Carl Zeiss Tessar 50 mm f/ 2.8 (Icarex 35) Lens

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Carl Zeiss Tessar 50 mm f/ 2.8 (Icarex 35) lens

Optical design

Format: 35mm SLR

Type: Prime lens

Focusing: Manual Focus (MF)

Lens mounts: M42, M42, Other mount, Other mount

First year of production: 1966

Last year of production: 1972

Optical design: 4 elements in 3 groups

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Average price: $40

Specifications:

Focal length	Max. aperture	Min. aperture	Blades	Min. Focus (m.)	Filter Ø (mm.)	Weight (gr/oz)	Length (mm/in)
50mm	f/2.8	f/16	5	0.45	no	191/6,7	35/1,4

Additional information:

The Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/50mm (Icarex 35) is a standard prime lens for 35mm SLRs with M42 and Icarex BM-Mount.

Its lens design based on the Voigtländer Color-Skopar 2.8/50mm from 1952.

Like all other Zeiss labeled lenses for the Zeiss Icon Icarex system, this on was also made by Voigtländer Braunschweig.

This Tessar has no filter thread, but a bayonet mount for filters (called B50).

Until 1968, the bayonet mount (BM) lenses were supplied with a light alloy aperture ring (pic. 5-7), then (1968-1972) black plastic ring with "ears" (pic. 1-4). The M42 lenses (TM) always came with a black plastic ring.

Only the M42 versions have an A/M-switch for its aperture. The aperture rings have no click stops.

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