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24 f3.5 cf

The description states that it only has three f/stops. That would be awfully limiting when I am taking photographs that include my feet. :lol:

Steve
 
macmx said:
I wonder which "technical and scientific applications" have good use for a lens like this?
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Nordin says the lens was made for a "corporate customer" for an industrial application to be used on a 2000F camera. The glass has a tinted coating so that it is unsuitable for color film. ~50 were manufactured and a few had conventional shutters for use in non-2xxx cameras.

Steve
 
These lenses were designed on request from a tyre manufacturer to use for the inspection of tyres being produced.
Carl Zeiss developed these lenses as a special product.
There are a few different models some have a larger range of apertures, there are also a couple with leaf shutters.

In the end the company that ordered these lenses never took delivery of them.

I believe only 50 lenses were produced.
 
Hello Hume,

Welcome at hasselblad info forum and thank you for the link.

Your first post was blocked as well as the link it contained.
Newly registered users can not upload posts with links.
This is done to prevent spammers polluting the forum with their messages.

I set your post free and copied the link for others to use.


Paul
Forum moderator
 
Thanks much, Paul. I didn't notice that would cause you trouble. Sorry about that.

Just want to share with you some interesting links about Hasselblad amongst a welter of information on the web.

Hope I can be qualified to post links soon.

Concerning the CF 24/3.5, actually I wanted to buy it coz the price is quite reasonable. However, the sample photo shows that its image circle doesn't cover 6x6 (maybe typical of all 300-degree fisheye?) so I gave up the idea.
 
Hello Hume,

No problem at all.
I noticed just in time you are not a spammer.

Thanks for the link. This comes from a world quite unknown to many of us.

The 24 mm lens is not meant for normal photography.
The lens has a special blue coating that will give incorrect colours.

Not all lenses have shutters which makes them only suitable for 2000 and 200 series cameras.

The one at KEH does have a shutter which makes it a rare version from a rare lens.

I can not say howlong it takes to have full acces without the risk of a temporary ban.
If you find an interesting link it is no problem for me to insert that in your post.
Drop the link in a pm to me I will see to it that it is uploaded in the post.


Paul
 
Why is it called "C"F lens as there is no shutter inside?
It's a F lens.
Is there any data on this lens ? Is it 180° fish eye or more ?
And the FTM as good as other zeiss lenses ?
Perhaps no so bad with a CFV and a software to convert fish eye pictures !
 
Thanks. It's not so expensive for that rare lens.
All 24mm 3.5 are conserned with blue lenses ? Artificial light film are not so pratical now.
Reasonable prise for unreasonable use !
 
blowupster said:
Thanks. It's not so expensive for that rare lens.
All 24mm 3.5 are conserned with blue lenses ? Artificial light film are not so pratical now.
Reasonable prise for unreasonable use !
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Easy to correct the color cast when using a digital back.

With the CFV-39 the effective focal length would be 26.4mm.
 
Wow!!

Thanks for the link vandevantersh.

I was bemused by the question posted there about a hood!!?? I think they guy mistook the cap for a hood.... mmmm!

Anyway, I thought it was definitely a keeper so decided to buy it. With the Aussie $ at about 83c the price was very reasonable.

But, alas after more careful thought I reluctantly decided not to take it. Well I'll get over it and the 30mm is a treasure anyway. My decision was simple really.... I don't have the money !! :) :) :)

It would be interesting to know what the development and production cost was for that lens and the 50 produced. It would be interesting to see how $58k compares for just one. I wonder where the other 57 are??
 
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