Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.5 Sonnar Opton T - Lens

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Manual focus normal lens made for Contax/Kiev rangefinder cameras by Carl Zeiss. It does not have a focusing helicoid of its own, as it attaches to the inner bayonet of the camera that contains one. Metal body available in silver.

  • Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.5 Sonnar Opton T (7 elements, 3 groups)
  • Aperture blades: 11
  • Size: 46 x 43 mm
  • Weight: 158g

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Type
Rangefinder Lens
Brand
Carl Zeiss
System
Contax/Kiev
Usage
Film
Filter Size
40.5mm
Field of View
Normal
Focus Type
MF Only

Contax/Kiev

After Leica’s success with their 35mm rangefinder cameras, optical manufacturer Carl Zeiss wanted a piece of the pie. They introduced their Contax rangefinder in 1932, immediately making themselves the leaders in photographic technology in Germany.

The Contax rangefinders featured a combined rangefinder/viewfinder decades before Leica competitors, and also featured a vertical metal focal plane shutter decades before this would become standard. Contax rangefinders also feature a dual bayonet lens system with an internal and external bayonet for different focal lengths.

After World War II, the Soviet Union seized the Zeiss Ikon plants in Dresden as well as Leica factories. They began to produce their own versions of the popular Leica and Contax rangefinders with looser machining tolerances. The Contax rangefinders were replicated in Kiev, Ukraine.

Because of this, there are many Soviet lenses available for the system on top of offerings from German companies like Carl Zeiss, Hugo Meyer, Schneider-Kreuznach, and Voigtländer.


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Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.5 Sonnar Opton T - Lens Availability & Price History
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Available T90132 $315.00 Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.5 Sonnar Opton T
19 Sep 2024 T57737 € 204.28 Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.5 Sonnar Opton T - Lens Image