Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In agreement with everything says I. On 4/24/15 9:46 AM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/