Helios-44
Helios-44
Yellow
Poppy
Red Valerian
Pink Rose
Centaurea Montana
Profoundly Yellow
Il Pleut
Clematis
Memories of Summer
Safe In My Garden
The Busy Tuesday Red
Yellow - Green
Trailing Petunia
The Dying Flower
Hello, Mate
Red Valerian
Pink Rose
Mixed Border
Rose of Sharon
Lavender-Depth of Field
Poppy Parked on Double Yellow Lines
Sunflower, October 2019
Hydrangea in March
Mademoiselle Poppy
The Poppies Which Popped Up
Micro-Nikkor Poppies
Raindrops on a Poppy
The Death Throes of a Californian Poppy
Adieu, Eschscholzia
Red & Yellow (With Guest Appearance by Green)
Green
Bee
Sun
Small, Medium or Large
Helios-44 & Extension Tube
Knapweed
Red
Blue Cornflower
Centaurea Montana
Blue - Green
Cistus
Poppy f/2.8
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Pentacon, Tessar, Carl Zeiss Jena, Helios and Jupiter Photos
Pentacon, Tessar, Carl Zeiss Jena, Helios and Jupiter Photos
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Tessar Lens
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 lens (£12 on eBay) on a Canon EOS 40D digital camera.
The cheapest route to a lens with 'Carl Zeiss' on it. Manufactured between 1952 and 1978, thus there is plenty of choice on the secondhand market. The moment I had it in my hand, I loved the feel of it and the smooth focus and aperture adjustment. Using it on a crop sensor digital camera avoids the criticism that it is soft at the corners: I'm using only the best part of the simple optics. Nevertheless, optimum performance is f/8 - f/11 where contrast is best; otherwise post-processing will improve your efforts. F/2.8 is slow, but these days we're all used to levels of ISO which were unimaginable when this lens was in production, and so only photographers chasing depth-of-field will be bothered by the slowness. Close focus is about twelve inches - it's practically macro! And the long focus throw provides plenty of scope for tiny adjustments. The front element is well recessed: no need for a lens hood, nor a protective filter for that matter (but I disdain protective filters anyway. Like extended warranties, they exist to improve dealers' profit margins).
Not as good as the 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor, which is hard to beat by any lens, but much cheaper, and fun to use. Colour rendition isn't bad, either.
The cheapest route to a lens with 'Carl Zeiss' on it. Manufactured between 1952 and 1978, thus there is plenty of choice on the secondhand market. The moment I had it in my hand, I loved the feel of it and the smooth focus and aperture adjustment. Using it on a crop sensor digital camera avoids the criticism that it is soft at the corners: I'm using only the best part of the simple optics. Nevertheless, optimum performance is f/8 - f/11 where contrast is best; otherwise post-processing will improve your efforts. F/2.8 is slow, but these days we're all used to levels of ISO which were unimaginable when this lens was in production, and so only photographers chasing depth-of-field will be bothered by the slowness. Close focus is about twelve inches - it's practically macro! And the long focus throw provides plenty of scope for tiny adjustments. The front element is well recessed: no need for a lens hood, nor a protective filter for that matter (but I disdain protective filters anyway. Like extended warranties, they exist to improve dealers' profit margins).
Not as good as the 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor, which is hard to beat by any lens, but much cheaper, and fun to use. Colour rendition isn't bad, either.
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