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Jena (Carl Zeiss) Cardinar (in Werra Rangefinder m 100mm F4

Sharpness 
 9.0
Aberrations 
 7.0
Bokeh 
 9.0
Handling 
 5.0
Value 
 9.0
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Jena (Carl Zeiss) Cardinar (in Werra Rangefinder m 100mm F4

Jena (Carl Zeiss) Cardinar (in Werra Rangefinder m 100mm F4
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Jena (Carl Zeiss) Cardinar (in Werra Rangefinder m 100mm F4
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Jena (Carl Zeiss) Cardinar (in Werra Rangefinder m 100mm F4
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Jena (Carl Zeiss) Cardinar (in Werra Rangefinder m 100mm F4
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Description:
Adapted to K-mount via extension tubes and home-made hard felt retaining ring inside extension tube. Searching for a dead Werra camera mount in order to possibly have an external aperture ring.

6 blades, 49mm diameter filter
f/4 to f/22

To have a "correct" registration distance, I have used thus far about 22mm of tube with the lens inserted (see image).
Mount Type: Non-Pentax Mount



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Registered: April, 2011
Location: Lost in translation ...
Posts: 18,076
Review Date: May 15, 2014 Recommended | Price: None indicated | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: Bokeh, build, compact, long throw ... fun to adapt ...
Cons: No working ap ring ... must dismount and change ap with finger nail ...
Sharpness: 9    Aberrations: 7    Bokeh: 9    Handling: 5    Value: 9   

Bonjour,

Yet another "Franken-lens" creation ... Found a Werra Rangefinder lens at my thrift store: a Jena (Carl Zeiss) Cardinar 100/4 in decent shape, but I do need to pull apart the glass and clean up some minor haze/fungus ... still quite usable.

Tubed it to about 22mm to have a "correct" registration distance ... this was all trail and error ... and re-try again. Here are some early sample test shots ... wide open or near ... the second one is with additional tube length added.

Allez et salut, John le Frog





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