W/NW Sonnar Lenses

[Scrambler]

Re design, see http://taunusreiter.de/Cameras/Biotar_en.html, scroll down a little for the Sonnar family.

The "essentials" seem to be a large front element followed by a cemented triplet and then the aperture. Smaller elements behind the aperture. Longer focal lengths have a cemented doublet in place of the triplet.

Modern Sonnars (from the Rollei 40mm/2.8 on) tend to use three elements up front with the central part of the cemented triplet "left out." They are Sonnars in that they otherwise follow the design rules and on a lens diagram it can be difficult to see whether a cemented triplet or "air lens" has been used. c.f. http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=321880&postcount=12 and compare to the link above.

 

[Scrambler]

And thanks to searching for suitable links I can report that there WAS a 50mm SLR Sonnar: the Maxar lens for the Hungarian Duflex SLR.

http://www.novacon.com.br/odditycameras/gammahung.htm

 

[Chris Bail]

CZJ Sonnar T 5cm f1.5 LTM

I bought this wartime lens on the classifieds here...very happy with it.


Abbey by Chris Bail, on Flickr

 

[filmtwit]

From 50mm f1.4 Nikkor-sc in ltm

 

[Thomas78]

Canon IIS2 and Canon 50mm f/1.5

Kodak Tri-X at 1600



Canon IIS2_Canon 50 1,5_01_Tri-X 400_1600_009 von thomas.78 auf Flickr

 

[filmtwit]

Back to the 50mm f1.4 Nikkor-sc in ltm

 

[uhoh7]

nikkor RF 50/1.4

 

[Ronald_H]

Zeiss Sonnar 150mm f4 T* on the Hasselblad 500 C/M

 

[filmtwit]

The Nikkor-sc 50 1.4 in ltm

and teh 10.5cm 2.5 Nikkor-w in ltm

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Missed this thread

CZJ 85mm f/2 Sonnar with Rollei Retro 80S

 

[sevres_babylone]

Callan Furlong por sevres-babylone, en Flickr

Callan Furlong Band por sevres-babylone, en Flickr, both with M9 with "Zeiss C Sonnar 50mm f1.5"

 

[lynnb]

Rollei 35S 2.8 Sonnar

 

[shortstop]

Callan Furlong por sevres-babylone, en Flickr Callan Furlong Band por sevres-babylone, en Flickr, both with M9 with "Zeiss C Sonnar 50mm f1.5"

The first musician's shot I see that show the group "in action". Mstly are boring. Very nice photo to me.

 

[filmtwit]

 

[helen.HH]

Ray by helenhill_HH, on Flickr

 

[rhl-oregon]

zm 50 1.5 on gxr

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

I had six (edit: seven) different Jupiters 3 in the past and did some different test shots with them. Below are some of these shots made with 3 of them.

Jupiter 3 - 1956:


Flowers with Easter by Ron (Netherlands), on Flickr

Jupiter 3 - 1961:


Flowers, test shot Jupiter 3 by Ron (Netherlands), on Flickr

Jupiter 3 - 1987:


New suit and FED 2 by Ron (Netherlands), on Flickr

 

[filmtwit]

I already miss this lens

 

[mfogiel]

Takumar 58/2


20140434 by mfogiel, on Flickr


20140407 by mfogiel, on Flickr

 

[Vics]

Contax IIIa Carl Zeiss Sonnar 50mm f/1.5 (1956)
Bicycle Paris by Victor Ross, on Flickr
La Seine 2 by Victor Ross, on Flickr