[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Don Dory]

Tamioka was an independant contract manufacturer in Japan.  They deviated
from standard double gauss designs.  The Rollei 1.4 is a slightly modified
Zeiss Planer.  The Rollei 1.8 is a Zeiss design of 7 elements largely
brought over from Voightlander.

Don
don.dory at gmail.com

On Wed, Mar 26, 2025, 12:05 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Don,
>
> I like very much your collection of old lenses, in my opinion the Rollei
> 50 1.4 and the Pentax are the best ones, but when you say Rollei 50mm f 1.4
> I suppose you refer to a Zeiss Planar….?. I never heard about a Tamioka…
>
> Lluis
>
>
> > El 24 març 2025, a les 10:30, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va
> escriure:
> >
> > Greetings to all.  Another week using 60's lenses for effect.  The first
> > one is from a neighborhood gathering where I believe the lens was the
> 58mm
> > Minolta f1.2L
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/neighborhood+gathering.jpg.html
> >
> > I believe this was the Rollei 50mm F1.4:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/engaging+her+son.jpg.html
> >
> > This was caught on the sidewalk of a cafe in the tourist district with
> > probably a Tamioka 50mm F1.4:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/dogs+like+scritches.jpg.html
> >
> > Seen through the 7 element Pentax 50mm f1.4 SMC:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/thoughtful.jpg.html
> >
> > All the best.
> >
> > --
> > Don
> > don.dory at gmail.com
> >
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