Unlike most lens of the anastigmat specialanastarektanar line, this lens uses unit focusing. In his three part series, he discussed 5 lens designed that changed the world. Many minor variations of this lens existed for photography lenses. These three books are also highly recommended for their discussions of many. World war i, the global financial crisis and world war ii were years of ups and downs. So you can say that, as a broad rough statement, a lens with few glass elements is a lens with a higher risk of non corrected aberrations compared to a lens with more glass elements. In june 1971, rollei transferred the production of the rollei 35 camera from germany to singapore. As one would expect from a long telephoto, carl zeiss tele tessar t 300mm f4 did not show major color falloff.
The grandina history in 1961, veb carl zeiss jena czj was approached by the czechoslovakian company meopta in prerov to develop a line of 5 lenses for a large format camera. The design consists of four glass elements in three groups. Place the lens on the tip of your first finger of your most dominant hand, ensuring your finger is dry and the lens is slightly wet. If you go this route, be sure to bring lenscleaning supplies and a few paper towels to wipe off your camera. It is normally used as a standard lens, and versions of it have been fitted to many millions of cameras. Jan 04, 2008 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. More about tessar history, josef maria eder comments, image samples, series iib and ic differences tessar. There was a pro tessar 85mm and also a pro tessar 4. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. It was originally founded in 19101911 as optische anstalt saalfeld oas by carl zeiss jena, the company. Rudolf kingslake, a history of the photographic lens, academic.
Feb, 20 carl zeiss 85mm lens for sale feb, 20 acquired this lens, a carl zeiss f4 85mm, but have no use for it. Carl zeiss 85mm lens for sale feb, 20 acquired this lens, a carl zeiss f4 85mm, but have no use for it. Performance data modulation transmission of a historical zeiss anastigmat from 1897. A spherical, chromatic and astigmatic corrected lens comprised of four lens elements divided into two groups by the diaphragm. Zeiss ikon ikoflex favorit tlr camera with tessar lens. The barrel and flange mount show the normal signs of use but for a lens thats seen over 65 years of service it looks amazing.
A comprehensive guide to camera lens design and zeiss. A tessar comprises four elements in three groups, one positive crown glass element at the front, one negative. Tessar creation and development of one of the most. Lenses lenses refract light in such a way that an image of the light source is formed. Until august of 1974, the cameras were still equipped with a carl zeiss german made tessar 3,440mm lens, a construction with 4 elements.
Until august of 1974, the cameras were still equipped with a carl zeiss german made tessar 3,440mm lens, a construction with 4. Biogon, planar, sonnar, and tessar large format lenses for the 6. A history of the photographic lens by rudolf kingslake. The pros and the cons blue contacts,discount contact lenses,eye. Tessar lens more degrees of freedom can be thought of as a reoptimization of the protar. To study the quantitative impact of diffractive optical elements on lens design and glass selection, a zeiss tessar lens f6 with and without a diffractive optical element is optimized with respect to the wavefront performance by a zemaxr hammer routine. This makes it much more understandable that the successful result to what was often years of work required a name. Jose sasian important basic lens forms petzval little stress. Ive played around with this drawing a lens idea for fun with a lot of colleagues when i get a chance. This could be attached to the front of the primary lens while a mask which did not magnify the image was placed over the focusing screen. Large format lenses are photographic optics that provide an image circle large enough to cover large format film or plates.
The tessar is a famous photographic lens design conceived by the german physicist paul. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. On smaller format cameras the image circle generally covers only the intended film size with little room to spare. There is no use comparing them with contax zeiss lenses, since the latter were and are not available in m42 mount, so there is no risk of confusing contax zeiss lenses with carl zeiss jena m42 lenses. What is surprising though, is that despite this bulky look and feel, the lens is relatively light for a telephoto lens that is, weighing 780g 1.
Lenses for reading literature anytime we read a work of literature, we are able to read that work through a variety of lenses and focus on different details or meanings in that work depending on the lens we use. In this book, rudolf kingslake traces the historical development of the various types of lenses from daguerres invention of photography in 1839 through lenses commonly used today. The invention of the camera in the early 19th century led to an array of lens designs intended for photography. Optically the lens is in excellent condition showing no abrasions in the the glass. The lens is generally the most expensive and least understood part of any camera. Only generalpurpose nonmacro carl zeiss planar standard lenses focal length comprised between 40mm and 60mm are discussed. Large format lenses from carl zeiss oberkochen 19501972. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Sony 2000x handycam manual book sony 2000x handycam manual getting the books sony 2000x handycam manual now is not type of inspiring means. Zeiss ikon ikoflex favorit tlr camera with tessar lens ikoflex favorit model 88716, the last and most advanced of the ikoflex line of twinlens reflex cameras. They are the planar, the tessar, the biogon, the distagon, and the hologon click on these links to download the original pdf files. The company produced pentax 67 cameras until 1999 and ceased distribution in 2002. From an early lens still being manufactured for use in lowcost cameras to designs made possible through such innovations as lens. Carl zeiss planar history part 1 vintage camera lenses.
However, the history of the tessar goes way back, as its optical formula dates back to 1902. Tessar lens more degrees of freedom can be thought of as a reoptimization. This is considered medium aperture for a photographic lens and the tessar is excellent as such. Introduction to contact lenses contact lenses can be a great choice for many people, whether youre interested in an alternative to glasses or looking to wear contact lenses for sports or going out. Images carried enough contrast to be visually pleasing. Nasse wrote a series of technical papers for carl zeiss detailing their modern lens history and genealogy. While not waterproof, the bag takes up almost no space and can make it possible to shoot in light rain. The prakticas came with czj lenses like the tessar and the pancolar. In addition, innovative 3way shakecancelling adds electronic roll stability for even smoother video capture. Large format lenses are typically used in large format cameras and view cameras photographic optics generally project a circular image behind the lens. A history of the photographic lens rudolf kingslake the institute of optics university of rochester rochester, new york.
