Re: [Leica]Elmar 50 3.5 vs Tessar 50 2.8

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

John:

I understand, from an old Bob Schwalberg - Pop Photo article, that the Xenon
2.8/50 on the Retina IIc was one of the only double Gauss lenses made in
that aperture.  The rest are Tessar types.  I guess that makes it sharper.

Mike Durling
KD4KWB
http://www.widomaker.com/~durling/

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "john" <bosjohn@mediaone.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica]Elmar 50 3.5 vs Tessar 50 2.8


. . .

> I had and used a Ziss Contessa, a folding range finder 35mm with the
Tessar.
> The lens was indeed sharp, a very nice little camera except for the view
> finder which was abysmal. I also have and use a Super Ikonta B 532 16
which
> sports a coated f 2.8 80mm Tessar.  This lens is decidedly stretch passed
its
> limits as wide open it is quite soft around the edges, at least in my
example.
> My favorite little camera from the era in the Retina llc with the 28 Zenon
> which seems in my negatives to be sharper then my collapsible summicron.
But
> the camera has a very warm rendition with color films, much like having a
> built in 81A filter.  Forget the accessory lens elements they are overly
> cumbersome and fussy as well as being flare prone.
> Bosjohn (John Shick)
>