Zeiss jena lens serial numbers

Do note that there was extensive production in Japan of copies of the 10x50 especially, reportedly by virtue of a licensing deal. Many of those have the Japan inspection sticker and a 6 digit serial number, while all Jenoptems should have a seven digit number starting in 6 or 7. Bitterroot's comment on pricing is bang on. These binocs are a great buy when in good condition.

The Allbinos site has a recent review of the 8x30 DEltrintem, the kid brother to these. They still are excellent optics. I have always heard the six-digit Jenoptems were plain fakes and had nothing to do with Carl Zeiss Jena. They certainly did not have the quality or build of the genuine 7 digit Jenoptems.

Carl Zeiss Jena Binocular Serial Numbers I don't know what is meant by fairly late model, but most multicoated Jenoptems were manufactured in the 80's. Initially these were calibrated with the focal length in centimeters.

If you go to the Carl Zeiss web page and send them an email with the serial number of the lens, they will look it up for you and tell you exactly the month and year the lens was manufactured. Thanks for the answer, Dan. They was very useful. What are the Serial Number after ? Carlos Alberte, I'm sorry but I don't know of a published source for Zeiss lenses' chronology after What you want may have been published by the Zeiss Historica Society.

HE has a list he's compiled. There is nothing like the Vade Mecum. I have a copy of it, and I don't agree with Andrew. Diagrams in the VM may have been copied from Brandt, but not text. What makes the Vade Mecum more useful than other books filled with diagrams of lenses is that it passes judgement right or wrong I can't say on how well lenses' perform. I will buy the Lens Collector's Vade Mecum. Regards Carlos. Carlos, that is indeed the book. Just make sure you get version 3 or newer.

Any idea of the age or value? It's in excellent condition, been in my family for many years You must log in or sign up to reply here. Please check photos. What do mine lens body serial tell: ? I guess according to top it is pretty early sample: ? It might be interesting to build a database of still existing Kine Tessars. Last edited by Pancolart on Tue Dec 01, pm; edited 1 time in total. Posted: Tue Dec 01, pm Post subject:.

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Still waiting for the adaptor to fit my Canon 40D. So that would make this lense built in the '60's? I can't believe the feel of it in my hands and the amount of glass is unreal. I just can't wait to use this thing. ManualFocus-G wrote: TBaker wrote:.

Hi just joined. TBaker wrote: Thanks. Ya it's made in West Germany. Posted: Thu Dec 03, am Post subject:. Attila wrote: Welcome Tbaker!