Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Tessar 50mm F/2.8 Type 3

Specifications01

MountEXAKTA

Focal length50mm

Max aperturef/2.8

TypePrime

Release year1958

Weight150 g

Filter size49 mm

Min focus distance0.5 m

Aperture blades6

Optical elements4

Groups3

AutofocusNo

StabilizationNo

Aperture controlAperture ring (Manual settings only)

EraFilm era

Production statusDiscontinued

Additional Info02

Lens TypeStandard prime lens

Summary02

Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Tessar 50mm prime lens for the Exakta mount, with a maximum aperture of f/2.8. Typical use is general photography/standard focal length work, including portraits.

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Where can this lens be adapted?

The Exakta mount has a flange distance of 44.7 mm. A plain adapter fits a camera whose flange distance is at least 1.46 mm shorter. How lens adapters work

Sony EAdapter · 26.7 mm
Canon RFAdapter · 24.7 mm
Nikon ZAdapter · 28.7 mm
Fujifilm XAdapter · 27 mm
L-MountAdapter · 24.7 mm
Micro Four ThirdsAdapter · 25.45 mm
Fujifilm G (GFX)Adapter · 18 mm
Covers full-frame: it can vignette on a medium format sensor.
Canon EF-MAdapter · 26.7 mm

No plain adapter reaches infinity focus on: Canon EF, Nikon F.

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Other Mounts03

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