Anyone can master the fundamentals of game designno technological expertise is necessary. Help im new to rollei xenotar, tessar, xenar, planar. The maximum focal length lens for general photographic use that could be fitted with acceptable vignetting was 75 mm, although telephotos up to 600 mm were offered. In this book, rudolf kingslake traces the historical development of the various types of lenses from daguerres invention of photography in 1839 through lenses commonly used today. Rather, schneiderkreuznach combines extensive experience in lens construction with the most modern computational, design, manufacturing, and testing methods to achieve extraordinary competence, which is the basis for the highest possible level of quality. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. It was sold with either the schneider xenon c or the less common rodenstock heligon c 50mm f2 lens. Whether in the studios, in the large premiere theater or in the home cinema our products always set standards in taking and projection of films.
Advertised in 1948 as the worlds smallest camera for 35mm film. Modern lens design mcgrawhill professional engineering. Modern lens design mcgrawhill professional engineering, warren j. Kodak, zeiss, goerz, wollensak, cooke, voigtlander, bausch and lomb, dallmeyer, ilex, meyer, pinkham and smith, etc. The xenar uses a tessar type optical formula, originally designed by paul. Dec 18, 2011 you can tell the rough date of production of this camera not only from the serial number, but from the rolleiworke in large type under the taking lens. Good game design happens when you view your game from many different perspectives, or lenses. The lens is generally the most expensive and least understood part of any camera. Save up to 40% off retail price and get a 180day warranty. Modern lens design is an excellent textbook in optical design using personal computer software.
I read an article recently where the author stated that the tessar or xenar used on the rollei tlr was superior to planars or xenotars. The kodak type 025 retina reflex is a 35mm slr camera produced by kodak ag stuttgart in west germany, between the spring of 1957 and october 1958. Books we recommend for optical design opticalsoftware. The 80 mm is a 6element, 4group lens with a 47 angle of coverage, while the other lenses in the line are 8element, 4group designs with 55 of coverage. The schneiderkreuznach xenar, rodenstock ysar, voigtlander skopar, are just a. The schneider cinexenar iii cinema lens set for canon is designed specifically for efs mount cameras and for super 35 sensors the image circle for these lenses is 31. The construction concept has found applications from large format down to minox size. Schneider camera lenses are renowned for their quality and have equipped. A history of the photographic lens, rudolf kingslake, ebook. From an early lens still being manufactured for use in lowcost cameras to designs made possible through such innovations as lens coating, rareearth glasses, and computer aided lens design and testing, the author details each major advance in design and fabrication. In contrast, the schneider apotele xenar, 250mm f5. By examining the examples of relatively simple lens designs, it is actually easier.
The illustrations above are from schneiders 25th anniversary book from 1938. Each lens in this set features a telecentric design with the same dimensions, focusgear positions, and color matching standards. Introduced in 1902, it was created by paul rudolph, from carl zeiss. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Please contact a keh photography expert to discuss similar options. Even though there has been much progress in optical design software since the book was written, the principles are timeless. The diaphraghm in the xenar version has ten blades and stops down from f3. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. But the planar is probably the epic highquality lens. The tessar is a famous photographic lens design conceived by the german physicist paul rudolph in 1902 while he worked at the zeiss optical company and patented by zeiss in germany.
From an early lens still being manufactured for use in lowcost cameras to designs made possible through such innovations as lens. In september 1974, when the rollei 35 s with the 5element sonnar lens was presented as a new model, the original rollei 35 was renamed rollei 35 t and the lens was substituted by a rollei made tessar lens, as pictured on the black rollei 35 below. The book explains how and why each new lens type was developed, and why most of them have since been abandoned. Click any of the blue family links below to learn more about lenses in that category. Different versions of the class of lenses are presented and can be used to form a practical startingpoint base for many types of lens. If acquiring an original rollei filter, which by the way are extremely well constructed, you will need a type ii filter as it. Rent a schneider cinexenar iii ef mount cinema lens set. All rollei rolleiflex rolleicord tlr cameras by year. The contact lens manual continues to meet the needs of a new generation of optometrists, dispensing opticians, contact lens practitioners and students who require clear and reliable information for fitting a complete range of contact lenses. You can tell the rough date of production of this camera not only from the serial number, but from the rolleiworke in large type under the taking lens. The story is similar when nikons w series lenses or fujis cmw series lenses are compared to their respective t series telephoto lenses. Theia offers many lenses from fisheye to ultra wide to telephoto. Schneider or schneider kreuznach is the popular abbreviated name of a manufacturer of industrial and photographic optics. Lens design fundamentals edition 2 by rudolf kingslake, r.
