[rollei_list] Re: Planar vs. Xenotar test
- From: Peter Kotsinadelis <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:33:48 -0800
Oops. I should have known. Do you have that pre-written and send it
every so often? :-)
On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 19:45:26 -0800, Richard Knoppow
<dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Goldstein" <egoldste@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 6:34 PM
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Planar vs. Xenotar test
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> > Peter Kotsinadelis wrote:
> >
> >> You left out your usual epistle about the Opic. ;-)
> >
> >
> > LOL. Speaking of which...
> >
> > I finally found a block diagram of the SK Xenon used on
> > Retinas, and they
> > are a dead ringer for the Opic (as heavily derived from
> > the original
> > Planar). This is really a wonderful lens. The Longar and
> > Curtar convertibles
> > are not exactly stellar, but the Xenon itself is
> > terrific... great look and
> > character...
> >
> > Anyone who want to see the diagram can contact me off
> > list... I found lens
> > diagrams for the convertibles, too...
> >
> >
> > Eric Goldstein
> >
> These are shown in some of the Kodak lens booklets
> included in the _Kodak Reference Handbook_ but also sold
> separately. Both the Xenon and the Zeiss Biotar were
> designed after the Opic but are not copies of it. They
> simply follow the same general layout.
> There are a number of lenses with the Xenon name. All are
> Opic or Biotar types but some have more elements. Schneider
> made a Xenon for Leica and made a variety of Xenon motion
> picture lenses, once standard on Arriflex cameras.
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> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Peter K
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