Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon "Zebra" f/4 - 20mm Q1 (Exakta mount) with TEST PHOTOS
Serial number: 8418105
Made in East Germany
Year of production: 1968
Condition:
This lens is in excellent - near mint - condition. Glass is clean and clear and there is no dust, no haze, no fungus, no scratches. Focusing is smooth and easy. Aperture ring moves and stops correctly at every f-stop and half stop. There is no oil or other residue on aperture blades.
Test photos were taken with Sony A7 using Exakta to NEX adapter at two different aperture settings (f/4 and f/11).
With a suitable adapter for Exakta mount, this lens can be used on all modern digital cameras.
Lens comes with front and rear lens caps, as well as a brown leather case.
Please see attached photos for more details or send me your question.
Specifications:
- Optical design: 10 elements in 6 groups
- Focal length: 20mm
- Maximum aperture: f/4.0
- Minimum aperture: f/22
- Blades: 6
- Minimum focusing distance: 0.16m
- Filter size: 77mm
- Weight: 480g
- Mount: Exakta
About the lens:
The 20 mm 4 Flektogon is a wide-angle lens manufactured by Carl Zeiss Jena in East Germany. The Carl Zeiss Flektogon 20mm 4 is the predecessor of the Carl Zeiss Jena 20mm 2.8 and the successor of the 25mm Flektogon 4.
The 20mm Flektogon is still regarded highly for the minimal distortion it produces. It is much appreciated by architecture photographers.
Contrast is good and colours are faithful. This Flektogon is also very sharp in the centre of the image. The bokeh is also rather interesting and swirly. When you combine these factors and add the lack of sharpness in the corners and the vignetting you can take rather unusual looking pictures which look almost as if you are shooting through an old looking glass.
Another remarkable feature is the minimum focusing distance of 16cm, which really allows you to get very close to your subject.
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