Docter Wetzlar Tessar 210mm f4.5
Hi everone, just came acros a previously unknown (at least to me) Docter Wetzlar Tessar in a large Copal 3 shutter.
Does anybody have first hand experiences with that lens? Worth getting one?
Found a few infos on the net but not too much.
Cheers, zwicko
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Ok, as almost no one seems to have first hand experiences with that lens I just bought it.
Looking forward to comparing it to my Sinaron-S 5.6/210mm.
Only thing I need is a matching lensboard.
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Perhaps you've seen this already, Arne Croell has done an excellent treatment of the Docter Optic line here: http://www.arnecroell.com/docter.pdf
David
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Chris Perez did a great analysis of what this lens can do. He posted a link on this forum in 2006 IIRCC
Great lens. I have one I purchased from Kerry Thalman years ago. Need to use it more.
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They are fine lenses, I used one in the late 90s, and it compared favorably to a 210 f6.3 Xenar. I found it made a fantastic portrait lens for 4x5, a slight bit soft from f4.5 to f5.6 and by f11 it was as sharp as a modern plasmat, like your Sinaron-S. I ended up selling it after moving to 5x7 because I found the corners went soft with moderate movements.
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Thank you, Jon and Jason. Seems like a rare find, my new Tessar. As my lensboard has not arrived yet I didn't have the chance to actually use it...