Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Tessar 40mm F/4.5 T Type 1

Specifications01

MountEXAKTA

Focal length40mm

Max aperturef/4.5

TypePrime

Filter size30.5 mm

Min focus distance0.6 m

Aperture blades10

Optical elements4

Groups3

AutofocusNo

StabilizationNo

Aperture controlAperture ring

EraFilm era

Production statusDiscontinued

Additional Info02

Lens TypeWide-angle prime lens

Summary02

40mm Tessar prime lens by Carl Zeiss Jena DDR for the Exakta mount. Fixed aperture of f/4.5, suited to general photography with a moderate wide-to-standard field of view.

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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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