Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm f/2 Exa/M42 Lens Review
This great lens was standard on Praktica body. Nowadays the latest MC version is getting more and more popular, because it is pretty sharp at one f/stop down and it has nice “bokeh” and very good color rendering.
Lens
Fact Sheet
Vendor name
Carl Zeiss Jena
Carl Zeiss Jena
Type name
Pancolar
Pancolar
Product year
N/A
N/A
Focal min (mm)
50
50
Focal MAX (mm)
50
50
Focus min(cm)
50
50
Aperture max
2
2
Aperture min
22
22
Lens size (mm)
51×35
51×35
Elements
6 in 4 groups
6 in 4 groups
Diaphragm ACTION
fully automatic
fully automatic
Weight (g)
225
225
Filter size (mm)
49
49
ANGULAR FIELD
46
46
Body mount
M42|Exakta
M42|Exakta
Was this lens that got me into photography, on my late father’s Exakta. Oh, it was superb on every quality. By the time the Exakta was completely worn out, I had it replaced with a Nikkor f1.8/50, which to put it simply paled by comparison.