Lens Model: Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 14-Blade with Aperture Preset feature
Lens Date Code if applicable: From Circa ~1952-1955
Lens Body Condition: Body is in good shape - its all aluminum and relatively clean. The filter threads show some damage but as you can see in the photos a filter threads on just fine. Some black paint scratches were sharpie'd over - you can barely tell any knicks or scratches in the filter area were ever there. Other than that, the body of the lens is in great condition especially for its age. Focus ring and aperture ring work perfectly.
The coolest thing about this lens is that the aperture ring is totally smooth - there are no clicking/notched aperture settings - completely variable and the aperture remains round at all apertures due to 14 blades.
Lens Glass Condition: Mint - no scratches on front or rear elements. No fungus. No notable dust.
Sale Includes: Lens, end caps, 49mm skylight filter
Price: $65 + shipping paypal gift or add 3%
Payments Accepted: Paypal
Shipping Available To: Continental US (willing to ship elsewhere at additional cost)
Item location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Best Contact Method: PM
Other: This requires an EF to M42 adapter. I have one that I was planning on keeping. They are only $6 on Amazon. This lens has great "Zeiss" looks in images. Is super sharp. Very unique. You might see other Tessar 2.8/50's but very few 14-blade aperture models.
Sample pics (items in pics not included with this sale):
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Thanks for looking!