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Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.8

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Posted by Bengt Köhler Sandberg 2012-04-18


Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.8

Specs:

Lens:
35mm

Aperture:
f/2,8 to f/16
9 bladed aperure

Focus:
Infinit to 0,36m (1,2ft)

Mount:
M42

Covers:
Standard 35mm film size (24×36 mm negative)


Image quality

Wide open have great contrast and center sharpness.
Soft corners that is quite near the center.
But it's fairly light and not that striking.

Stop it down and you get some really great results.

Analogue B&W film
Carl Zeiss Jena
                            Flektogon 35mm f/2.8
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f/2.8 - f/4 - f/5.6 - f/8 - f/11 - f/16

Bokeh
Really great
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon
                                      35mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon
                                      35mm f/2.8



Digital
Pictures taken with a Canon 500D at ISO100 and I used a M42 to Canon mount adapter (Auto settings.)
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon
                                          35mm f/2.8
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f/2.8 - f/4 - f/5.6 - f/8 - f/11 - f/16

Bokeh
Carl Zeiss Jena
                                            Flektogon 35mm f/2.8


Filming
Carl Zeiss Jena
                                            Flektogon 35mm f/2.8


Build quality

This lens is in its own league!
All metal and every moving part feels great.
The aperture ring moves freely but have a little resistance to it.


Conclusion

Just awesome all over!
It looks great, feels great and takes great images.
But gets a thumbs down for corner sharpness wide open.
Its a very gradual soft focus so it's not that striking.

Thumbs up:
Love how this renders with great contrast.
Great center sharpness and it's really sharp all over from f/5.6 and above.
Build quality.
Focus distance of 0.36m (1.2ft)

Thumbs down:
Soft corners wide open.



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Technical Info
Scanner: Plustek OpticFilm 7600i
Film: Rollei Retro 400s
Developer: Kodak D76
And I used a tripod for all the images.

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