cyberjunkie
14-Jun-2011, 20:51
Got it off the auction site, spanish auction.
The vendor writes that it's coated, the red "V" on the beauty ring seems to confirm it.
The Vademecum says that 360mm is the longest focal they made, and that it's a triplet, similar to the original Taylor design.
I couldn't pass it cause the price was affordable, and i was longing for a long portrait triplet, with plastic, heliaresque rendition, at a fraction of the price commanded by glasses with more prestige.
I understand that's a late Meyer product, of trivial design, but i guessed that a late coated triplet would be a nice glass to experiment with. As soon as i get it, i'll try the lens wide open: the focal length and the f/4.5 aperture should allow to shoot pictures with shallow depth of focus, with a nice rendition of out of focus. The diaphragm blades seem to be innumerable, the light reflections in OOF area should be perfectly round! :)
Being a post-war product, i expect a fairly good optical performance.
All in all, an usable lens, and not just a collector item, but i found little infos on this forum. I don't know if it's because the lens is seen as just another average triplet, or because it's not too common in its longer focals, for LF cameras.
Any personal experience shooting with a late Trioplan?
have fun
CJ
The vendor writes that it's coated, the red "V" on the beauty ring seems to confirm it.
The Vademecum says that 360mm is the longest focal they made, and that it's a triplet, similar to the original Taylor design.
I couldn't pass it cause the price was affordable, and i was longing for a long portrait triplet, with plastic, heliaresque rendition, at a fraction of the price commanded by glasses with more prestige.
I understand that's a late Meyer product, of trivial design, but i guessed that a late coated triplet would be a nice glass to experiment with. As soon as i get it, i'll try the lens wide open: the focal length and the f/4.5 aperture should allow to shoot pictures with shallow depth of focus, with a nice rendition of out of focus. The diaphragm blades seem to be innumerable, the light reflections in OOF area should be perfectly round! :)
Being a post-war product, i expect a fairly good optical performance.
All in all, an usable lens, and not just a collector item, but i found little infos on this forum. I don't know if it's because the lens is seen as just another average triplet, or because it's not too common in its longer focals, for LF cameras.
Any personal experience shooting with a late Trioplan?
have fun
CJ