You could not without help going later than ebook store or library or borrowing from your associates to edit them. The following article presents a subjective perspective on the history and evolution of the planartype lenses from their origins to modern times. Design of a tessar lens including a diffractive optical. Contessamatic is a series of 35mm film viewfinder rangefinder cameras manufactured by zeiss ikon ag. They can be viewed and printed using any program that can open and print a pdf file. The asahi pentax itself was the first japanese fixedpentaprism slr.
Specializing in zeiss large format lenses, tessar, planar, biogon, luminar lenses, tele tessar, orthometar, sonnar, carl zeiss jena lenses, distagon, apo tessar, zeissdagor and zeiss protar lenses. Together with ernst abbe joined 1866 and otto schott joined 1884 he laid the foundation for todays multinational company. It expresses that this lens is comprised of four lens elements. Like all the contaflex models with interchangable lenses, the rear component stays fixed behind the shutter and only the front component was changable. With a converging lens, paraxial rays that are parallel to the principal axis converge to the focal point, f. The history of zeiss mirrors german history and all of its highs and lows. There was a pro tessar 85mm and also a pro tessar 4115. The lens is a carl zeiss jena apotessar 45cm f9 process lens in barrel design. An ultrawide angle carl zeiss tessar lens captures all the action in a 170degree wide field of view with pinsharp clarity whether on the desert slopes or skydiving. Carl zeiss jena apotessar 45cm450mm f9 194952 large. No other mountable camera combines such advanced image stabilisation and optics with a rugged exterior and convenient. The tessar is a camera lens designed by paul rudolph, working for the carl zeiss. Lenses of the same general construction are often given a name implying this design. The problems of photographic lens design, creating a lens for a task that would cover a large, flat image plane, were well known even before the invention of photography due to the development of lenses to work with the focal plane of the camera obscura.
Visually, there were no major fallouts in image quality between the center and borders, although images did not exhibit any wow factor either. The first half is about different types of lenses gauss, tessar, etc. The tessar is a famous photographic lens design conceived by the german physicist paul rudolph in 1902 while he worked at the zeiss optical company and patented by zeiss in germany. In reply to parry johnson may 29, 2016 the czj 502. For example, a tessar always has four elements in three groups as described below, although tessars have been produced with different focal lengths and maximum apertures for many decades. This 4element tessar type lens was used on the kodak signet 80. The wonderful world of rolleiflex tlr photography is a threepart series. Rudolf kingslake, a history of the photographic lens. Through the years it equipped many of the 35mm film cameras sold in the former soviet bloc.
An introduction to theories and models eye contacts, lasik eye surgery, or eyeglasses. The pros and the cons blue contacts,discount contact lenses,eye lenses,prescription colored contacts the art of game design. It dawned on me that i did not think to set a new infinity focus point. The adobe acrobat reader allows you to view and print hasselblad historical documents in pdf. In 1969 under the sub brand pentax 6x7, the company started to produce medium format 120 6x7cm cameras.
Cross section of the lens elements from the anastigmat 1. Rudolf kingslake, a history of the photographic lens, academic press, 1989 links edit. Tessar lens article about tessar lens by the free dictionary. So, lacking a dark slide, i could not remove the back without exposing the film. Of course, possibly the smallest tessar design is the 50mm kmz industar 502 f3. The tessar is a camera and projection lens designed by paul rudolph, working for the carl zeiss jena company, in 1902. Zeiss lens data sheets are available in pdf portable document format file format. This is a postwar lens made in west germany, and would have been the cheapest standard lens available at the time for this camera, and as such it is far less common than the 50mm f2 sonnar, or perhaps the 50mm f1. Tessar scheme only has 4 glass elements which become 5 or 6 in. Comes with a dedicated book the history of the twin lens rolleiflex in a wood presentation box and included a set of rolleinar ii and iii close up lens attachments and certificate. On a full frame camera, the lens shows minor traces of vignetting at f4, which disappear by f5. Correspondingly, the patent from 1902 stresses the following properties. A surprising number of people have a hard time figuring it out and make simple mistakes. When it is a carl zeiss jena lens i am posting this because as a contaxzeiss user, i am concerned that an increasing number of people are potentially getting misled into thinking that the old m42 screw mount carl zeiss jena lenses are proper zeiss lenses, when.
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Knob film advance with automatic frame counting no need to watch out for numbers to appear behind a red window. The adobe acrobat reader allows you to view and print hasselblad historical documents in pdf format. Its image definition and brilliance granted the lens the slogan the eagle eye of your camera. Contessa was the name given to a family of cameras produced by zeiss ikon in stuttgart that folders between 19501955 and compact.
Zeiss tessar 4,575 model 611,6 zeiss tessar 3,875 model 612,614. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Is this a unique distinction, or simply a classy name brand for a generic technology. Variotessar e 1670 mm manual enfres carl zeiss variotessar e 1670 mm f 4 za oss t posted by. A lot of camera books and lens books sometimes explain the history of double gauss lenses and other lens forms. Large format lenses from veb carl zeiss jena 1945 1991. The word tessar is an acronym derived from the greek word tessares meaning four.
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