Mal1905
Joined: 30 Oct 2008
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Mal1905 wrote:
I've always understood that the 1Q (a '1' inside a 'Q') stood for top-quality / first class quality and was an export-related thing...
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Canon EOS 5D / EOS 40D
Carl Zeiss Jena: Flektogon 2.8/20, 2.4/35, 2.8/35, Pancolar 2/50, MC 1.8/50, MC 1.8/80, Triotar 4/135, Tessar 2.8/50, S 4/135 1Q, S 3.5/135, Sonnar 3.5/135 MC, 2.8/180, Biotar 2/5,8cm, 2/58, 1.5/75
Carl Zeiss: Distagon 2/28 T*, 1.4/35 T*, Ultron 1.8/50, Tessar 2.8/50, Planar 1.4/50 T* MM, 1.7/50 T* MM, 1.4/85 T* AEG, Sonnar 2.8/135 T*
Asahi Optical Co.: Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 4.5/20, 3.5/24, 3.5/28, 2/35, 3.5/35, 1.4/50, 1.8/55, 1.8/85, 2.8/105, 2.8/120, 2.5/135 I & II, 3.5/135, 4/150, 4/200, 4/300, 5.6/400, 4/45-125, 4.5/85-210, Super-Takumar 4.5/20, 3.5/24, 3.5/28, 2/35, 3.5/35, 1.4/50, 1.8/55, 2/55, 2.8/105, 3.5/135, 4/150, 4/200, 4.5/70-150, Fish-Eye-Takumar 4/17, Macro-Takumar 4/50, Super-Macro Takumar 4/50, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar 4/50, 4/100, Bellows-Takumar 4/100, Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 3.5/50, 2.4/58, 3.5/100, Asahi-Kogaku Tele-Takumar 3.5/135, Auto-Takumar 2.3/35, 3.5/35, 1.8/55, 1.8/55 (Zebra), 2/55, 2.2/55, 1.8/85, 2.8/105, 3.5/135, Takumar 4/35, 2.2/55, 2/58, 2.8/105, 3.5/135, 3.5/200, 5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 5.6/200, 6.3/300, SMC Takumar 1.4/50, 1.8/55, 2/55, SMC-M 1.4/50, 1.7/50, 2/50
Tomioka: Tominon 2/5cm, Auto-Chinon 3.5/21, 1.4/55, Auto-Yashinon DS-M 1.2/55 |
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no-X
Joined: 19 Jul 2008
Posts: 2495
Location: Budejky, Czech Republic
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no-X wrote:
I think greg means the symbol on German lenses.
There are many symbols which can be found on German and CCCP lenses:
CCCP
Manufacturers logos :
http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/logos/
http://www.zenit.istra.ru/qa/qa-logos.html
- MC - Multi-Coated, multi-layered anti-reflexive coating (appears at 80' on CCCP optics)
- MS - appears on some export lenses e.g. Helios 77M. Just a translation mistake of "MC" (C in cyrilic means S in roman alphabet)
- Π - Russian letter P, analogy to Zeiss T, abbreviation of word "prosvetlenije", which means...something like "transilluminated" - simply: coated (on CCCP optics from the beginning of 60')
- P - see Π (letter P was used for export products)
- T - means optics designed for TV cameras usually
German optics
- 1Q - Q with number 1 inscribed means "Erste Qualität", first quality (1Q marked lens can be used for export)
- Δ - triangle on German optics means version for transport. There can be other symbols inscribed in the triangle:
- 1 - export quality, first class
- 2 - export quality, second class
- S - export quality, special (?)
- MC - sometimes in red, means Multi-Coated, multi-layered anti-reflexive coating
- T - better version of Zeiss coating called "Transparentz", which transmits 80% of light. Developed in 1935, but till 1940 used only for army purposes. Some T marked lenses can have better iris (more blades - e.g. some pre-set Biotars)
- T* - Zeiss, MC layers which can transmit at leas 90% of light. Used from the beginning of 70' by Zeiss Oberkochen
- V - Meyer Görlitz, means "vergütet" - coated. Meyers V coating on inner lens elements is extremely soft and can be damaged even by harder brush
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