Matus Kalisky
20-Sep-2007, 01:07
Hi, the only purpose of this tread is to provoke all those lens experts around ;)
Well - until recently it seemed that there were basically two types of Germinar lenses:
- Germinar W - with large coverage of ~ 70 deg (or more)
- Apo Germinar - with coverage of about 45 deg.
But recently also a 'Apo Germinar W' appeared ( 150/8 (http://cgi.ebay.de/MINT-Docter-150mm-f8-Apo-Germinar-W-MC-Lens-Copal-1-4x5_W0QQitemZ280151042552QQihZ018QQcategoryZ30076QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) and 240/8 (http://cgi.ebay.de/Docter-240mm-f8-Apo-Germinar-W-Lens-8x10-Center-Filter_W0QQitemZ280151045852QQihZ018QQcategoryZ30076QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) ) which seem to be of different optical contruction (8/8) and have different coverage each. There are 63 deg claimed for the 150 and 73 deg for 240.
So - what is your knowledge about these lenses? Are there any other Germinar lens types? I am jut curious.
P.S. please note that I have no relation to the seller and I point to his auctions only as to a source of information.
Well - until recently it seemed that there were basically two types of Germinar lenses:
- Germinar W - with large coverage of ~ 70 deg (or more)
- Apo Germinar - with coverage of about 45 deg.
But recently also a 'Apo Germinar W' appeared ( 150/8 (http://cgi.ebay.de/MINT-Docter-150mm-f8-Apo-Germinar-W-MC-Lens-Copal-1-4x5_W0QQitemZ280151042552QQihZ018QQcategoryZ30076QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) and 240/8 (http://cgi.ebay.de/Docter-240mm-f8-Apo-Germinar-W-Lens-8x10-Center-Filter_W0QQitemZ280151045852QQihZ018QQcategoryZ30076QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) ) which seem to be of different optical contruction (8/8) and have different coverage each. There are 63 deg claimed for the 150 and 73 deg for 240.
So - what is your knowledge about these lenses? Are there any other Germinar lens types? I am jut curious.
P.S. please note that I have no relation to the seller and I point to his auctions only as to a source of information.