Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Vitor Manuel Dias de Amorim wrote: > > >I have a 800mm f/5 TEWE-BERLIN lens and I'd like to know something > about the company who made it. The following is from the lens list in "The Ihagee 35mm Exas and Exaktas" by Norlin Rober, the update of which I hope to have finished in the next few months. I was not aware of an 800/5. Please confirm 800/5 is correct. I don't know if Tewe Berlin had any relationship to Astro Berlin lenses. "Tewe Berlin lenses of the mid? 1950's were large expensive telephotos. They were also designated as TV Fernlinse, and TV-Berlin. Telons are two element lenses. Telagons are four element lenses. All had manual diaphragms. 1956 prices unless otherwise stated. These were very well made lenses. (info given is close focus, and weight, if known) 300/3.5 Telagon. $360 10 feet. 5 ¾ lbs 400/5 Telagon. $360 (not yet confirmed) 400/5 Telon. introd. 1956; with trigger focusing. 15 feet 7 lbs 400/4.5 Telagon. $360, shown above 500/5 Telagon. $450 23 feet 11 lbs 600/5 Telon. Telagon Introd about 1954; $565 40 feet 11 lbs. 800/6.3 Telon Telagon Introd about 1954; $750 67 feet, 14 lbs. 1000/6.3 Telon late 1950’s – very fast for a non mirror 1000 2000/8.8 Telon Mirror introd 1958" Stephen Gandy