Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm Red MC S Telephoto Lens M42 Mount, Box & Caps, Excellent

Vintage classic lens for SLR cameras with M42 screw mount or fits DSLR via an adapter.

Serial #66132

Excellent & clean optical & barrel condition. Minimal internal dust.  

Includes 2 plastic lens caps.

The Carl Zeiss Jena DDR MC 135mm f/3.5 is a legendary telephoto prime lens highly prized by both vintage film enthusiasts and modern mirrorless photographers.

Key Features

• Sonnar Optical Formula: Built using the famous 4-element Zeiss Sonnar design, which provides exceptional image sharpness across the frame even when shot wide open at f/3.5.
• Multi-Coating (MC): The "MC" designation means the glass elements feature advanced multi-coating. This drastically reduces flare and ghosting, improves contrast, and gives images a distinctively vibrant, warm color rendition.
• Built-in Retractable Lens Hood: A metal lens hood is integrated directly into the front barrel. It slides out easily to block stray light and retracts seamlessly for compact storage.
• M42 Screw Mount: Most commonly found in the universal M42 mount, making it incredibly easy to adapt to almost any modern digital camera system (Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon RF, Nikon Z) using cheap mechanical adapters.
• Premium Mechanical Build: It features an all-metal, robust barrel design with a dense, textured rubber or chequered metal focus ring that offers precise, tactile manual focusing control.

Capabilities & Character

• Smooth, Creamy Bokeh: Thanks to its optical layout and an aperture diaphragm that forms a nearly circular opening, out-of-focus backgrounds dissolve into incredibly smooth, non-distracting blurs.
• Excellent Portrait Compression: The 135mm focal length offers ideal perspective compression for portraiture, flattening facial features flatteringly and separating your subject sharply from the background.
• Close-Focusing Performance: It can focus down to about 1 meter (3.3 feet), which is significantly closer than many vintage 135mm competitors. This allows you to capture tight headshots and detailed close-up shots with beautifully shallow depth of field.
• "Zeiss 3D Pop": Photographers love this lens for its high micro-contrast, which creates a striking separation between the sharp subject and the background, giving images a distinct, three-dimensional look.

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