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Posted by rick oleson on October 06, 2000 at 14:08:58:
In Reply to: Zeiss oberkochen (Opton) Lenses posted by Sy Stein on October 06, 2000 at 13:45:08:
The Opton lenses were made by Zeiss-West in Oberkochen in the early 1950s, during the period when the ownership of the trademark Carl Zeiss name was in dispute between the Dresden/Jena group in East Germany and the Oberkochen/Stuttgart group in West Germany. The Westerners, having the money, ultimately won out.
I have a 50mm f/1.5 Opton Sonnar that is one of the sharpest lenses I own. I cannot imagine a later Carl Zeiss equivalent being noticeably sharper. There were once rumors to the effect that the Opton lenses were of a somewhat lower level than those marked simply 'Carl Zeiss', but they came from the same place and I don't believe there's any difference in quality.
rick :)=
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