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Carl Zeiss 60mm f/4.0 UV-Planar


Andrea B.

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Carl Zeiss 60mm f/4.0 UV-Planar

Blades: 5

Elements: 6/4. Fluorite, LiF2 and other glass.

FFD: 45.6mm?

Filter: 46mm

Mount: M39x1

Type: Corrected enlarging lens with no aperture window.

Range: The cut-in is just before 300nm with a 25% transmission at 300nm increasing to 70% by 325 nm.

Comment: The Zeiss product brochure states that this UV lens was made for use in criminology (forensics), for photographing old manuscripts and for enlarging microfilm. It also mentions using the UV-Planar for luminescence and fluorescence studies.

Note: Last 3 digits of serial number are not shown.

Data courtesy of Dr. Klaus Schmitt, www.macrolenses.de (accessed 30 Aug 2016).

 

 

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The UV-Planar on a focusing helicoid.

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