Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Designed by Dr Walter Mandler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Mandler Marty On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote: > Ver 1 = Wetzlar design, Midland production, from 1972. ?Has the small front > filter ring. > > Mandler version = Ver II, designed in Midland, made in Wetzlar, from1977. > ?Built in shade. > > Vick > > > > On 6/21/2011 8:17 AM, Howard Ritter wrote: >> >> What is the Mandler version, why is it so named, and how can I tell >> whether mine is one? >> >> ?howard >> >> On Jun 21, 2011, at 8:01 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: >> >>> I just played with some 35mm R lenses recently. ?The Mandler version >>> of the lens is really great. ?It's very flare resistant with light >>> sources in the frame, has excellent colour reproduction and few >>> serious flaws. ?It occasionally flares when there are diffuse, bright >>> sources of light outside the frame, much like the 50/2 Summicron-M >>> six-element versions. ?With an SLR you can usually see the flare >>> before you shoot. ?The Summilux-R is better until about f2.8-4, where >>> they become equal, and has better close up and near-far performance >>> because of its floating element. ?But the Summilux has more optical >>> vignetting, and has a 67mm filter thread, and is much heavier, instead >>> of 55 for the Summicron. >>> >>> Marty >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >