Joe B. wrote (edited): .....use a Kodak Retina II type 011 with a lens made in 1946- the 47mm f2 Ektar. Or a N**** 105/f2.5 rangefinder lens from around 1950 on a Leica M6. But then I also use a 50/1.4 Canon rangefinder lens also from around 1950. There is an interesting article on Photodo about new lenses vs old, but people who believe new lenses are always better should probably not read it... ;-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Hi Joe,
Yes the older lenses are quite fun to use. Always interesting to see what design they are based on. The Ektar (actually dates to a 1936 design) is an Opic type lens that is probably closest to a Planar type lens. When you look at most lenses of that era and even in today, you find that 3 designs dominate, the Planar, Sonnar, and Tessar. The Nikon 50mm F1.4 was a Sonnar design, the new Canon 50mm F1.4 like many others is a Planar derivative. Your Nikkor 105mm F2.5 Micro is claimed to be based on the Xenotar which is really a Planar-type lens (both of which are Gaussian lenses). Even the Leica lenses can be traced back to turn of the century designs. Peter K * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
