dexdog
Veteran
Some Zeiss lenses were coated as early as 1937 or 1938, although the process was not used on all lens production until after WW2. I have a coated 50/2 collapsible Sonnar from 1940 and a coated 35/2 Biogon from 1941.
Anyway, great majority of collapsible Sonnars will be uncoated
raid
Dad Photographer
Or an early uncoated CZJ 50/1.5 Sonnar - though get one new enough to stop down to f16
Personally, I'll stick to my uncoated Tessar on my Contax
William
The J-3 is hard to get for less than $60, but the J-8 is very cheap. The ZJ50 2.0 is as good as the 50 1.5 in my opinion.
peterm1
Veteran
The uncoated Summar and Summitar are both classics that render beautifully. I have also used the uncoated tessar lens (with a Cotax body) and it also produces nice shots......from memory the Elmar is a Tessar variant.
Didn't this guy use non coated lenses?
http://www.jamesravilious.com/
Yes I just found it in the bio section of the site
.."Though never posed, James's pictures are composed with the eye of an artist, and they capture subtle qualities of light - the result of years of experiment with pre-war Leica cameras and uncoated lenses"
The thing I like about uncoated lenses is the serene way they render light and shade. Check out this example from the above web site.
http://www.jamesravilious.com/gallerypic.asp?gallery_id=35
Didn't this guy use non coated lenses?
http://www.jamesravilious.com/
Yes I just found it in the bio section of the site
.."Though never posed, James's pictures are composed with the eye of an artist, and they capture subtle qualities of light - the result of years of experiment with pre-war Leica cameras and uncoated lenses"
The thing I like about uncoated lenses is the serene way they render light and shade. Check out this example from the above web site.
http://www.jamesravilious.com/gallerypic.asp?gallery_id=35
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
The lens surgery idea is appealing but maybe a bit out of my budget--certainly any Zeiss factory LTM lenses are!--I am going to keep any eye out for the appropriate lenses on the chance that I can find an optically good uncoated Sonnar.
Xenons and Summitars look like they would serve but a bit pricey (for me) for a decent one.
While I can hope to find a bargain for the lenses above, I think the Elmar or Summar are going to be the least complicated way for me.
Thanks for all the help!
Rob
Xenons and Summitars look like they would serve but a bit pricey (for me) for a decent one.
While I can hope to find a bargain for the lenses above, I think the Elmar or Summar are going to be the least complicated way for me.
Thanks for all the help!
Rob