58 mm lens is indeed a Biotar, not a Sonnar.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen

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L�hett�j�: Frantisek Vlcek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Vastaanottaja: Peter Lacus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
P�iv�: 17. joulukuuta 2001 16:53
Aihe: Re: Intro and Question - 50mm lens


>>> 1) I am not sure about Helios-44, but if it's the 2/58 it
>>> isn't Sonnar I think. I can't check at the moment, as my archives of
>>> Praktica Users Group Worldwide are not working :(
>Peter wrote:
>PL> I am only curious why they chosen such suggestive name then...
>
>I am really not sure about it. I can'g get to the PUGW archives, so if
>you are really interested, you might consider subscribing to PUGW and
>asking there :) if you do, please send them my regards.
>
>good light!
>     Frantisek Vlcek
>
>P.S.: The Jupiter-11 (?) 2/85 is really a Sonnar copy, but the
>Jupiter-12 (?) 2.8/35 is a copy of Zeiss Biogon... go figure :)
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