Category: Zeiss Historica

Zeiss Historica Spring 2000 The Spring 2000 issue brings us several unusual Zeiss cameras, pre-Zeiss cameras, and an in depth look as to why wide angle lenses were so difficult for the Contax. Pg 2. Pre-Zeiss Ikon Camera Design.  Zeiss Ikon was founded in 1926 after merging 4 Dresden area optical…

Zeiss Historica Spring 2013 The Spring 2013 issue has Ottos, Ghisettis, Cavinas, and Benjamins along with detailed write-ups about the Werra, Aseros, and the Zeiss Planar.  That’s a lot of Zeiss! Pg 2. While the Tessar might be Zeiss’s most popular lens design, the Planar is not only older, but…