Carl Zeiss Tessar
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Carl Zeiss Tessar is a classic high-quality photographic lens design, renowned for its sharpness and compact construction and widely used in cameras and mobile devices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Tessar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11830623 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Zeiss Tessar Context triple: [Nokia 808 PureView, lensType, Carl Zeiss Tessar]
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A.
Carl Zeiss optics
Carl Zeiss optics refers to the high-quality camera lens technology developed by the German manufacturer Carl Zeiss, renowned for its precision and use in premium imaging devices.
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Kienzle
Kienzle is the original German family name of American film director Nicholas Ray, known for works like "Rebel Without a Cause."
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C.
ZEISS
ZEISS is a renowned German optics company best known for its high-quality lenses and imaging technologies used in cameras, microscopes, and industrial systems.
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D.
Cooke
Cooke is a surname of English origin, often considered a variant spelling of "Cook."
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E.
Barlow lenses
Barlow lenses are optical accessories used in telescopes to effectively increase focal length and magnification by diverging the light path before it reaches the eyepiece.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Zeiss Tessar Target entity description: Carl Zeiss Tessar is a classic high-quality photographic lens design, renowned for its sharpness and compact construction and widely used in cameras and mobile devices.
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A.
Carl Zeiss optics
Carl Zeiss optics refers to the high-quality camera lens technology developed by the German manufacturer Carl Zeiss, renowned for its precision and use in premium imaging devices.
-
B.
Kienzle
Kienzle is the original German family name of American film director Nicholas Ray, known for works like "Rebel Without a Cause."
-
C.
ZEISS
ZEISS is a renowned German optics company best known for its high-quality lenses and imaging technologies used in cameras, microscopes, and industrial systems.
-
D.
Cooke
Cooke is a surname of English origin, often considered a variant spelling of "Cook."
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E.
Barlow lenses
Barlow lenses are optical accessories used in telescopes to effectively increase focal length and magnification by diverging the light path before it reaches the eyepiece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
camera lens
ⓘ
photographic lens design ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Eagle Eye ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Zeiss Protar design principles
ⓘ
Zeiss Unar design ⓘ |
| correctsAberration |
astigmatism
ⓘ
field curvature ⓘ spherical aberration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| designer | Paul Rudolph ⓘ |
| designGoal |
compact size
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high image quality with few elements ⓘ low production cost ⓘ |
| hasCoating |
Zeiss T coating
ⓘ
Zeiss T* multicoating ⓘ |
| hasLensType |
anastigmat
ⓘ
fixed focal length lens ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
cemented rear doublet
ⓘ
good performance at medium apertures ⓘ relatively flat field ⓘ |
| hasUsagePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| inception | 1902 ⓘ |
| influenced | later compact lens designs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compact construction
ⓘ
high contrast ⓘ high sharpness ⓘ simple optical design ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Carl Zeiss AG
ⓘ
linked to:
ZEISS
|
| numberOfElements | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfGroups | 3 ⓘ |
| opticalFormulaType |
four-element lens
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three-group lens ⓘ |
| patentHolder |
Carl Zeiss AG
ⓘ
linked to:
ZEISS
|
| patentYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| typicalFocalLengths |
40 mm
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45 mm ⓘ 50 mm ⓘ 80 mm ⓘ |
| typicalMaximumApertures |
f/2.8
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f/3.5 ⓘ f/4.5 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
35 mm film cameras
ⓘ
Contax cameras ⓘ
linked to:
Contax rangefinder cameras
Sony mobile devices ⓘ
linked to:
Sony Mobile Communications
Zeiss Ikon cameras ⓘ compact cameras ⓘ large format cameras ⓘ medium format cameras ⓘ mobile phone cameras ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carl Zeiss Tessar Description of subject: Carl Zeiss Tessar is a classic high-quality photographic lens design, renowned for its sharpness and compact construction and widely used in cameras and mobile devices.
Referenced by (1)
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