Landmark Lenses (was Kiev)

[Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxx>]

John Bercovitz wrote:

> I
> have a lens off an old Nikon RF which
> almost gives full coverage of 8 perf.


OFF TOPIC:

Just a quick note on the Nikon RF "normal" lenses... I think they were
based on the old Zeiss Contax Sonnar design (Bertele?), which was a high
end evolution of Taylor's Triplet! Difficult and expensive to fabricate,
they were truly outstanding lenses (especially the f/2) which helped
build the marque's reputation for strong optics (and of course Zeiss's
as well back in the 20's/30's). Theye are particularly noted for their
superb contrast and smooth tonal rendition.

So maybe you should give this guy a try the right way around handing off
the front of a camera... 88-)


Eric G.