NikonGear Revival GetTogether September2015

[Frank Fremerey]

Looks like a TS capable engine. New Mystery? There are some Russian options ... German options ... and there
was a Russian German Co production once. Seen it a photokina ... there was also a website ... daughter whining
deletes my thoughts.... I had the name but gone...

[Frank Fremerey]

https://luminous-landscape.com/hartblei-superrotator/

Google is not irritated by Daughter...

[Jakov Minić]

Frank that Hartblei looks great, I wish...
And too sharp for me

[Frank Fremerey]

http://www.hartblei.de/en/tech1.htm


The Ukranian manufacturer does not have any stock. But there seems to be a German in Munic
distributing Hartblei Mechanics with Zeiss Optics. These are the lenses I saw on photokina.
Not sure about the prices. But  at least I found the link.

[Jakov Minić]

Frank I would gladly buy it, but I doubt that I can afford such a lens...
I wonder how much it would cost?

I didn't understand the description properly, does it mean that it is in fact an 80mm or 90mm lens on FX?
It would be really be great to try it

[HCS]

Jay, we're there, John and i. We've met Andrew already and wifi is working!

Let the fun begin 

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Jakov: the focal length is an optical invariant. 80 mm is 80 mm always.

And yes, this is a confirmation that Jan Anne and I arrived and the wi-fi is working.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

During the frankly rather tedious 700 km drive from Amsterdam to Frankfurt, we discussed Jakov's secret lens and concluded correctly its origin, focal length (to within 10 mm) and aperture.

[stenrasmussen]

And the lens is?

[Jakov Minić]

Zenit 85/1.5, Sten you guessed it

We arrived at Schwarzwald, we had dinner, and for desert my newly acquired 180/2.8 ED is being modified.
The photo attached depicts the common anesthesia and in the background one can notice Dr Udo Brinkman and Schwester Elke hand in hand performing the surgery. How romantic.

(EDIT: I had to add reference for those who don't know the German soap series Die Schwarzwaldklinik, where Dr Udo and Schwester Elke star. Enthusiasts are free to search it on the web and enjoy it)

[Frank Fremerey]

Its a Russian! Yea.

[Jakov Minić]

The 180/2.8 works. Here is a romantic photo of Dr Udo Brinckman to prove it

[John Geerts]

Jacov's 180 is in for 'chipping'

[HCS]

It's about time now the nikon-istas turn in and call it a day. More to follow tomorrow.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Barrelling down the Autobahn with BMW and Jan Anne pushing the revs into the 7000s requires stern stuff for the motor. So JA was extremely happy to find a petrol station offering 100% proof fluid for his thirsty car. Later we had to stop for refilling of oil of course as the strained engine drank a lot of that as well.