Anyone know anything about this lens...

[Shane Kelly]

Shane, are you talking about the Soviet lenses or the Zeiss Jena ones?

Zeiss jena but it's possible I have a bad example.

[Daniel Soderberg]

Zeiss jena but it's possible I have a bad example.

Shane,

So you think the Carl Zeiss Jena 180mm is a "great lens and cheap."?

[Shane Kelly]

Shane,

So you think the Carl Zeiss Jena 180mm is a "great lens and cheap."?

the one I bought, yes. Great lens for the money.

[Daniel Soderberg]

the one I bought, yes. Great lens for the money.

Someone wrote on eBay that because the lens was originally made for Pentacon 6 cameras, that the lens is actually equivalant to a 105mm on a 35mm camera... is that right?

[Shane Kelly]

It's a 180mm, it will always be a 180mm. Just buy one, you'll like it.

[Dan Kanes]

A lens is a lens is a lens.

A 180mm lens on a 6x6 has the approximate field of view as a 105mm on a Full Frame 35mm camera. aka 36x24mm. Take a look at Mitch Gross' Explanation here:

http://blog.abelcine.com/2010/05/14/...ens-is-a-lens/