Tessar
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The Tessar is a photographic lens design conceived by the German physicist Dr. Paul Rudolph in 1902 while he worked at the Zeiss optical company and patented by Zeiss in Germany; the lens type is usua
2 historical lenses Carl Zeiss, Jena, Nr. 145077 and Nr. 145078, Tessar 1:4,5 F=5,5cm DRP 142294 (produced before 1910)
Carl Zeiss Tessar 50/2.8 lens on Zeiss Ikon Contessa camera.
Tessar 40/3.5 lens made by Rollei.
Minox MDC Minoxar 35mm/2.8 lens, a wide angle Tessar type lens.
Zeiss (company)
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Zeiss is a German manufacturer of optical systems and optoelectronics, founded in Jena, Germany, in 1846 by optician Carl Zeiss. Together with Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott he laid the foundation for tod
Headquarters in Oberkochen
First workshop of Carl Zeiss in the center of Jena (c. 1847)
Carl Zeiss Jena (1910)
One of the Stasi's cameras with the special SO-3.5.1 (5/17mm) lens developed by Carl Zeiss, a so-called "needle eye lens", for shooting through keyholes or holes down to 1 mm in diameter