[rollei_list] Re: DHW Rollei at work
- From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:07:41 -0500
Thanks for this, Carlos.
Eric Goldstein
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On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 1:12 PM, CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2011/2/24 Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > Does anyone know what type of lens an S-Apogon is? Is this a way for
> Rollei
> > to reduce costs and not pay Zeiss for a name brand formulation such as
> the
> > Sonnar?
>
> "Apogon" is an almost generic lens name Rollei used (and uses) for
> several lenses and several camera models, these lenses were designed
> by Rollei and Schneider in general; Rolleinon lenses had Japanese
> design like Rolleinars however there were some Rolleinar lenses for
> 35mm P&S designed by Rollei. Vario-Apogon zooms used for the Rollei QZ
> 35 are superb lenses.
> "S" indicates a Schneider design in general, "S-Apogon" "S-Super
> Angulon" (for the TLR), "S-Xenar" (Rollei 35); last decade Rollei was
> closer to Schneider than to CZ and Schneider designed the dedicated
> lenses for the FW and FT and the firsts AF lenses for the 6008 too.
> The Rollei 35 AFM (something like the Contax G-1) has a "S-Apogon"
> 2.6/38mm, it's a new lens design with users excellent comments, this
> is fromShutterbug:
>
> "The "fast" 38mm S-Apogon HFT f/2.6 lens incorporates a new formula of
> German design; employing high refractive index glass and an aspherical
> element, it's said to be "ultra sharp," a claim backed up with
> impressive MTF charts".
>
> I guess the current Rollei 35 "S-Apogon" 2.8/40mm lens is a slight
> variation for the Rollei 35 AFM S-Apogon 2.6/38mm:
> http://www.shutterbug.net/equipmentreviews/35mm_cameras/0802sb_snob/
>
> Carlos
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