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Huss said:
Is it just me or does this "Schacht-Travegon" look an awful like the sales floor anchor Handevision Iberits?
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I thought the same thing; in fact, quickly browsing I thought it was the Handevision lens. Both are reportedly 6/6 lenses, although I couldn't find a lens diagram for the Iberit. Probably out of the same factory, but with minor cosmetic changes.
 
Now they are really digging deep, bringing up the Schacht name. I had some Travenars for my former Leidolf camera, and really liked them, but I don't see much resemblance in these designs.

PF
 
First of all, I have no idea how nice/awful the Handevision lenses are. I thought I might like their 75 if one ever passed in front of me.

Now, these new Travenars are obviously not the same lens: 2.5 vs 2.4 max aperture. Clearly different 😀

To be honest, they look a bit different. It's not trivial to machine a completely different style mount, so who knows.....
 
Checked out the kickstarter page.

First, I have to say the MTF chart is impressive. I'm guessing that's a "theoretical" chart and not empirical.

The $99 level donations are "sold out". Only levels from about $600 and up are still available. Not sure what that means, but I'm guessing they expect to sell this lens for at least $600 per unit [retail]. How does that compare with the Handevision lenses? I'll have to go look......
 
The samples that were on the kickstarter but not featured in the video seems to have quite funky bokeh. Those in the video seemed really nice on the other hand.. Don't know what to make of it really. Looks way to big for a f2.5 anyways..
 
Huss said:
Marketing team:

"We've got a bunch of these lenses unsold. Our potential customers were not as gullible as we thought. We need to relaunch under a new more German sounding name. And jack the price up!"
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Roughly the same price for (what looks to be) the same lens.

Personally, I'd pick the Zeiss Planar 2/50 for just a little bit more money.
 
2.5 or 2.4 aperture lens this big? I don't need it for free. For less money they want here is Skopar of same speed. They only going to sell it for same folks who are buying rebranded BW films, just because cassette looks different.
They lost on 50 because of 7a and on 35, 24 it was dead end at the start because of CV Skopars.
Now they are just putting different lipstick on old pig and calling it baconwolferinne.
 
farlymac said:
Now they are really digging deep, bringing up the Schacht name. I had some Travenars for my former Leidolf camera, and really liked them, but I don't see much resemblance in these designs.

PF
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Yeah, I've never heard of the name before. Maybe it was the only German camera related name that wasn't registered so they could use it for free?

As for the lenses, I'm with Kostya.
 
their examples for street and landscape are funny. I understand not really knowing what a street photo is, a lot of people here on RFF don't even know what a street photo is. But lanscape? How you really mess that one up!?
 
brbo said:
Roughly the same price for (what looks to be) the same lens.

Personally, I'd pick the Zeiss Planar 2/50 for just a little bit more money.
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B&H is booting them out the door (or trying to) at heavy discounts.
Sony mount version is 'only' $369
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1303302-REG/handevision_5024_se_b_iberit_50mm_f_2_4_for.html

The only full price ones are for special order.

I have the Zeiss Planar 50 2.0, and personally I would pick the 7A 50 1.1 for a lot less money.
 
Like nearly every "kickstarter" campaign, read con!
I am Mr Doubtful, whether its Film (Ferrania only available in Firenze, Genoa and Venezia), A digital RF (not even prototype) or a Persian flying carpet.
"S-T" was never a great lens.. I have one..
There are so many Good lenses available, new, pre-owned, used to point of debris why bother!
 
leicapixie said:
Like nearly every "kickstarter" campaign, read con!
I am Mr Doubtful, whether its Film (Ferrania only available in Firenze, Genoa and Venezia), A digital RF (not even prototype) or a Persian flying carpet.
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Well, here I agree ...
"S-T" was never a great lens.. I have one..
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Then you've got a lemon, apparently. Or something re-badged perhaps?
Anyways, Ludwig Bertele's lenses are always exceptionnel!

There are so many Good lenses available, new, pre-owned, used to point of debris why bother!
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🙂
 
Be this Schacht Travegon a rebadged HandeVision Iberit or not, it's definitely emanating from the net SE galaxy (the German listed group that has resurrected the C.P. Goerz, Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenau, Ihagee, Meyer Optik Görlitz and Oprema Jena Biotar trademarks):

1. The same lady named Katja Lauterbach created the Schacht Travegon and the C.P. Goerz Citograph Kickstarter campaigns.

2.The Meyer-Optik-Görlitz newsletter sent out on Friday promotes the Schacht Kickstarter project and explains that 35% of the capacity of the production site run in Bad Kreuznach by Messrs Ivo Pavlik and Michael Schroeder (two of the three people presented as leading the Schacht venture) will be devoted to build Meyer-Optik lenses from H2 2018 onwards.

Asinus asinum fricat 🙂.
 
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