[rollei_list] Re: How rare is a Rollei with a Biometar?
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 15:53:30 -0300
I quote two photographs taken with the Rolleiflex 2.8B Biometar
2.8/80, one color and other B&W, these are samples difficult to find
really, they come from the same photographer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7268566@N05/1106166868/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7268566@N05/458957475/
They are better seen at the largest size
Carlos
2009/10/3 CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>:
> A clarification Dennis, Zeiss "T" coating is a single or double layer
> coating, "T*" is Zeiss multicoating, I was talking about T* and
> HFT(T*multicoating that Rollei could use under its own name HFT
> according agreements with CZ), a multicoating lens process
> commercially used from the beginning of '70s.
> T, without *, was applied on CZ Jena and Oberkochen Rollei lenses from
> about 1948, the Biometar 2.8/80 used on the Rolleiflex 2.8B is a Carl
> Zeiss Jena lens almost identical to the Xenotar 2.8/80 (Richard K
> wrote on these lenses several times).
>
> The 2.8B is a rare camera but I don't have idea about the price, those
> sellers have very high prices in general. I have seen some very nice
> photographs taken with 2.8B Biometar at Flickr.
>
> Carlos
>
> 2009/10/3 Dennis Purdy <dlp4777@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> That might be the same one that has been lingering on ebay for a very long
>> time. Interesting to note that it has a T coating which I think according
>> to Carlos means it has HFT coating on a really old camera. For my 2,200
>> dollars I would want something newer and mint condition.
>> Dennis
>> On Oct 3, 2009, at 10:20, Javier Perez wrote:
>>
>> Hi Everyone
>>
>> Was wondering how rare this is and whether it's as good as the Planar 2.8.
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Rolleiflex-2-8-B-Biometar-2-8-80mm-T_W0QQitemZ370268154180QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5635b3a944&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
>>
>> Javier
>>
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