Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm pretty sure that the tree photo that Richard posted was made with the 38 biogon on the SWC. Which was, I believe, a "relatively" symmetrical design; not retrofocus. My reference to other Zeiss lenses was simply to imply that qualities other than "sharpness come to life with top shelf lens designs. a note off the iPad, George On Apr 23, 2015, at 10:21 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > > >> On 4/23/15 5:44 PM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> >> wrote: >> >> And the 60s through 80s 'blad Zeiss glass, that I own, definitely always >> pleases the eyes. >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser > > George the Hassy wides, 40 through 60 were as I'm sure you know retrofocal > wides just like you'd find on any SLR or beam splitter unite camera its not > symmetrical at all as there has to be nothing going backwards into the > camera body very much getting in the way of stuff. > But in the case of these Zeiss Distagon's made for a Hassy and also perhaps > for Rollei and Alpa these were beyond the standards of the industry. They > were the premium choice for medium format wide angle photography and roll > film just like Leitz was for 35mm. If you used a medium format back on a > view or technical camera perhaps you'd get to shoot with Schneider Super > Angulon (SSA) and just typing those words out makes my heart skip a beat. > The look the Zeiss Distagon's brought to the image is imbedded in our > collective minds from all the commercial and magazine photography we'd ever > seen especially before they got competition from the Japanese camera > industry in the 80's with medium format Mamiya, Bronica and Pentax which > undercut them by quite a bit on the price point. > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information