When I grew up during the Cold War, every product from the Eastern Bloc was considered junk. Take the Trabant and its 2-stroke engine. While it’s gone on to cult status, it remains a laughably horrible vehicle. You might think lenses from East Germany’s Carl Zeiss Jena (CZJ) are in the same camp — trendy […]

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