pico_digoliardi Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 From that auction site: <i>Schneider 135mm Technika Xenotar is identical to the Carl Zeiss Planar...</i><p>Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben conover Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Hi Pico. Not identical, just trying to sell it. I am watching that auction too, what movements does the 135 Xenotar cover? I thought Xenotars were a bit rare. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_greenberg_motamedi Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Yes, Schneider Xenotars have the same five-element gauss design as the later Zeiss Planars. The orginal Planars was a six element gauss. You seem interested in lens design, could I suggest reading Kingslake's "History of the Photographic Lens"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico_digoliardi Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 <b>Ben</b> <i> I am watching that auction too, what movements does the 135 Xenotar cover? I thought Xenotars were a bit rare. </i><p> Some things are rare because they should have never been made in the first place.<p> What are you willing to pay for the <u>Best</u> of the <u>Best</u> of the <u>Best</u> <b>Planar 135mm F3.5</b> (pre-T*)? I have one from the <b>Skunk Works</b>. Linhof pared down the Planars to the best, and the Skunk Works pared them down some more. I also have a Schneider 180mm from the same lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_greenberg_motamedi Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Xenotars are fine lenses, nothing skunky about them. The 135/3.5 is hardly rare, not even uncommon. I have bought a few from MPEX in the $300 range, although they sell for a bit more on Ebay. Coverage is 4x5 with no movements. The 150/2.8 are a bit more uncommon, although they are not so difficult to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico_digoliardi Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 <i>Xenotars are fine lenses, nothing skunky about them</i><p> The poster knows this, but for the rest the Skunk Works was a division of McDonnell Douglas (now Lockheed) aircraft, the people who developed the US, the Blackbird and other insanely brilliant aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_divenuti Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Slightly off-topic, but... The Skunk Works always belonged to Lockheed. Actually, it was Boeing that bought McDonnell-Douglas back around 1996 or 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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