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

  • From: "Evan Dong" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "ejdong@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
  • To: "rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:35:13 -0700

Carlos,

Thank You for sharing that link.  For me the only 35mm SLR link to any Zeiss 
optics would be my Contax-Yashica 35mmSLR system.
Otherwise I 'm also shooting with my Contax645 system too.
Too bad the Contax-Yashica product line is not represented as it was once on 
the Zeiss CLN magazine and website's archive.

Evan



On Saturday, June 28, 2014 4:01 PM, CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
 


Evan:
          Ferdi is right. I reproduce this article at the end of one
of my blog entry about the Rolleiflex SL35 system:

http://rolleiflexsl35system.blogspot.com.ar/2011/06/rolleiflex-sl-35-system.html

Carl Zeiss association with Yashica allowed CZ to have zoom lenses
within their lenses line.
Carl Zeiss started to deliver multicoated lenses to Rollei in 1972 but
CZ did not mark these lenses as nulticoated, whilst Japanese lenses
marked this feature with big letters or icons. Rollei created the term
"High Fidelity Transfer", HFT to indicate the CZ lenses were
multicoated too; this issue forced Carl Zeiss to create the symbol T*
for their multicoated lenses, however they respected the HFT term for
the Rollei lenses and it was used for the Rollei multicoating process
too.(a CZ T* process adapted for a larger lenses production).

Carlos

2014-06-28 14:31 GMT-03:00 Evan Dong <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 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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