Caltar type-S ?

[bobfowler]

Do you mean "Series-S"?

 

[temps variable]

sorry not sure to understand well cause of my poor english.

 

[Ole]

"Caltar" lenses are notoriously confusing. Some are rebranded Schneider, some are rebranded Rodenstock, and only a few people seem to know which is which.

I am not one of those few people, unfortunately.

 

[temps variable]

hello,
I try to find info on this lens, it's seems like a Sironar.
I have find more info on Caltar II, N and S who seems like Sironar-N and S.
If someone know the Caltar type-s, quality is about Symmar or Symmar-S ?
(I'm talking about Symmar because I never use a Rodenstock lens).

Thanks all.

 

[JHannon]

There is some good information on Caltar lenses here:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.photo.equipment.large-format/browse_thread/thread/3a706593c076a10f/f344be1f99c8f8cb?lnk=st&q=%22Caltar%22+%22Lens%22&rnum=1&hl=en#f344be1f99c8f8cb

Sorry about the long URL, I can't find the insert hyperlink function anymore..

--John

 

[Oren Grad]

Caltar Type S is Rodenstock Sironar. In general terms that's the same vintage/generation as Schneider Symmar.

 

[temps variable]

the Type-S is made about 1973, I would prefer it's near Symmar-s than Symmar (made about 1960).

 

[temps variable]

So... a Sironar is like a Symmar ?

 

[Monophoto]

Kerry Thalmann prepared a comprehensive history of Caltar lenses in the May/June 2003 issue of View Camera.

This article identifies three groups of "S" Caltars:

A 215mm Caltar S (1967 - 1977) made by Ilex
A family of "Type S" Caltars (1970 - 1976) made by Rodenstock
A family of "Caltar-S II) lenses (1976-1980) made by Schenider

So it seems we need more information on the lens in question to know its parentage.

 

[temps variable]

I have send a mail to Kerry Thalmann, I'm waiting for his answer (and will tell you)

 

[dphphoto]

Don't forget about the Caltar HR's, which are Fujinons (just to muddy the waters even further). Dean

 

[JHannon]

If you look at the link I posted, it has a table with the complete information on all Caltar lenses. This is the second post today where I went throught the trouble of researching and posting links only to be totally ignored.

Maybe it is the server problem shuffling things around, I don't know....

 

[Dan Fromm]

If you look at the link I posted, it has a table with the complete information on all Caltar lenses. This is the second post today where I went throught the trouble of researching and posting links only to be totally ignored.

Maybe it is the server problem shuffling things around, I don't know....

Nope, few people who respond on BBS bother to read previous responses. You may have annoyed everyone but me so much that they're all ignoring you, but I can't believe that.

Cheers,

Dan

 

[temps variable]

Yes now the link is ok, thanks all.