This is a beautiful vintage lens in mint condition. Experience the power of performance when using the 4element, all. The glass is clean and scratch free, showing only typical amounts of surface and interior dust. This book is superb because it lays out different lens design forms suitable for different fnumber and fov. It was produced by schneiderkreuznach for the contax and edixa cameras, the first m42 mount cameras ever produced.
While the 75mm sonnar could be used with the aperture set to f 22, the telexenar suffered from some shutter disc vignetting unless opened more. If acquiring an original rollei filter, which by the way are extremely well constructed, you will need a type ii filter as it is made to fit the rolleicords xenar f3. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Tronnier chose to name his lens design xenon, which derived either from. The more airglass surfaces, the more flare, and until lens coating came into widespread use in the 1950s, this was a strong incentive to lens designers to keep the number of groups to a minimum. The contact lens manual 9780750675901 us elsevier health. The final lens can be seen above, but the preexisting parts and optics came from a balda baldamatic ii. In the camera back there is a beautiful depth of field chart, or tiefenscharfentafel. When it comes to optical and precision mechanical components for machine vision, we set the standard.
Schneiderkreuznach ts 90mm lens the macrosymmar hm is a variation of the symmar design, engineered for 1. Complete in its original carton with its bakelite film loader and 2 photavit cassettes photos 10 and 11, plus leather case. Kenneth lee gallery a few favorite large format lenses. The first rolleiflex to offer a schneider kreuznach xenar taking lens as an option, in addition to the carl zeiss tessar. The quality of the multicoatings on the schneiderkreuznach xenar 0.
Optical excellence for analog and digital photography made in germany. Chapter 16 handbook of optics photonics research group. This is an impressively well engineered, all brass constructed lens, with a beautiful bright chrome finish. A book of lenses shows that the same basic principles of psychology that work for board games, card games and athletic games also are the keys to making topquality videogames. Schneiders inexpensive, classic xenar asymmetrical, anastigmatic, 4element, 3group lens design was introduced in 1919, and is largely unchanged from the original zeiss tessar formula.
The kodak retina reflex is a discontinued series of four single lens reflex cameras made by kodak, continuing the brand kodak retina. Albrecht wilhelm tronnier born 1902 died december 1, 1982 while he was chief designer of jos. A book of lenses shows that the same basic principles of psychology that work for board games, card games and athletic games also are the keys to making topquality video games. Oct 16, 2018 i had a request from my friend ollie to look into some possible donor cameras he had to make a new conversion. By examining the examples of relatively simple lens designs, it is actually easier to dissect why the lens designs are the way they are. It was produced by schneiderkreuznach for the contax and edixa cameras, the. Schneiderkreuznach xenar telephoto lens office depot. A tessar comprises four elements in three groups, one positive crown glass element at the front, one negative flint glass element at the center and a negative planoconcave flint glass element cemented with a positive convex crown glass element at the rear. Schneider redesigned the xenar after the war, so the later 2,8 version is a four element lens. I had a request from my friend ollie to look into some possible donor cameras he had to make a new conversion. This is an update of the superangulon lens design, incorporating modern glass and multicoating technologies, and an expanded angle of coverage. Schneider optical works in bad kreuznach, germany from 1924 to 1936. Telexenar of 7,5 cm, the biotar 2,0, and the xenon 1,9 lens. Lenses using tessars design reached the order of millions of units and equipped all kinds of cameras.
Over the years we have found a number of books to be very useful, so we hope that you will benefit from these. The schneider cine xenar iii cinema lens set for canon is designed specifically for efs mount cameras and for super 35 sensors the image circle for these lenses is 31. The kodak retina reflex is a discontinued series of four singlelens reflex cameras made by kodak, continuing the brand kodak retina. Camera lenses have been discussed in a large number of books and articles.
Make offer rollei schneider kreuznach tele xenar 180mm f2. Tessar is probably the lens design most produced ever. Because large format lenses have been manufactured over a long period of time, models and brands still circulate in the used market that were made by illustrious design houses of yore. May 26, 2007 the quality of the multicoatings on the schneiderkreuznach xenar 0. When the company was founded at bad kreuznach in germany on 18 january 19 by joseph schneider, the name was optische anstalt jos. In spite of that, a lot of lens design books and textbooks that i have read rely. These sxenar cameras were not offered in germany, but in eastern europe, italy and the us. When you look with your eyes through this xenar everything is sharp and distorted while when i look through any other lens i know its very unsharp or the picture is at least overhead. The tessar is a fine performer the classic fourelement, threegroup design which still dominates the lesserpriced photographic world. We will authorize your payment method for the full advertised amount when you order this item, but you will not. We have not included any specific design examples of lenses for largeformat cameras. According to lens vademecum, this xenar was fitted also in some of the highest quality 35mm cameras of that time, such as the retina under the retinaxenar name. Lens design was more conceptual in the early days of lens design since computational lens design had not been developed. Expand your creativity and photographic options with the versatile 0.
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