"Zeiss Historical Society" what is up with this place? Is it just a closed club?

[Sonnar Brian]

I posted this to the Facebook Zeiss Historical Society

"First post here, long-time collector and DIY repair. Figured to post shots of my older Zeiss lenses. Pre-war Biotar 5.8cm F2, domed aperture and 40mm threads for filters. I believe this one is from the first production batch, Exakta mount. I use my Canon Series VI filter holder and hood with this one. 5cm F1.5 Sonnar, v1- from the first batch of 100 lenses. This lens is in amazing condition. Zeiss quickly revised the optical formula. 5cm F3.5 Tessar, one of the first made in Contax mount."

The Admin Declined the post.

Has anyone else dealt with this? Is it some sort of closed club? I know they BANNED Chris from Skyllaney on their group. I guess I will be next to be banned from it.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

As the post was declined- I figure they recognized the name and just do not want me on their group.
I'm in good company. I quit it. I'd rather do that instead of getting pissed off and getting banned.

 

[Godfrey]

I avoid and ignore any organization or club that sites its home on FaceBook. To do that indicates a level of cluelessness that I just cannot accept.

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[Erik van Straten]

If a Zeiss club refuses you as a member it can´t be any good. I'm so glad to read your input here.

 

[p.giannakis]

My experience with similar groups is that when they become "too-premium" catering for a very small minority, they eventually become irrelevant .

 

[Miles.]

They banned Mike Eckman because a prominent member didn’t like the targeted ads he was seeing when visiting Mike’s blog, despite targeted ads being generated from your prior internet traffic.

Nice Biotar by the way! Yours is the 5th earliest I’ve documented.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

They banned Chris for knowing what he was talking about.

I get the feeling they live in a bubble and do not want anyone that can pop their beliefs.

Some of these "Historical Societies" do not seem to be interested in facts, just legends.

 

[Freakscene]

I got booted for trying to post information (records) about Zeiss’ activities in Australia that disproved the main line of one prominent member. I figure they prefer legends to evidence.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

So much for it's value in preserving Zeiss History rather than member egos.

 

[Miles.]

Fortunately Larry Gubas gave Mike Eckman permission to host the entire back catalog of Zeiss Historica on his website before he passsd.

 

[enasniearth]

As the post was declined- I figure they recognized the name and just do not want me on their group.
I'm in good company. I quit it. I'd rather do that instead of getting pissed off and getting banned.

you do a lot of conversion work from zeiss lenses to leica mount
the Contax is a beautiful camera but none made since 1960's
its good to see these older zeiss optics useful again

 

[Darthfeeble]

"I wouldn't want to be a member of any club that would have me as a member", Groucho Marks I believe.

 

[splitimageview]

@Sonnar Brian did you inquire of the admin(s) as to the reason?

 

[santino]

A hysterical society, so it seems 😁

 

[dexdog]

Too bad about that organization. They were not that way prior to facebook group when they still published in print. I would occasionally post on their bulletin board, too. Used to be a good group of folks.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

@Sonnar Brian did you inquire of the admin(s) as to the reason?

The Admin declined my post, and did not approve of me sending messages to members. No way to send a message to them. I did try. I know from Chris that the Admin in this group is very closed minded. He posted results from reverse engineering "Coburg" lenses that showed machining linked them with Zeiss production. They banned him. This group seems nothing like the old Zeiss Historical Society. Maybe just some facebook people reviving the name.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Too bad about that organization. They were not that way prior to facebook group when they still published in print. I would occasionally post on their bulletin board, too. Used to be a good group of folks.

Same here- I used to post on their Bulletin Board. Jerry Laderburg asked me to join that.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

I was a member for a brief time (when I was still on Facebook), after having been invited by a friend for who I repaired and serviced a few Zeiss cameras/lenses
It felt like a very unfriendly place. I'd rather hang out with Mike Eckman on his Camerosity podcast/Discord.

 

[boojum]

I've seen the same thing happen with other groups which become brand obsessed. They are in a tie with HOA's for bad groups.