No, it's nothing like a tessar. It's a modified Gauss design. Though I do
agree tessars tend to have great bokeh, and within their limitations can be
quite good lenses. (Check the MTFs for the RZ67 180 f/4.5 W-N for example).
> Re: [OM] IMG: bad bokeh ?
> Form the lens construction diagram, I always thought the Macro 50/3.5
> to be a minor variation of the Tessar design. Tessars have almost
> universally good (smooth) out-of-focus areas, your image illustrates
> this satisfactorily in my opinion. On second thought, your image has
> so little out of focus, it's not even really worth discussing its bokeh!
>
> The whole world seems to have gone bokeh nuts - just forget about it
> and focus on what the image itself conveys!
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