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P3D Re: Planar

  • From: Mikael Anjou <mikael.anjou@xxxxxx>
  • Subject: P3D Re: Planar
  • Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 12:00:33 +0100 (MET)
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>John Slivon wrote:
>
>> Give me a Tessar or a Xenar, I know what they are!
>
>Although... There are both 5 and 6 element variants of the Planar, so
>even the Germans don't play fair!
>
>
>Eric G.
>
>
Sorry to inform you, fellow Zeiss & Schneider believers, that there exist
7-element Planars too.
Rolleiflex used 5-element for their 2.8 TLR cameras and both 5 and 6
element versions in their 3.5 TLRs. The 7 element version is used in their
current medium format SLRs as well as in Hasselblads (the Swedish camera).
The SLRs need some extra space for mirror movements, so the 7-element
version is in fact a retrofocus construction. All above (Hasselblad not
included) applies to Schneider Xenotars too.
OK, it's a mess, but they are all good lenses.
 My first stereo shot was made with Planar 2.8. Sharpness is sufficient.

Mikael Anjou,
Sweden


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