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Subject: [Leica] Please tell me what is special or legendary about the Zeiss 3.5cm F4.5 Orthometar
From: vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:01:01 -0400
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  Thank you for the information.

Vick


On 8/21/2010 8:24 AM, red735i at earthlink.net wrote:
> They were rare.  Most buyers of Zeiss Contax had money... and they bought 
> the top of the range.....the absolutely wonderful f2.8 Biogon.  If I 
> remember corectly, the Orthometar was supposed to have less distorion, 
> because of its design.  But it was cheap feeling and obviously not the top 
> of hte range.
>
> I had one, and found it not as nice optically as the Biogons.
>
> YMMV
>
> If I remember right, it was a pre war lens..... and that too may have had 
> a lot to do with its demise....
>
>
> frank
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