Yes - the Zeiss Planar is the most prestigious, but optically the best is Schneider Xenotar - and it is cheaper. Yes, I have owned Rolleiflexes with both lenses. I have to agree about the screen (and split-image rangefinder). All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: Frantisek Vlcek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: gfen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 06. huhtikuuta 2002 22:29 Aihe: Re: OT: Yashica MF lenses <sip> >BTW, I have seen several Rolleiflexes (I have and used some older >ones, prewar) but Yashicas are clearly better in their focusing screen. Yes, >Planar is better than Tessar design by many degrees, but so is the >price. If I bought a Rollei (a 2.8 Planar tempts me, in such a small >box. Although I love the early, smaller Standard Rolleiflex '35), I >would have the screen changed to a beattie/microprism. The original >screen really "sucks" (sorry Wendy, but it's been long time somebody >used this word <g>). Why did Franke und Heidecke they put such stupid screen on >>otherwise great camera ?!? > >Frantisek - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
