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50/3.5 Zeiss Tessar for Exakta
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An early 50/3.5 Zeiss Tessar, heavy chrome over brass.
![](ihagee/exalens/50tes35ma.jpg)
A later 50/3.5 Zeiss Tessar with manual diaphragm in aluminum
barrel.
![](ihagee/exalens/50tes35ps.jpg)
The 50/3.5 Zeiss Tessar with preset diaphragm.
One of the longest lived lenses for the Exakta line was the 50mm Zeiss
Tessar. Available initially with the camera in 1936, and appeared in a number of
variations.
![](ihagee/exalens/50tes35m1.jpg)
![](ihagee/exalens/50tes35ma.jpg)
![](ihagee/exalens/50tes35ps.jpg)