Quinar 2.8/135

[Olivier]

Some oversized shots taken with the Steinheil Quinar 2.8/135.
All shots handheld.

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[kds315*]

Well, obviously a great lens Olivier!

[Funny - I just took nearly identical pictures (same flowers) today in
the park here...]

[hexi]

Looks like a fine lens , the ffirst image tells the whole story about it

[Attila]

Yep! My favorite 135mm too! Nice samples!

[Olivier]

Thank you all.
Danke, Merci, Köszönöm.

Attila, I updated the quinar lens gallery with some of these.

[Attila]

[estudleon]

Yes. It's an excelent lens.

When I find one, it will be with me and sell my CZJ F/3,5 MC.

Enjoy it very much.

[tobbsman]

I like the results very much, Olivier ! Seems a great lens.
#1 my favoutite

Cheers
Tobias

[kds315*]

there is one on the 'bay right now...

[Olivier]

Thank you Tobias and estudleon.

[aleunge]

Hey Olivier, did you get your Steinheil haze cleaned up yet? I saw it in another posting that it had some and you were thinking about taking it open..

..I recently took out mine for some haze and oily blades and regarding old lenses, the steinheil 135/2.8 is easy as heck to dissemble...

Thought I'll leave a note even though this is an old post as a reference... pretty much all of parts are screwed on. The first three elements in the front of the lens screws out with a simple twist. Grab a hold of where the hood attaches and unscrew that part right out. Then you can clean the three elements by dissembling that group (you can only access the front element by unscrewing the label ring in the front and access the two rear ones from unscrewing the ring on the back). you can also clean the one side of the aperture blades now.

The second part is the aperture assembly and the two rear elements. Grab the aperture ring and unscrew (it'll go to F/32). There's only a few turns of threads to unscrew, but keep turning counterclockwise while pulling as the whole part is really stuck in there. Once this part is out, you can unscrew the rear ring that holds the rear element down.

Once these two parts are out, you can also clean the focus helicoids a bit by turning to minimal focus distance...

Anyways.. hope that helps... I'm going off the top of my head so I might have missed something...

...and yes I just joined the forum to leave that message... I love reading stuff here though!

[patrickh]

Welcome - that is quite an intro. You are clearly as nuts as most of the rest of them here


patrickh

[poilu]

great lens Olivier, you have nice bee, here nothing in my garden

welcome aleunge

[estudleon]

I forgot to ask :

Is your steinheil lens version the "D" ones?

What means "D" ?

I really love the steinheil lenses.

Rino.

[Olivier]

[Attila]

Welcome Aleunge !

[trifox]

great lens, great pictures -- the colour rendition is very appealing!!!! ..

tf

[Olivier]

Thank you Trifox.

I sent you a message on your site.

[trifox]

Hi Olivier - I got your message -- I will reply by tomorrow..

tf

[Olivier]

I had some time today.
I took the Quinar and... unscrewed the different parts very easily.

I reached the rear parts of the lenses and I cleaned them.
The kind of haze disappeared very easily.
Everything worked fine.

I'm anxious to see some sunlight to go out and shoot.
Too gray days at the moment and since too long... It's boring.

2 samples wide open :

[MF-addicted]

I like #2.
Wide open sharp to the point.
This will be one of the lenses I will keep forever.

[Olivier]

[madamasu]

I like the dog shot too. Great lense, good eye.

Thomas

[Olivier]

Thank you Thomas.

Did you see some dogs in India ?

[madamasu]

Some? Hundreds! But only few cats.

Thomas