First coll. 3,5/50mm CZJ Tessar Photos

[santino]

a while ago I got a IIa with that beautiful CZJ T* coated 3,5/50mm collapsible Tessar. the Contax needs CLA and still sits on the shelf, my first working kiev (had 5) served as light tight box 😀

film was XP2 Super to compensate possible shutter failures.

 

[xayraa33]

Tessars are nice lenses, and that one looks to be very good.

 

[ErnestoJL]

I have a Contax II that came with a collapsible non coated CZJ Tessar 2.8 which is said pushed the Tessar designt to the limits (for that time) and to be not as good as the 3.5.
After seeing the results I got, I concluded that they are not only very good lenses but they still stay among the best of today.
Yours is not exception to this. Cingratulations!

Cheers

Ernesto

 

[santino]

thanks! I noticed that even industars can be superb lenses. the tessar design still seems to be up to date 🙂

 

[ErnestoJL]

I´ve two Industars, a 22 and a 50, both leave nothing to desire other than one or two more f stops!!

Just thinking the Tessar design is 106 years old, I wonder which designs would last that long... unchanged.

Cheers

Ernesto