Opton 50mm f1.7 T* Planar AE lens
Jan 5, 2024 15:36:39 GMT
on Jan 5, 2024 15:36:39 GMT
Posted: Jan 5, 2024 15:36:39 GMT
This is not in my possession; I found it today on eBay.
Opton CZ AE Planar 50 f1.7
This is a genuine Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 T* Planar lens in an AE Contax/Yashica mount. The reason for it being branded Opton is that Carl Zeiss could not use their name in Eastern Bloc countries back in the 1980s and so they used their Opton lens brand instead.
According to someone on the Zeiss Historical Group on Facebook, only 3 of these were manufactured so I have a feeling this will be beyond my means to acquire - especially after alerting the Facebook group to its existence.
Fascinating!
Opton CZ AE Planar 50 f1.7
This is a genuine Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.7 T* Planar lens in an AE Contax/Yashica mount. The reason for it being branded Opton is that Carl Zeiss could not use their name in Eastern Bloc countries back in the 1980s and so they used their Opton lens brand instead.
According to someone on the Zeiss Historical Group on Facebook, only 3 of these were manufactured so I have a feeling this will be beyond my means to acquire - especially after alerting the Facebook group to its existence.
Fascinating!