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Subject: [Leica] ZEISS BIOTAR 58/2 TEST
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Wed Dec 17 14:14:12 2008
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Lluis,

The camera and lens look to be in beautiful condition. That looks to  
be a very good purchase.

Regards,
Len


On Dec 17, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:

> Hi Len,
>
> Here you can see the Pentacon F with the Biotar 58/2
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8395836
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8395835
>
> I'm sorry, I have not informed about exposure, the picture of the  
> Wine bottle was about F 2,8, the 2 outdoor pictures of the lady and  
> the first one on the street was shot wide open at F2, the  8391628  
> outdoor Modern Art Barcelona Museum was at F 5,6 and 1/500. I'm  
> absolutely agree with you about the performance of the Plus X, IMO  
> is a good film for a such test, I'm agree too on your opinion about  
> the smooth transition of the focus zone, the only "but" I say about  
> the lens is that I find it is a little too much contrasted..., or  
> I'm too much used to see through the Leica glass, particularly the  
> old ones we like as the Summitar.
>
> Thanks for looking and for your comments
>
> Saludos cordiales
> Lluis
>
>
>
> El 17/12/2008, a las 3:24, Leonard Taupier escribi?:
>
>> Hi Lluis,
>>
>> I have never used or even seen a Pentacon or the Zeiss Biotar so I  
>> have no opinion except to look at your photos.
>>
>> I like the photo with the wine bottle, glass and newspaper the  
>> best. I like the in and out of focus transition very much. Even  
>> though the plane of sharp focus is very narrow the full field is  
>> very smooth. The outdoor shot has very good contrast and was  
>> probably taken at a mid opening. The two photos of the lady look  
>> to be taken it a more open stop with less contrast. But it is hard  
>> to tell as i feel Plus-x is a more medium contrast film so I may  
>> be looking more at the film performance then the lens. Over all I  
>> think this is a good test of the camera and lens of this age.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Len
>>
>>
>> On Dec 16, 2008, at 7:55 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>
>>> I've got a new camera too, a Pentacon with a Zeiss Jena Biotar  
>>> 58/2, this is a nice lens, probably not si smooth as some Leica  
>>> glasses but it has a nice rendition and transition from focus to  
>>> non focus areas, as Dr.. Marc J. Small says "he never founded a  
>>> bad Zeiss lens", I was quite influenced to try this once I've  
>>> read his book, it is a cheap and amazing camera.
>>>
>>> All these are with Plus X, on the nex days I want post some more:
>>>
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=882410
>>>
>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c always helps
>>>
>>> Saludos cordiales
>>> Lluis
>>>
>>>
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