#Hugo meyer aristrostigmat lens series
I think this series you are slowly putting together works on so many different levels for me partly in the modern era with the interface of old and new partly as the photographer of the moment looking at how these can render modern subjects in a very different and interesting way and, finally, as someone that has always had an eye for history and heritage, where these start to show us a new insight into how people probably appreciated what the strengths of these lenses were in their time and which has been, largely, forgotten for a while.
#Hugo meyer aristrostigmat lens skin
No I've started to look on these in a more retrospective way and I think I have started to understand and, hopefully, appreciate the images taken in their heyday a little more.īy that, I mean I now have a better appreciation of some of the qualities these had in the 1920's and 30's and, most importantly, how the use of these drove the image quality and, in many cases, the careers and popularity of both the photographer and their subjects then.įor example, one could easily see how wonderful a portrait could be made to look with a Hugo Meyer Wide Angle Aristostigmat 4,75 inch under suitable lighting conditions - a small area of crispness but then a diffusive quality that would benefit any young ladies skin is what came to my mind - what Starlets were made of. I've been looking at some of your images resurrecting old glass (in some cases, very old glass!) in more than just the immediate way of 'look at that lovely image how sharp how soft wonderful bokeh' etc. Imo antique lenses are as good as modern lenses: sharp wide open and excellent bokeh (at F9.0!) plus: they have sexy looks and names, and are much cheaper! The Hugo Meyer Wide Angle Aristostigmat 7 inch F9 is relatively young, 1920s, but ticks all the boxes: The Hugo Meyer Aristoplanat No 6 210/7.7 is not much younger but still going strong: Made with a7 + Hugo Meyer Aristoplan No 1 150/7.2, another centinarian. Made with a7 + Hugo Meyer Wide Angle Aristostigmat 4,75 inch F9? I don't think so. #3 was made with a modern lens: CZ Makro-Planar 50/2.Ĥ Glunz Modell 500 with Meyer Doppel Anastigmat Helioplan 165/4.5 STF quality imho.ģ a7s with bellows and Hugo Meyer Wide Angle Aristostigmat 4,75 inch F9 Made with the a7s and a Hugo Meyer Wide Angle Aristostigmat 4,75 inch F9 F9, ca 1930. This was made with the a7 and a Hugo Meyer Doppel Anastigmat No 2 180/5.5 F5.5, a lens more than 100 years old (1911).
Have lenses really become much better since the early 1900s?