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Camera Lens News No. 5
Photokina 1998 |
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Carl Zeiss Telephoto Power Pack—first user comments
So far, few photographers have had the opportunity to take pictures with the Tele-Superachromat T* 2,8/300 and the TPP just before and after Photokina.
Here is what they have to say:
”I’ve used all the 2,8/300s available on the world market. And I’ve found they are all pretty low in contrast. So I brought my Hasselblad 203 F and Fujichrome Velvia, a film which compensates for the contrast losses in usual telephoto lenses and zooms pretty well. With the Tele-Superachromat T* 2,8/300 I took photos of animals. They came out surprisingly contrasty. Obviously there is not the loss of contrast with the Tele-Superachromat T* 2,8/300 that I expected from my experience with other brand fast tele-photo lenses. The brilliance of this lens is unbelievable. Great optics! I want one!” So says Guido Puttkammer, a photog-rapher who takes a wide range of subjects from animals to products to zoom lenses and uses camera systems spanning the gamut from 35 mm to 8 x 10.
Carl Zeiss inhouse photographers Uwe Furtwängler, Otto Hahnemann, and Kornelius J. Fleischer find: ”The TPP in the 4.5/500 combination is a great long tele photo, setting new standards in perfor-mance! And it is remarkably compact. The brilliant image on the ground glass proves immediately, that this is a superior optic. Focusing is so quick and accurate. The resulution achieved in the photos is superior. And there are no color fringes!”
So if you are tempted by this first description and introduction, please contact us for more details. The TPP concept and package are the latest and most striking manifestation of the new spirit of Carl Zeiss. | |
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