Zeiss-Opton lenses, later Zeiss only, the are Made in West-Germany like the the Contax IIa and IIIa. Yes, Ferdi tell it correctly the Anagramm of "Opton". Sometimes I think the uncoated lens perform better in high-contrast situations. The Shadows have held up pretty well without the highlights getting too burned out. This was on TMax 100 developed in Rodinal, 1:75 for 14.5 minutes. This is the church that's just a couple of blocks from where I grew up. The Triotar on the Super Nettel performs very well when stopped down. I finally have a Triotar for the Contax but have yet to use it, as it arrived yesterday. There is no definitive answer about who made the Novar, though it's generally thought to be at the last Rodenstock, Steinheil and possibly even Carl Zeiss AG. The Pantar and Domiplan, I believe were inherited from the child firms of the big merger in the 1920s. There may have been others, but none that come to mind at the moment.Ĭharles Barringer and Marc James Small (in their book) said the Novar, Pantar and Domiplan were lens designs marks held by Zeiss-Ikon. The Triotar (a Carl Zeiss AG patent) appeared on the Super Nettel and the prewar and postwar f/4 85mm lens for the Contax.
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