[rollei_list] Re: OT: Uncoated Sonnar 1.5/50 1937 lens
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:41:36 -0300
Marc:
I sent you the numbers and you wrote significant info on the
camera, you confirmed me it's from 1937 if my memory serves me good
and we commented about Zeiss Ikon used the word "Germany" for the
camera according the market language, it's the reason my camera came
with the word "Alemania" engraved on the upper part of the back, a few
days ago I saw another Contax II with the word "Alemania" in our local
eBay, this marketing decision to use different languages looks like
the Rolleiflex "Tropical" someway.
BTW I am verifying Eddie Smolov did a great work on this camera, it
did not return as new aesthetically, but every part and lens are clean
and lubricated working fine, the telemeter is very exact
My lens is f11 Marc, you can compensate the lack of f16 and even f22
using rapid film thanks to 1/1250sec shutter speed (in fact I take
this speed as 1/1000).
Anyway I send you the numbers again: Sonnar 1.,5/50 Carl Zeiss Jena Nr
2188792, body B.33268.
Carlos
2010/4/12 Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 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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