Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm F2.8 Vintage Cine Mod Prime Portrait Lens | Canon EF

🎬 Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm F2.8 Vintage Cine Mod Lens | Canon EF | Full Frame

Bring genuine vintage German optical character to a modern filmmaking setup with this professionally modified Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm F2.8.

Prepared by TerPhoto for cinematography and professional video production, this classic manual-focus lens has been fully cleaned, adjusted and re-lubricated before being adapted and adjusted for Canon EF mount.

The aperture has been de-clicked, providing smooth, continuous iris movement for video work. Two cine-style follow focus gears are fitted to the lens, allowing precise control of both the focus and aperture rings with standard filmmaking equipment.

An 80mm OD cine lens hood/front assembly gives this compact vintage lens a more practical cinema-oriented configuration.

The lens provides full-frame sensor coverage. On full frame, its 50mm focal length delivers a natural perspective that works beautifully for portraits, narrative scenes, interviews, detail shots, music videos and commercial filmmaking.

The glass is in good vintage condition with only very minor age-related wear. The exterior also retains normal signs of age and previous use. Tessar is one of the best-known optical designs in photographic history. Its famous compact construction uses four optical elements arranged in three groups. Carl Zeiss Jena’s post-war 50mm F2.8 version was based on a 1947 recalculation by Harry Zöllner and became a long-running standard lens family. This particular example, serial number 6564526, is consistent with the early-to-mid 1960s generation of Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar production.

⚙️ Technical Specifications

• Lens Mount - Canon EF
• Focal Length - 50mm
• Maximum Aperture - F2.8
• Minimum Aperture - F22
• Aperture Blades - 6
• Minimum Focusing Distance - 0.5m
• Filter Size - 49mm
• Focus Type - Manual
• Serial Number - 6564526

🎥 Why Choose This Lens?

Unlike modern lenses designed for highly corrected and clinically clean rendering, vintage Tessar glass offers its own recognizable optical personality. The simple four-element design makes this an appealing character lens for filmmakers seeking an organic vintage image. Combined with smooth aperture control, dual cine gears and Canon EF adaptation, this modification provides the character of an original Carl Zeiss Jena optic in a much more production-friendly package.

📦 This Offer Includes

✔ Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm F2.8 Cine Mod Lens
✔ Canon EF Mount Adaptation
✔ 2x Follow Focus Gears
✔ 80mm OD Cine Lens Hood / Front Assembly
✔ Front Lens Cap
✔ Rear Lens Cap