Zeiss oldtimers in spectacular light

Photographer's blues and some bike and hike with the Rollei Zeiss HFT Distagon 1.4/35 and HFT Planar 1.4/85 as well as the Kuribayashi CC Orikkor 2/50. I think many people undergo pretty much the same development as a photographer, the same stages, sometimes certainly in a slightly different order or with other priorities. Some may...

Twenty Teles – Contrast and Sharpness at portrait distances

Some of my lenses did extremely well at a long distance, like the Rollei Planar, by others I was disappointed. For instance, the Topcor 2.8/100 that I hold in very high regard or the Canon 85L didn't score in the top ranks as expected. They weren't bad, but not within the best lenses I tested....

Autumnal light through Zeiss glass

Part time light seekers (those who usually have to work), like me and probably you, suffer whenever there's extraordinary light in the sky. I'm talking about colorful skies in the morning or evening, when sometimes you are overwhelmed by the most amazing combinations of color. Sitting at my computer desk, I have to bite my...

Taking a spin through spring …

... using ... Rollei Zeiss HFT Distagon 1.4/35, Tamron SP 8/500 (55B), Sigma Telemax YS 2.8/135, Rollei Zeiss HFT Distagon 2/28, Helios 2/92 Meyer-Optik Primoplan 1.9/58 Contaflex Pro Tessar 4/115 After a winter that at the end just wouldn't stop I'm very happy that spring has finally arrived. In fact here in Bavaria, Germany it...