Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 8:16 AM -0400 10/13/01, Sal DiMarco,Jr. wrote: > Marc wrote "But Leitz/Leica have NEVER even had the slightest idea >of attempting to match the two Mirotars. These magnificent optics are >unparalleled --" > >Marc, > Are you refering to the Zeiss Mirror lenses? the 500mm f/4.5 and the >1000mm f/5.6? > Well, from my personal experience with the 1000mm, I can say the lens is >"unparalleled." The Time-Life Labs' equipment room has one. It weighs about >fifty pounds, the case is another fifty and a tripod strong enough to hold >it steady weighs another fifty pounds. The lens T-stops at about f/8 and in >anything less than bright sunlight is a bear to focus. When you were sharp, >the lens was sharp but the performance was no barn burner. > Not to mention the $10,000.-- price tag, twenty years ago!! > When every the lens come out for a group outing, we all hold our breath >while we draw straws to pick the "luck" soul who has to shoot with it. > Sorry, Marc on this one, I disagree. >Happy Snaps, >Sal DiMarco, Jr. >Philadelphia, PA I've never used nor touched a 1000 Mirotar, but I have shot with a 500/4.5 on a Contarex. For a 500, it was _BIG_, and while it was the best 500 mirror lens I've shot with, that doesn't mean a lot. It certainly didn't come close to Nikon's 500/4 ED. In the 60's, it was probably a passable solution, but its time has passed. - -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html