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Carl Zeiss 3.5cm f2.8 Biogon T

Carl Zeiss 3.5cm f2.8 Biogon T

$195.00 USD
$195.00 USD
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Used item, no tax.
Not Passed: Untested or tested, inspected, and found to have flaws that will affect typical use. Recommended for decoration, projects, or use with special considerations.
There's haze and scratches throughout the lens. The aperture ring is a bit stiff.

Details: Carl Zeiss 3.5cm f2.8 Biogon T

Manual focus wide normal lens made for Contax/Kiev mount 35mm rangefinders by Carl Zeiss starting in 1950. This is the fourth version of this lens and features T coatings. Metal body available in silver.

  • Carl Zeiss 35mm f2.8 Biogon T (7 elements, 4 groups)
  • Minimum focus distance: 0.9m
  • Aperture blades: 5
  • Size: 48 x 57 mm (incl. body protrusion)
  • Weight: 120g

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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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