Tessar as taking lens for Yashica Scope

[timnh]

Hi,

I recently got myself a Yashica Scope and I am experimenting at the moment with various taking lenses. I found that the Zeiss Tessar 50/3.5 works quite well and it makes for an incredibly small setup:

(The Yashica Scope on an adapter ring on the Tessar 50/3.5 on an Exakta adapter on a NEX 5n - I wrote more on that setup here.)

 

Has anyone other good suggestions on taking lenses and ways to mount this thing (it seems that the thread is 30m but with a funky spacing - definitely not the one found on filters...)

 

best,

Tim

 

[andy lee]

Fujinon 55mm f1.8 - very good razor sharp lens and fast under $80 on ebay

Carl Zeiss Planar  50mm f1.7 - Razor sharp superb lens a bit more expensive than the fujinon

both are very close in performance

[timnh]

Thanks! I will try to get my hands on a Fujinon and test it.

 

best,

Tim