zeiss planar

how do you pronounce 'PLANAR?' Being from the south I have a tendency

to say, "play-nar" lol. Thanks guys

I have been used to saying 'PLAN-ar' but since the derivation of the name is from it's ability to provide (relatively) uniform resolution across the film 'plane', your pronunciation may be correct.

A bit difficult for me to explain for persons talking american/english, but I will try. In Germany, where the Zeiss Lenses come from, "Planar" is pronounced with the 'press/stress' on the last A. And the A's are pronounced more like the A in the word car.

Photographers here in the South, say COM-PIUR as in BUICK for the COMPUR shutter.

 

As well as the City Jena, (Carl Zeiss Jena) they pronounce J as in J-UNGLE instead of I as in I-NTER.

christian. . . you mean like, "plah - nahr" with A as in "cAr?" Can you write the word out using american pronunciation symbols such as those found in front of the dictionary? I think that would make it easier.

Jeremy, I think your interpretation of Christian's explanation is correct, but in addition it is

important to know that the whole word has to be pronounced very much in the front of your

mounth. Americans (especially those from the South) have a tendency to speak from the

throat. The "R" in PLANAR should only be pronounced with a slightly rolling "R" from the

throat, pushed over the tongue to the forefront (don't pull down your tongue or lift the tip of

it, or you will dip the whole word in a terrible American sauce!). Almost like how a Frenchman

would pronounce his "r".