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Re: [Rollei] Rollei 35
- Subject: Re: [Rollei] Rollei 35
- From: "John A. Lind" <jlind >
- Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 22:53:40 +0000
- References: <4.3.2.7.2.20020203192504.033a0100 >
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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