Rodenstock stops production of several lenses

[E. von Hoegh]

Production of a high quality lens is far more complex than just re-calculating a specific lens design, specifying glass types and etc..

There is the entire art and science of lens grinding, cementing, individual element matching alignment and much more.

Inside many of the older lenses in the collection are lens cells with pencil marks, pencil numbers applied by the hands of a specialist who assembled, tested and made that individual lens cell which became part of the finished optic.

Being the designer of stuff that is similar to this, I know it requires a great understanding of the overall design and highly skilled personnel and related production hardware to produce the design as the designer intended. It is most often highly complex with a great deal of skill involved in every aspect of producing these objects.

Lenses are as much Science as they are Art and Craft. Learn to appreciate what the lens designers intended to express in their designs and all the highly skilled individuals who made a specific lens design into reality possible.



Bernice

I'll add that a lens is somewhat magical in that it will last indefinitely with decent care. No moving parts to wear, the only way to damage one is abuse or accident.
The antique lens of today will still be useable a hundred or five hundred years from now.

[Bernice Loui]

Do move the glass lens around every so often. Glass is an amorphous substance and does move if allowed to stand for a few hundred years due to the effects of gravity...


Bernice

I'll add that a lens is somewhat magical in that it will last indefinitely with decent care. No moving parts to wear, the only way to damage one is abuse or accident.
The antique lens of today will still be useable a hundred or five hundred years from now.

[Dan Fromm]

Do move the glass lens around every so often. Glass is an amorphous substance and does move if allowed to stand for a few hundred years due to the effects of gravity...


Bernice

No.

[Arne Croell]

Do move the glass lens around every so often. Glass is an amorphous substance and does move if allowed to stand for a few hundred years due to the effects of gravity...


Bernice

Sorry, thats an urban myth (the moving (i.e. plastic deformation) of glass under gravity, not that its amorphous). See: http://www.livescience.com/32119-do-...ndows-sag.html

[Professional]

Time to buy new lenses then before it is gone completely, i need only 3 new lenses and i will accept all the rest with used, sorry can't resist.

[Emmanuel BIGLER]

Many thanks to Arne for pointing us to the article on Photoscala.de

The bad news for all Rodenstock "LF film lenses" aficionados like me, will probably not not be recorded in History, deeply hidden behind Nelson Mandela's death & memorial celebrations.

To the best of my knowledge, as announced here by Bob S. some time ago, the "film" apo grandagon series 35 / 45 / 55 have already been discontinued.
And since "more discontinuations are to be announced soon" we can be grateful to Rodenstock to "amortize" the bad news in 2 announcements.

In South Africa, people have been prepared 5 months ago to the death of the famous charismatic leader and Nobel Price laureate.

Now we are prepared fo the definite demise of one of the best LF lens product line of the XX-st century.

Hence I can anticipate the title of Arne's future historical article, after LF lenses made by CZJ and CZ Oberkochen: "Rodenstock LF lenses".
Taking into account that CZ Oberkochen LF lenses were discontinued about 20 years ago, we are ready to wait until Arne publishes an outstanding, comprehensive and authoritative article on Rodenstock LF lenses (nothing serious can be done in a hurry )

[Sekundogenitur]

Another nice detail: Rodenstock obviously now really wants to clear the stock: New Apo-Sironar N lenses (discontinued years ago) are now for sale in a german webshop, to which the lenses were forwarded by Rodenstock.

[Sal Santamaura]

...New Apo-Sironar N lenses (discontinued years ago) are now for sale in a german webshop, to which the lenses were forwarded by Rodenstock.

Which Web shop and which focal lengths? Thanks in advance for sharing.

[Arne Croell]

Which Web shop and which focal lengths? Thanks in advance for sharing.

I am not sure, but I assume he means Christoph Greiner: http://www.greiner-photo.com/en/rodenstock-analog.html
Currently, he lists new 210, 240, 300, and 360mm Apo-Sironar N lenses (note there are also used lenses on that web page, and the prices include 19%VAT).

[Sekundogenitur]

I am not sure, but I assume he means Christoph Greiner: http://www.greiner-photo.com/en/rodenstock-analog.html
Currently, he lists new 210, 240, 300, and 360mm Apo-Sironar N lenses (note there are also used lenses on that web page, and the prices include 19%VAT).

Yes, this is the mentioned web shop. The Apo-Sironar N lenses are indeed in new condition, but the 5.6/150 is sold out since last friday.