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Steinheil Muenchen Lens 50mm f2.8 'Cassar S' (Pic Heavy)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:20 am    Post subject: Steinheil Muenchen Lens 50mm f2.8 'Cassar S' (Pic Heavy) Reply with quote
This lens is tiny.
The Pentax K-10D dwarfs it.
It is capable of very nice results.
Here are some from today's little afternoon walk.
OH














PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, nice place! You should publish much more landscapes! Smile I like the B&W images the most this time!


PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Mark.
Here is the lens on K-10D showing its diminutive size.


Here are some extra images from yesterday.
Remember this is a 50mm lens not a telephoto. Very Happy
Cheers
OH






PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not bad for a simple triplett!


PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Beautiful series!!


PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Inspired by Klaus and his Cassarit, I took out the little Cassar S again this morning.
Overcast and wet so no Asian style piccies sorry - just Australian style Haha
OH




PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 5:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice those came out. Beautiful Rhododendron (or Azalea?) flowers!
A very capable lens indeed despite its tiny size!


PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Beautiful pictures, beautiful lens. I read the other night that Steinheil München trademarks have all lapsed. If Meyer-Optic Görlitz can be 'reborn', maybe others can too.


PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
RnR wrote:
Beautiful pictures, beautiful lens. I read the other night that Steinheil München trademarks have all lapsed. If Meyer-Optic Görlitz can be 'reborn', maybe others can too.


Yes great photos. I must try mine again! Of course a lens or camera is only as good as the person using them. Well done.

Resurrecting the name is only that. You are not bringing these old lenses back, they are not the same, and the new manufacturer is unlikely to copy the designs of these old lenses. The high retail price of these modern 'fakes' could have the effect of driving up the prices of the original lenses.

Steinheil and Meyer were good manufacturers of optics for the contract market, chosen because they produced good quality goods consistently and well. They couldn't compare with Zeiss or Leitz for quality but they had a much larger share of the market back in the day.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bubble bokeh from this lovely little lens.
OH




PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
One more at a moderate aperture
OH



PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, if they ever do remake that lens, thats the sales brochure right there. What lovely photos, the colours are fantastic plus a bit of OH magic of course Wink what a cracking lens.

Steve.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aw shucks.
Thanks Steve.
It is such a tiny little thing as well.
Here it is next to a standard 50mm lens. In this case a Yashinon 50mm f2
OH



PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
A nice lens indeed it is, I have a few emanations of it here, too!


PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 10:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Steinheil M�nchen Lens 50mm f2.8 'Cassar S' (Pic Heavy Reply with quote
WOW whatta resolution.


PostPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2022 5:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That is beautiful!

I had not seen these before.
Somewhere in my folder collection there's a Steinheil 90 or so attached to a 6 x 9.... I wonder...

-D.S.


PostPosted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Always liked that lens and admittedly I have several emanations of it!

Btw. Welcome Turtle here ducati916!

PS: please refrain from full quotation including all images!
Thanks!


PostPosted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I want this lens really bad since it's one of the most UV transmissive non-specialist lenses out there.


PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fandyus wrote:
I want this lens really bad since it's one of the most UV transmissive non-specialist lenses out there.


I is quite good but has quite some focus shift. If you want a REALLY good UV lens, get the 5.6/80mm EL-Nikkor enlarger lens (the older chrome/black version ONLY!)

See my site here:
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/2011/01/uv-ir-surprising-lens-without-uv-ir_13.html
and
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/2011/01/uv-el-nikkors-75mm-80mm-105mm-for-uv.html


PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This really is a very nice lens in terms of rendering - absolutely love it so far:







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PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice pictures from this "old fashioned" lens Smile
I do enjoy a triplet ... this would seem to be another variation to look out for Wink
The Cassar exists in several iterations :- the original, the Cassar S (as depicted above), the Cassarit and the Cassaron, all apparently triplets, but my experience of the latter two suggests there are subtle differences between the models ... certainly neither my Cassarit or my Cassaron are as sharp and contrasty as the examples shown Sad
Maybe mine need a clean Wink


PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Indeed there are quite a few variants of the famous STEINHEIL Triplet lenses; I also noticed that as I have quite a few of them...

Ths is the CASSARIT 2.8/50mm



the complete album is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums/72157647927267742/


PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kds315* wrote:
Indeed there are quite a few variants of the famous STEINHEIL Triplet lenses; I also noticed that as I have quite a few of them...

Ths is the CASSARIT 2.8/50mm



the complete album is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums/72157647927267742/


Great! Some really lovely shots you've taken with that lens. Good to know you appreciate Steinheil lenses as well... I find it quite astonishing what they were able to create with simple 3 or 4 element designs.

kypfer wrote:
Very nice pictures from this "old fashioned" lens Smile
I do enjoy a triplet ... this would seem to be another variation to look out for Wink
The Cassar exists in several iterations :- the original, the Cassar S (as depicted above), the Cassarit and the Cassaron, all apparently triplets, but my experience of the latter two suggests there are subtle differences between the models ... certainly neither my Cassarit or my Cassaron are as sharp and contrasty as the examples shown Sad
Maybe mine need a clean Wink


Thank you! Unfortunately I don't have any of the others mentioned, so I can't compare them myself. I have a couple of Cassar and Cassarit enlarging lenses... but all of those are slower if I remember correctly!


PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice results, another one for my wish list Wink


PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here is my Cassar family.

I'm not sure why the Paxette Cassarit lenses have different aperture rings.

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