[rollei_list] Re: OT: Uncoated Sonnar 1.5/50 1937 lens
- From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:57:36 -0400
At 07:40 PM 4/12/2010, you wrote:
>The Contax II is a pleasure to use considering it's a camera from
>1937. I tried the second roll with this camera and the uncoated Sonnar
>1.5/50, under certain light conditions there is no doubt the lens is
>prone to flare and the diference with a coated or multicoated lens is
>perceptible of course. It's also perceptible that coated/multicoated
>lenses in general produce more "pure" colors someway, it does not mean
>colors by uncoated Sonnar are not very pleasant, this Sonnar is
>excellent about sharpness and contrast,these are to samples, the first
>one is a nocturnal shot taken with the camera on a rail, 4sec f 8, the
>other a cityscape, both taken with Kodacolor color negative film ISO
>400:
Carlos
What do you wish to know about the Contax II and
the Sonnar l.5?. Did you send me the numbers
from the body and the details from the lens, including the serial number?
The Contax II is arguably the finest RF
miniature-format camera ever manufactured. The
combined VF/RF patch is wide and grand. The
lenses are beyond argument. So, why would
someone argue against the virtues of this
system? The cameras are great, the lenses are great.
If you have not previously told me, I would
appreciate knowing whether the closed aperture of
your lens is f/5.6 or f/8 or f/11. If you folks
would buy my LTM Lens Book, you would understand the significance in this.
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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