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Re: [Rollei] Rollei 35



At 03:09 2/4/02, Marc James Small wrote:
>Thanks, John.  "Tessar", however, comes from the Greek "tessaros", for
>'four', as in four elements in three groups.  And the basic Zeiss patent
>dates from 1902, and expired in 1922.  The Zeiss trademark, of course, goes
>on.
>
>Marc

True, but "Tessar" is its formal "given name" by Carl Zeiss, similar to the 
"Triotar" name applied to their Cooke triplet design.  The name I referred 
to is the "Adlerauge" [sp ??] nickname it was given after users discovered 
what a truly fine lens it is.

- -- John

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