Uncommon 12 cm f/4.5 Meyer Gorlitz Trioplan - Exakta

[pdccameras]

HI all,

Thought you might be interested in this really interesting Meyer Gorlitz 12 cm f/4.5 Trioplan. It seems to me to be early, possibly pre-war, and is mounted in a very well made brass barrel plated in heavy chrome. The focus and aperture are incredibly smooth, with an almost circular 12 bladed diaphragm.

I just got it today, so I only had time to shoot a few garden close-ups after work. I used it on a Sony A7 with adapter and short extension tube. I wanted to see if it had that Trioplan look and bokeh. I am quite impressed with it so far. I'll shoot some general photos tomorrow if the weather holds.

Below are shots of the lens and a few flowers.

Best,

Paul

[kds315*]

Nice, but your WB seems to be quite off (?)

[Pancolart]

Very nice images! Warm WB i like.

[pdccameras]

Thanks guys! The WB is all me. I readjusted it in post (Adobe Camera Raw) to my liking here at home. I usually set the WB in ACR to about 5500 degrees and then tweak the tint slider towards the magenta.

I will take a look at them today on another monitor. Perhaps this monitor here isn't calibrated as well as I thought!

The general photo shots I take today I will leave alone in post so you can see the WB coming direct from the A7 raw file with the camera set to cloudy.

All the best,

Paul

[pdccameras]

Here are some general photos from today taken with the Trioplan. All shots were taken on the A7 at f/4.5, cloudy color balance. There are two 100% crops at the bottom.

The seller of this lens described it like thusly:


Made , pre-war model. Serial number 982210 very early

Massive brass barrel. 5 elements in 4 groups.

Non-coated glass.


If true, I never would have thought that a TRIoplan would have anything but 3 elements! I haven't been able to find a reliable source for a lens diagram to prove one way or the other.

[Gerald]

[pdccameras]