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Yeah, I'd be like totally down with that, dude!
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Uh-uh, man. That would be too far out for this shooter.
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08-20-2007
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J J Kapsberger is offline
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Would you buy Rolleiflex sunglasses?
Why stop at Leica? Suppose F&H offered Xenotar and Planar models of totally way cool shades. Would you buy them?
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08-20-2007
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I'm waiting for the Holga ones to come out. I will accept no substitutes!
If I get REALLY desperate, I may apply a little vaseline to the Nikon ones and call it good.
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08-20-2007
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So are these going to be the sunglass equivalent of a TLR or an SLR?  |
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08-20-2007
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So are these going to be the sunglass equivalent of a TLR or an SLR? |
So does that make you four eyes... or eight?
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08-21-2007
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No, you can wear'em only when your head is tilted 90°.
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08-21-2007
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They will be definitely twin-lenses...
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08-21-2007
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Originally Posted by J J Kapsberger
Why stop at Leica? Suppose F&H offered Xenotar and Planar models of totally way cool shades. Would you buy them?
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You do realize that wearing a pair of Xenotars on your eyes will make you look like the craziest Pointdexter ever? A Xenotar or a Planar is a six-element lens; rather thick, methinks... |
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08-21-2007
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You do realize that wearing a pair of Xenotars on your eyes will make you look like the craziest Pointdexter ever? A Xenotar or a Planar is a six-element lens; rather thick, methinks...
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Silly. The names would be given to styles of sunglasses. Those poor benighted individuals who own Planar models would go about trying to convince others that theirs are superior to Xenotar models. We of the Xenotar faith (who know much better) would look at one another, smile and shake our enlightened heads.
One thing we Planar and Xenotar owners will agree on, however, is that the Rolleiflex sunglasses would provide better image quality than the Leica sunglasses. We'll send Magus a complimentary pair.
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08-21-2007
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nah.they will need hoods.
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08-21-2007
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Well at least we wouldn't have to worry about deciphering crazy a 5-letter or 5-number name that Leica would give to their glasses. SPEKS, maybe? Or in the newer fashion, how bout a random number like 14332?
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08-21-2007
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I'm not quite sure what the point of this discussion is, as it seems to be dwelling mostly in fantasyland.
Whatever their virtues may have been in their day, Rolleiflexes are a bit out-of-date now, and I don't think Franck and his sidekick (not the composer) meant for Planars and Xenotars to be worn as sunglasses. Yes, they would be rather thick, but not much more so than some eyeglasses I've seen. Would there be a difference between 'coke bottle' and 'camera lens' glasses???
As far as shades, as an eyeglass wearer, I've long had an even better notion -- if someone wanted to make a killing financially, he/she should put the good ol' mind to work inventing some miniature windshield wipers for rainy days!!
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08-21-2007
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Originally Posted by J J Kapsberger
Silly. The names would be given to styles of sunglasses. Those poor benighted individuals who own Planar models would go about trying to convince others that theirs are superior to Xenotar models. We of the Xenotar faith (who know much better) would look at one another, smile and shake our enlightened heads.
One thing we Planar and Xenotar owners will agree on, however, is that the Rolleiflex sunglasses would provide better image quality than the Leica sunglasses. We'll send Magus a complimentary pair.
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Yes, but if you do that, you'll have optics nerds die from a heart attack: "A Xenotar-branded lens that is not a compound? Aaargh!"
On the other hand... |
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08-21-2007
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They'd be hard to wear without injury, as the image would be reversed.
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08-21-2007
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Originally Posted by erikhaugsby
...Or in the newer fashion, how bout a random number like 14332?
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Random??? Haven't you figured out the nomenclature?  |
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08-21-2007
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What have you people done with my Leica subglasses thread?!!!
Anyway, where's your prototype?
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1972 Ptototype |
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08-22-2007
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1972 Ptototype
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What have you people done with my Leica subglasses thread?!!!
Anyway, where's your prototype?
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Dear Colin,
In the hope that the Linhof photographer will not be angry on me, here is a picture of a 'SCHNIEDER SYMMAR spectacles prototype' I found in a 1972 Linhof catalogue. The name on the helmet says Col. F.J. Rotgans.
I think this was a joke by a fighter aircraft pilot, pity for the superb Symmars, but is a rather funny sight!
Philippe
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08-22-2007
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Not bad 
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09-09-2007
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No Way!
I am ok with a Planar in front of one of my eyes, but I'll never accept an Heidosmat in front of the other!
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