL]

Is this for real? It looks like a hybrid of a Summaron mount with a Zeiss innards, cleverly crossed in Poland. It may well work, but I doubt it is a 'prototype' in the sense that most of us would regard a prototype.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350349161401

 

[HuubL]

Ahh, I see he has more of these hybrids, this one looks interesting too: http://cgi.ebay.com/Bell-Howell-Eymax-2-50mm-f-Leica-Screw-Mount-39-/350360663625?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item51931f7649#ht_500wt_1154

I guess foto-hobby is the Polish Brian 😉

 

[dexdog]

The seller foto-hobby often has a lot of hybrid/hacked lenses and or items described as prototypes. The serial number of this lens, starting with 100 and including a "V" (for versuch) follows the normal pattern of serial numbers that zeiss formerly used to assign to prototypes, but these beauty rings can be reproduced/faked. Who knows whether it is genuine or not.

 

[Dwig]

Not plausible that Zeiss would make a prototype in Canada. Look at the last image in the set.

 

[roundg]

The mount come from a goggled summaron. I don't think leica/Zeiss couldn't get a non-goggled version part to do such a prototype.

 

[Rob-F]

Obviously it is someone's home-brew project, cobbled together from parts. Leica doesn't make lenses with Zeiss Tessars in Leitz Canada mounts. Neither does Zeiss. And a 28mm lens cell in a 35mm mount? It won't track focus with the rangefinder.

 

[sevo]

The seller is a (mostly good, but far from affordable) photo store form Poland. I suppose these lens hacks are old East Bloc efforts to overcome their problems getting hold of western technologies - these were usually converted at least semi professionally.

 

[xxloverxx]

It's a 2.8 lens with f/2 on the DOF scale?