I'd never heard of Zeiss Luminar either. They are a highly regarded
series of macro lenses for medium format. See the discussion here:
<http://photo.net/leica-rangefinders-forum/00KDJS>
A Google image search turns up lots of interesting things including an
OM-4 with auto bellows and Zeiss Luminar attached.
<http://www.google.com/images?q=%22zeiss+luminar%22&hl=en&num=10&lr=&cr=&safe=images&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=_B7ETK3pKcb_lgfB6IgI&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQsAQwAQ&biw=1047&bih=621>
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/24/2010 5:43 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> During the week I managed to pull off a real bargain in the 2nd hand book
> market. It is a 1997 reprint of 1980 copy of "The Native Trees of New
> Zealand" by J T Salmon. ISBN 07900 0104 7
>
> 384 pages, A4 size, glossy paper, 226 species, and reportedly about 1200
> plates/images. I paid $NZ 40. Normally it goes for at least double that; and
> it is seldom clear which of many versions is being sold.
>
> Salmon wrote
>
> "Most of the photos were taken on 35mm film; a Zeiss Contarex Super, and
> an OM1 for the detailed work. Pictures of whole trees were taken using a
> Koni Omegaflex with Agfachrome 50S 120 film. The 35mm film was
> Kodachrome 25, with the occasional roll of Kodachrome 64 when difficult
> lighting conditions called for greater film speed. All of the close-up
> photographs of plant details were taken using special Zeiss Luminar lenses
> in combination with electronic flash as a light source. "
>
> The photos are generally magnificent (with the occasional one showing the
> results of narrow lighting tolerance of Kodachrome on a sunny day with
> shadows in the shot) and it is no wonder he was made a F.R.P.S.
>
> I had not previously heard of Zeiss Luminar lenses.
>
> Brian Swale.
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