Actar-35 Retrofit

Actar-35 Retrofit


The ACTAR-35 is a rebuild of the Carl Zeiss Distagon 3.5/35 from the Contax 645 system. It's for use on Cambo Actus view cameras combined with DSLR or Mirrorless cameras.

Since the lens' image circle covers the 4,5x6 format it enables a horizontal shift of 10mm to each side when using a full frame (24x36) sensor and 6mm when using a 33x44 sensor.

The aperture ranges f/3,5 to f/32. The aperture is manual and there are no electronical connections available nor needed.

Note: This is a retrofit. Cambo rebuilds existing Distagon-35 lenses provided by the customer.


Retrofit Process

The original lens will be modified as follows:

  • The focussing movement is removed, focussing is done with the Actus camera's rear standard
  • The electronic aperture is replaced with a manual aperture
  • The lens is fixed to a Cambo Actus lens plate
  • The optical design is not changed
  • The lens is rebuild in the quality as-is, in other words: no improvements are possible on the optical performance. The customer is responsible for checking the lens quality before submitting.

Technical Details 
Focal Length35mm
Aperture range f 3,5 - 32 (manual)
Lens construction16 elements/ 11 groups
Coating Multi coating
Front filter threadm95
Size LxWxH116x100x133mm (including Actus Mount)
Weight815gram
Image circle70mm (approximately)
Build for Cambo Actus (non DB)
Work in combination with actus (or actus MV) forMirrorless Camera body
Available since December 20176