Excuse me Eric, it does not it true, this is form Todd: >I have just taken the lens apart again to confirm and I can categorically >state that the 2.8 Biometar as found on the Rollei 2.8 B is not the same as >the 2.8 Planar as found on the 2.8 Rollei. The 2.8 Rollei Biometar has a >single front element and a cemented doublet in front of the shutter - like >the Xenotar. > >You can read as many books as you like to get information and come to a >'logical' conclusion, but there is nothing like having the real thing in >front of you to know for certain. > >todd > BTW, I insist because I know about it, the Biometar 2.8/80 has to do with the Xenotar, not with the Planar.- Carlos --- El dom 6-jul-08, Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> escribió: > De: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> > Asunto: [rollei_list] Re: 2.8F opton? > Para: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fecha: domingo, 6 de julio de 2008, 10:00 pm > Richard - > > From the company history we have been told, it would seem > that the > Biometar on the 2.8 B and the Planar on the 2.8 C are very > similar in > their construction... > > I'd be curious how the patent data say they differ. > > > Eric Goldstein > > -- > > On 7/6/08, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: (snipped) > > > The Biometar was indeed a five element lens of the > Wynne type made by > > VEB Zeiss. It is not the same as either the Planar or > Xenotar. From the > > patent data its a good lens. I think these are rather > rare on Rolleis and I > > don't know if VEB Zeiss offered them for other > cameras. > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list ____________________________________________________________________________________ ¡Buscá desde tu celular! Yahoo! oneSEARCH ahora está en Claro http://ar.mobile.yahoo.com/onesearch --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list