[rollei_list] Re: Rollei 35 3.5 Tessar vs. "classic" 2.8 Planar which is now available for rangefinder screwmount cameras.
- From: Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 21:49:38 -0700
On 4/21/06 1:30 PM, "Carlos Manuel Freaza" <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> I forgot to mention that if you have a camera with
> Leica M mount you could use the Sonnar 2.8/40 and the
> Planar 2.8/80 available for the Rollei 35 RF because
> these lenses also have Leica M mount.
> The old or classic Rollei 35 had not interchangeable
> lenses, they were provided with fixed lens Tessar or
> Triotar or Xenar or Sonnar; BTW Tessar and Xenar were
> excellent lenses however the Sonnar for the Rollei 35
> S was considered top of the line.-
>
> All the best
> Carlos
>
Well the measly first Tessar with crude coating may not measure up to the
more complex and better coated and faster Sonnar but I say phooey to those
Xenars and Triotars which sound like a limited edition glass unicorn
collection Hand signed and numbered.
And I thought that's what I'd read in my various Rollei books. Now packed
away. In the Rollei box. Maybe I can find that.
Mark Rabiner, Photographer, Wanderer, Mover and Groover.
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belongings.
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Mark
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