[rollei_list] Re: Planar HFT 1,8/50 and Rolleiflex SL35 E

  • From: Ferdi Stutterheim <fwstutterheim@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 20:45:24 +0200

Evan,
Try finding Camera Lens News Nr. 13, Spring 2001.
Best regards,
Ferdi.

From my iPhone
F.W. Stutterheim
Drachten, NL.

> Op 28 jun. 2014 om 19:31 heeft Evan Dong <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> (Redacted sender "ejdong@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) het volgende geschreven:
> 
> Carlos,
> 
> I knew up to a certain point of this joint venture, as my main source of 
> information came from Marc James Small "Zeiss Compendium"  . 
> I also learn a tad more form Jimmy Koh of Koh's Camera. He was one of the 
> many Singaporean technican that was involved in the Singapore factory. 
> 
> Now that you mention the source of the Zeiss Camera Lens News Magazine, I 
> would be interested in getting a PDF version of that monthly News magazine. 
> When was this article published and in which month 7 year?
> 
> Wasn't most of the technology purchased by Samsung in the mid to late 1990's? 
> I recall there was an infusion or outright purchase of Rollei & Schneider for 
> their technology....
> 
> Had the Rolleiflex 35mm SLR been more reliable and available spare parts were 
> available, i would had purchase it. I been using my Contax 159MM and Aria 
> with my assortment of Zeiss optics by Contax-Yashica. 28.2.8MM, 35mm1.4 AE, 
> 35mm2.8 AE, 50mmF1.7AE, 50mmF1.4MM, 85mmF2.8AE, 85mmF1.4AE< and 135mmF2.8MM. 
> I have the 35-70mmF3.4MM zoom lens.....
> 
> 
> 
> Evan
> 
> On Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:05 AM, CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello Evan:
>                   Rollei and Carl Zeiss had a joint-venture to develop
> the Rollei HFT lens multicoating process in the '70s and according an
> official CZ article in the Camera Lens News Magazine, Rollei HFT and
> Carl Zeiss T* multicoating are the same for practical purposes, HFT
> was prepared to be produced quicker than T* due to the larger lens
> production at the Rollei Optical Co in Singapore, CZ lenses
> manufactured by Carl Zeiss for Rollei also used the "HFT" name for the
> lens multicoating process despite CZ used its own T* process, to keep
> the same name for the Rollei lenses. Rollei Optical Co had a very
> modern factory in Singapore and they used the Schott glass like CZ and
> Schneider for the lenses produced there; in fact, Rollei Optical
> manufactured some lenses for Schneider. There are no practical
> differences for lenses produced in Germany and Rollei Singapore.
> 
> I also have some Rolleinar lenses made by Mamiya or under Mamiya
> license for Rollei. Claus Prochnow thought these lenses were very
> modern design by computer and as good as the CZ lenses in general
> despite they were a cheaper lenses line.  I have a Rolleinar MC
> (Mamiya multicosted) 3,5/21mm WA lens, excellent, but too wide
> sometimes;I also have the Rollenar MC (Mamiya) 2.8 135mm, a superb
> lens and a Rolleinar 1,4/55 MC (Mamiya), a very good lens too. My
> Rolleinar MC 3,5/200mm is an excellent Tele and the zoom Rolleinar MC
> 80-200mm (Tokina) is a good lens.
> 
> Thank you for your comment
> 
> Carlos
> 
> 
> 
> 2014-06-28 10:23 GMT-03:00 Evan Dong <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Carlos,
> >
> > Nice photos especially the color photos. I see the richness of the color and
> > the sharpness of the lens. Love the original box for the SL35E, you simply
> > don't see that too often nowadays.
> >
> > Nowadays the Rolleiflex QBM optics tend to be in the price range as the
> > Contax Yashica offering. If are looking for additional lenses to add on, I
> > would recommend looking for the 35mmF2.8 and the 85mmF2.8. These two are
> > quite often available at decent prices.
> >
> > The 25mmF2.8, 85mmF1.4 tend to be more pricy and harder to find. On the
> > Rangefinder Forum, there are several threads about these optics with images
> > highlighting its performance. Adapters for Canon EOS Digital SLR are
> > available too.
> >
> > Evan
> >
> >
> >
> > On Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:02 AM, CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > When my father liked photography in the '50s and '60s, he always had
> > in his photographic suitcase the Rolleiflex 2.8C for B&W shots and a
> > Voss Diax IIb or a Leica IIIc for color shots (BTW, sometimes he used
> > the Rolleiflex for color shots and the 35mm cameras for B&W, but it
> > was not the general rule). Last week-end I put in my bag a 3,5F for
> > B&W shots and the Rolleiflex SL35 E for color shots, it was the first
> > time I used the SL35 E and its Planar HFT 1,8/50 lens. Camera and lens
> > worked fine (click on the upper arrows for a larger image):
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/14332263329/
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/14515472481/
> >
> > Carlos
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