looking for lens info...

[back alley]

what can you tell me about this lens?

minolta mount
made in japan
'carl zeiss jena ll'
28 mm
2.8
mc macro

it is small, solid, seems well made
'lens made in japan under license from veb carl zeiss jena'

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

Are you sure it's a Minolta? The difference is about 0.1mm from a Praktica B mount. And Japan plus CZ Jena means Praktica bayonet cameras to me.

Regards, David

 

[back alley]

it's the minolta sr mount…fits on the camera, has a minolta back cap & works on the minolta adapter for the fuji.

 

[back alley]

i have found some info online but not much...

 

[Boris Stupak]

Excellent lens, some made under license by both Cosina and Sigma. I have a couple. Made in other mounts too. Not very long in production.

Very sharp stopped down a little. OK but not great wide open.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CARL-ZEISS-...09840604?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item3cd151dbdc

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/949530

http://www.forums.camera-info.com/index.php?threads/carl-zeiss-jena-lenses.1434/

http://www.mflenses.com/carl-zeiss-jena-ii-28mm-f28-macro-japanse-version.html

http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00QZPN?start=10

 

[back alley]

mine has the blue writing also but does not say cosina on it.
makes a pretty good image on the fuji.

 

[f16sunshine]

It's a Sigma rebrand. I had both the re-brand and the Sigma branded in C/Y at one time.
Pretty good lens.

 

[Boris Stupak]

They were actually not Zeiss designs at all. They were purely Japanese lenses that only used the "Carl Zeiss Jena" name for prestige as a "licensed product".

But some were not bad.

Like the Pancolor lenses on Exaktas.

 

[back alley]

any idea how much it's worth or what someone might pay for it?

 

[Boris Stupak]

Sellers are asking $150 - $250 on eBay but I wouldn't pay anywhere near those prices.

If I saw one at a flea market for $25 or so I would bite, otherwise, I would pass. I paid next to nothing for the ones I have.