That's the thing with Rollei, a well appointed shooter will have the right Rollei at hand for virtually any situation. Quibbling over a lens is just cold feet over the next acquisition. S. Dimitrov On Jan 8, 2005, at 9:09 PM, Peter Kotsinadelis wrote: > Mark, > > Absolutely wrong on both. Its the Tessar that produces the best > resolution and bokeh. > > Peter K > > > On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 20:12:04 -0800, Mark Rabiner > <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wr= > ote: >> I've been up all night for several nights wondering about if I should >> tra= > de >> in my Rolleiflex with 2.8 Carl Zeiss Planar. >> The guy sitting next to me on the bus says the Schneider-Kreuznach* >> Xenot= > ar >> has better resolving power in the corners stopped down in lower light >> lev= > els >> close in with an orange filter. >> =20 >> Or as found in the FAQ says >> The CZ or JSK? Say what!?! >> =20 >> CZ is Carl Zeiss of course. >> =20 >> *And JSK is Jos. Schneider, Bad-Kreuznach. >> What happened to "JSB-K"!?!? >> =20 >> Apparently these do not come out of the "Bad" School of Lens design >> so I'= > m >> not worrying about that.) >> =20 >> Also while we're at it for backup which is better: >> =20 >> The CA Tessar or the JSK Xenar? >> =20 >> I'm interested in results from shots taken at infinity with a dark >> green >> filter at high light levels in the Adirondacks. >> =20 >> Mark Rabiner >> Photography >> Portland Oregon >> http://rabinergroup.com/ >> =20 >> =20 > > > --=20 > Peter K > =D3=BF=D5=AC > > Slobodan Dimitrov Photography