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	Main  |  Camera Bodies  |  Lenses  |  Accessories  |  Photo index  |  Contact  Lenses -> B-mount -> Carl Zeiss Jena Prakticar 1.4/50 (1st/2nd version)     Construction - 7 elements, 6 groups Angular field - 45° Minimum focusing distance - 0.36m / 0.40m Minimum aperture - f/16 Filter size - 52mm Weight - 320g / 290g Lens size - 54X60mm / 52X60mm Special features - Radioactive glass element / ? Description - New design for B-mount probably based on the Pancolar 1.4/55, 1st version known to develop a yellowish colour cast, 2nd version with shorter barrel and differently shaped aperture blades, 2nd version also labeled 'Carl Zeiss Jena P', original version with engravings around barrel, later version with engravings on front bezel.   Lens: Pictures taken using this lens: Wall and Rose by Koji Kawakami These were taken with the 2nd version of this lens. Japanese Maple and Taro by Koji Kawakami These were taken with the 1st version of this lens. Henley Regatta by Samuel Tang Additional data: Camera: Praktica B 100 Shot on Ilford HP5 Taken at the 1986 Royal Henley Regatta, the film developed in Johnson's Unitol; this is a recent scan from the original negative, slightly cropped.   Back | Index