Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]y On Mon, 10 Feb 1997, Bogdan KARASEK wrote: > >From: Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com> > >Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 18:14:23 -0500 (EST) > >Subject: Re: Leica RF Competitors > > > > >Different. According the the late Bob Schwalberg, who used them all, > >Contax Zeiss rangefinder lenses were higher in contrast than Leica > >lenses. The Retina, he felt, was under-rated. He especially noted > >the inside belows which trapped extraneous light and helped the > >Schneider (and some Kodak Ektar) lenses improve their contrast and > >apparant sharpness. He particularly liked the Retina IIc, which > >has a superb 50mm f/2.8 Schneider Xenon (as opposed to the 50mm f/2.8 > >Schneider Xenar). I recently bought one one these Retinas in > >superb shape. It's a wonderful image maker. > >Ed Meyers > > Hi, > > I have a 50/2 Schneider Xenon on my Retina IIIc and a 50/2 Xenon on my Agfa > Karat (Ansco). Could anybody tell me anything more about this lens and what > makes it such a wonderful image maker? > > > > Regards > > Bogdan KARASEK > karabog@cam.org > Montreal > Quebec > CANADA > > Make pictures with them and you'll see that they are good at it. Note the mention I made of an internal bellows inside the Retina. This cuts down internal reflections and helps to improve the look of sharpness. Ed Meyers