Zeiss Tele-Tessar 300mm f/4 (C/Y) : Specifications and Opinions

Zeiss Tele-Tessar 300mm f/4 (C/Y)

The Zeiss Tele-Tessar 300mm f/4 (C/Y) is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1975 to 2005 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization.

4 users have given it an average vote of 9.3 out of 10.

Specifications
Focal lenght	300 mm
Angle of view	8.3°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/4
Aperture blades	8
Lenses/Groups	5 elements in 5 groups
Min. focus distance	3.5 meters
Reproduction ratio
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	Yes
Extenders	Yes
Filters	82 mm
Lens hood	Built-in
Weather sealing	No
Weight	1170 g
Dimensions	88 x 204 mm
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Mcarthur

sent on 31 Agosto 2016

Pros: color rendering Zeiss, beautiful plasticity, good overall contrast, exemplary required to flare and backlit thanks to the reduced number of lenses (5) and the incomparable T * anti-reflection treatment

Cons: almost historical project, the absence of aspherical lenses or anomalous dispersion limits the general feeling of sharpness. The MF on certain subjects is certametne a limit ....

Opinion: After many years of using a Sigma APOMACRO 300 F4 (in a rare attack Contax MF version) I went back to the old Tessar 300mm f4 in MM version with a recent numbering use with appropriate adapter to an old Canon 5D, perhaps as surrender MTF will inferiroe to Sigma, but the images that returns are brilliant, with a nice macrocontrasto and holding the backlight (the contrast decline in frontal light in Sigma was really a problem) I have done regret ... Very suitable for the landscape, returns almost "pictorial" images and have an intriguing appeal.rnrnAnche definitely pass if a 300 / 400AF this glass I did not take off more from the cabinet of the optical ..... rnrn

Gpierocompostela

sent on 24 Giugno 2013

Pros: Excellent color rendering, defining more than good, containment flare remarkable for a bright and high-contrast imaging performance. Mechanical construction high.

Cons: He suffers from AC to f5.6. It improves only to f8 and f11. Very high weight for a f4.

Opinion: Despite having an optical diagram very simple, "minimum" essential Technicians of C.Zeiss, with Tele Tessar f4, have managed to assemble a telephoto lens (version II, eighties, always Made in West Germany), who fought on par with the other brand. Personally (but no text) I always felt superior to the color rendition and micro-high contrast, but especially for that particular shade-light (chromatic), typical of all the glass C. Zeiss T *, perhaps due its treatment multi coating, T * Star, their patent Top Secret. - Needless to say, no glass Apochromat, Super ED, Fluorite, least one stabilizer. Given its age, beyond the fact that it was not marginal designed for film cameras, personally I think still very competitive.

Victor76

sent on 17 Marzo 2013

Pros: Excellent contrast and flare control, very good resolution when compared at the time of production, excellent mechanical construction. Brilliant color rendition.

Cons: It is not apochromatic, sharpness only adequate when compared to the best current standards.

Opinion: The tele-tessar is an old pattern, I would say old. A triplet front, a back focal doublet. No floating elements, no aspherical lenses, no index exasperated. Was already "conservative" in the '70s, when compared to more aggressive competitors. In contrast to this embodiment provides an excellent treatment T *, a number of air passages very reduced glass and glazing not exasperated but of excellent purity. The precision construction and mechanics are at the highest level. It follows that it is a view from the sharpness good but not comparable with the best competitors now and even then, the negative effects of which are, however, masterfully disguised as a macrocontrasto very thorough. So, if you look at the image at 100% but at normal size, it has a high sense of sharpness. The color rendition is very beautiful, brilliant. Not being apochromatic suffer from a residual AC wide open, but not much. Of its kind is still a champion in the sense that it is much more usable and resolving the SMC Takumar 4/300 and other similar glass. I do not recommend the use of 2X multiplier with APS-C sensors with high resolution, because you ask too much. I note that there are 2 versions of this light. An original massicia and heavy dating back to the 70s and a lighter 80s, produced until 2005. Half a kilogram of difference thanks to a more streamlined design and lightweight metals. Optically are virtually identical. Believe me, it stands out in any test, but you do like him.

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Zeiss Tele-Tessar 300mm f/4 (C/Y) : Specifications and Opinions

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