Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Sep 5, 2015, at 4:06 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > > That was the lens I had, except mine was the original one pin variety made > by Zeiss in Germany. Yours most likely is the two or three pin variety > they > made for newer Rollei's than I had that had wide open aperture for metering > and later even auto exposure modes. If it performs like my older Zeiss > version you will be very happy with the lens. The German ones command a > premium price and the Singapore ones are much cheaper. this lens has one pin, and is made by Rollei in Singapore. Pretty fascinating, I can?t wait to see how it works. steve > > Aram > > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > -----Original Message----- > From: leicareflex-bounce at freelists.org > [mailto:leicareflex-bounce at freelists.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 4:02 PM > To: LUG; LRflex > Subject: [LRflex] OT "Zeiss Tele Tessar" 135/4 > > Several asked what happened to the mystery lens from KEH. > > fwiw, this lens arrived and I am sue you all recall that it was called a > Zeiss and it was mentioned it was also made for Takumar. When iI asked > about > it by phone it was described as a screw mount, likely M42. Several members > offered opinions about it. it was on its way here. It arrived. So what was > it? On the lens it says Rollei TeleTessar 135/4 FHT, on the back mount, > engraved Made by Rollei in Singapore. No mention of Zeiss or Takumar and > the > mount, not a screw mount, rather something else, likely QBM. Likely a fine > interesting lens in great shape, small, heavy, well made, glass looks > excellent, the adapter is coming soon. > > Steve > > Sent from my iPhone------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information