![]() ![]() I do not have evidence of this but the performance increase convinces me that something did change. While many people believe that the optics were never changed I suspect that a minor revision had been made in order to account for the different blend of optical glass used on this. It has the classic 4-elements-in-3-groups of a true- Tessar which is identical to the old silver Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2.8 Tessar. There’s a small tab at the base which you’re able to depress in order to stop the iris down for depth-of-field preview or metering through-the-lens. The aluminum barrel feels nice and it also helps to keep this light but it is still quite substantial when you hold it and not flimsy at all. the engravings are easy-to-see but the depth-of-field scale seems to be rather vague because they’re not color-coded unlike what we’re used to seeing with Nikkors. The build is typical of Carl Zeiss Jena lenses from this era meaning it’s all-metal. While I think that the older version sort of fell-short in this regard I think this one truly lived-up to that nickname and you will see why soon. This lens used to be the best 50mm Tessar of its time and it was nicknamed “adler auge” or “eagle-eye” because its sharpness. Unlike the older Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2.8 Tessar the iris could be actuated automatically but it now only has a 6-bladed iris instead of the circular one of the older versions including the semiautomatic version. This version of the Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 was made from 1964 to 1967, it is called “zebra” by many people because it has a barrel that has striped rings. You’ll know later why I made that remark so please read the whole article carefully. And just like “ Honey” I think it’s “kind of dumb and kind of smart”, too. ![]() Today, I’ll show you a lens that some people love but some people hated it. There are many things in life that divide our opinion. ![]() ![]() I personally loved it and I occasionally sing that at the karaoke. It’s a favorite song of many people but some think that it’s stupid due to this being a country song with simple, corny lyrics. Hello, everybody! Do you remember Bobby Goldsboro’s old song “ Honey“? It’s a sentimental song about a man missing his lover named “ Honey” who left him when her time came unexpectedly. ![]()
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