Hello,
I have a Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar Lens. Details are : Sonnar 1:2 f=5cm, Number 2018519. Please can somebody tell me a bit about this as I don't seem to be able to find any information about it. Photos attached.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar Lens
Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar Lens
The Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm F2 was made in Contax RF Mount. It is a "Sonnar" formula lens, and had higher contrast and transmission than the Leica lenses of the day. For this reason- many Leica photographers had Sonnar lenses modified to work on Leica cameras. This lens looks like one of them: it is in RF coupled Leica Thread Mount. This is done by taking the barrel out of the Contax RF mount and moving it to a Leica mount, with the RF cam built in. I've done this work myself on 65 or so Sonnars. Still in demand among Leica users.
Depending on condition of the glass- this lens would probably sell in the $300 to $400 range.
Depending on condition of the glass- this lens would probably sell in the $300 to $400 range.
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