Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the reply, Marc. Please take a look at this link. I have pics of the lens in it. It is maybe made in 1955 or so. I wonder whether such a custom adapted lens is "rare" by any standards or not. Raid -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+ramin=uwf.edu@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+ramin=uwf.edu@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Marc James Small Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 3:43 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Zeiss Jena 5cm 2.8 Tessar in Leica Mount At 04:23 PM 4/21/2008, Raid Amin wrote: >Please advise me how rare a CZJ Tessar lens is in LTM. Is it a lens that >was never produced by Zeiss in Leica mount or did Zeiss produce a few >such lenses? How likely is it to run into such a lens if it is produced >by Zeiss? If you have one or know of such, I would appreciate the serial number for the Zeiss Lens List and confirmation that it is coated. (the red T is the giveaway). During the Second World War, the German optical guru, Heinz K?ppenbender, ordered Leitz to cease regular production of camera lenses. It was necessary to sell Leica cameras in Sweden to pay a part of the hefty charge for steel and ball-bearings levied by the Swedes, so a portion of Carl Zeiss Jena Contax RF BM production was converted to LTM for sale in Sweden. The most common of these are the 1.5/5cm and 2/5cm collapsible Sonnar, the 2/8.5cm Sonnar, and the 2.8/3.5cm Biogon. The 2.8/5cm Tessar is neiter common nor rare, and a number are known to exist, though this is not as common as the 5cm Sonnars. There are also a number of one-off conversions as well by private machinists in the immediate Post-War years. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information