CARL ZEISS JENA TESSAR 144mm f/5.5

US 721,240 — Paul Rudolph

4 ELEMENTS / 3 GROUPS
f ≈ 144 mm (scaled from normalized patent)
F/5.5
2ω ≈ 60°
ALL SPHERICAL

Focus Mechanism

Inferred unit focus — all elements and the stop move objectward by 11.99 mm at the modeled 2 m object-to-image endpoint. No focus schedule is published; intermediate distance labels are approximate.

Optical Elements (4 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Plano-Convex PositiveUnmatched patent medium (Abbe estimated; supplier unspecified)
L2Biconcave NegativeUnmatched patent medium (Abbe estimated; supplier unspecified)
L3Biconcave NegativeUnmatched patent medium (Abbe estimated; supplier unspecified)
L4Biconvex PositiveUnmatched patent medium (Abbe estimated; supplier unspecified)