[rollei_list] Re: 'Old' Zeiss glass question
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:37:43 -0700
Jeffery,,
I can accept your rather strange assertion only because I do not
know the extent of your "entire collection". It may e like mine;
dozens of lenses, but only ONE 50mm lens. A f1.4 Summilux.
Jerry
Jeffery Smith wrote:
> I'm still amazed that the best overall performing lens in my entire
> collection is a 50/3.5 CV Heliar that was from a design waaaaay back
> in the early 20th century. It seems to have been based on an earlier
> design of the Tessar. Very simple, but very good optically.
>
> Jeffery
>
> At 03:14 PM 4/26/2006, Richard wrote:
> > As far as design goes, my designer friend, Brian Caldwell, tells
> > me that many of the older Zeiss designs are about as good as they
> > can get. Setting these up in a lens optimization program
> > demonstrates that even changes in glass types will not much improve
> > them. Old Tessars and Protars fall into this category. This is not
> > to say that they are wonderful lenses, only that Zeiss pretty well
> > exhausted the capabilities early on.
>
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