Zeiss Doppel-Amatar 13,5/6,8

[JPD]

I got this little lens today. A nice Carl Zeiss Doppel-Amatar 13,5/6,8 Serial number 255311, in a working Compur. No scratches, just a little dust that will be gone soon.

Any comments? Ole, are you happy with yours?

Oh, it came with a camera. An ICA Maximar 207.

 

[Ole]

Mine didn't come in a shutter, so I use it on the Speed Graphic.

And yes, I'm very happy with it! It's a great little lens, and I will never understand why Zeiss stopped making them!

 

[JPD]

Didn't you buy a 13,5 cm Amatar in Compound shutter recently? Saw that in a classified ad when I searched about the lens.

I wrote "in a working Compur". After a closer look, the speeds work fine, but the diaphragm is missing. I'm glad I have spare Compurs.

I'm fitting a Bergheil bayonet to the shutter and will try the lens soon.

 

[Ole]

I did, but it hasn't arrived yet. Or maybe it has - but I got home a few hours ago, and haven't been to the post office yet.

But I have a 150mm which I've had for a while, and I'm very happy with it. One of my best pictures was taken with that - it's in the gallery here.

 

[JPD]

Surface mail - when the mail stays at the post office, waiting for the tectonic plates to move in the right direction. :munch:

The picture you took in Italy is very nice. Sharp, yet soft in the highlights. Remember what aperture you used?

There are very little about the Amatar on the internet. I must upload pictures taken with mine some day.

 

[JPD]

Here's a first quick test shot on 6,5x9 APX 100. Aperture 12,5. Very bad scan with uneven light... But at least it shows that the Amatar is a good usable lens.