Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rob McElroy <idag@pce.net> wrote: > ... > The Apo-Lanthar lenses made by Voigtlander for large format cameras in the 50's and > 60's, were some of the first lenses to make use of a highly-refractive rare-earth glass > called lanthanum which has a slightly warm/yellow color, which can be clearly seen if > you just pick up the lens and look through it. It's actually quite pleasing. > Like putting a very slight warming filter over your lens. Rob, Does the lens actually produce a yellow cast on the resulting pictures (slides would be better) ? Or does it just look yellow when you look thru it ? Thanks for any clarification. I have some Contax G lenses that have different color coatings (yellow in some lenses, blue in some others), but cannot detect any difference in the resulting color slides. - - Phong