As I have said, in my nine or so years of daily use, about 70% in B&W, we
found the lenses, probably the earliest versions, to be flare ridden and not
too sharp. There was little to be gained over 35.
Bill Pearce
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From: "Dawid Loubser" <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 4:59 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Mamiya vs. Hassy
> What?! "coated with something haze-like"?
>
> I have to agree here, Bill you are spewing complete rubbish -
>
> The RB lenses were often innovative designs that broke the mould of the
> typical Zeiss [Gauss, Planar, etc] designs. Even if you look at the
> humble
> old single-coated first-generation 127mm f/3.8 "standard" lens,
> it's an interesting optical formula (or, if it's not, it's not
> one I see every day, anyway) and the lens is actually superb in
> all respects, including maintaining contrast in contra-light
> situations.
>
> The later C-series lenses opened my eyes to how lenses can and should
> perform -always flawless. Some of them are ridiculously flare-proof,
> and the colour and contrast is superb. You can point even their (very)
> retrofocus wide-angle designs straight into the sub, they are far
> more flare-resistant than, say, my OM 24mm f/2.0 at any aperture.
>
> This stuff was not made for amateurs (like much of available 35mm
> equipment),
> they sit squarely performance-wise between the best of the 35mm lenses
> I have used, and the best modern large-format lenses (which, contrary
> to popular belief, are really on a whole different level to most 35mm
> and medium-format lenses).
>
> The only thing 35mm lenses generally have got going for them is absolute
> resolution (though not by much) but in all other respects, they lag
> behind
> the more expensive MF and LF lenses made for critical use.
>
> Dawid
>
>
> On 03 Jun 2010, at 1:26 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>
>>> Sue Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> The RB lenses were coated with something haze-like
>>
>> Absolute BS !
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