[rollei_list] Re: Lens "look" of Triotar?
- From: Peter J Nebergall <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:52:27 -0800
And since most triotars are antiques, taphonomic considerations will
dominate -- IE, what is the condition of this particular example. For
ex, I have 4 Leitz Elmars, all different, and completely different in
character. I suspect, as per an analogy I've used before, old lenses are
like old fiddles, more unique than similar...
P.J. Nebergall
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:48:05 +0000 Joe B <joe-b@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I'm wondering about the Triotar lens. Do people who've used it like
> the
> effect for wide-aperture portraits and such where a hard, sharp look
> is
> not the desired result? Used wide open, is the "look" recognisably
> different from that of a Tessar or Xenar used wide open- is it
> sufficiently different to warrant using it instead sometimes? What
> about
> the other wider apertures before you get to f8?
>
> Any other info about the "Triotar look" would be much appreciated.
>
> FWIW I always avoided any three-element lens, thinking that a
> Tessar-type was always automatically a better choice. With a lot of
> vintage gear I still don't own a single three-element lens. If I do
> this
> it will be a big step for me.....
>
> Joe B.
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