Re: [OM] Meyer Optik Gorlitz

[Mike Gordon via olympus]

Interesting--I  do prefer one with modern coatings but seems steep to pay that 
much for a special purpose lens.  I believe there are multi-coated newer 
Russian variants.  The original Zeiss  Biotar is about 70 years old and I 
believe is uncoated--very well made though.  The Russian knockoffs in some 
flavors tend to get play in the rear mount--probably only a significant issue 
for video and grease/oil on the aperture blades. 
There is an 85 mm one with similar bokeh but am leaning towards the type 5 
belmos 44-2 that seems to age better with rare oil issues and no play.  They 
are not rare and probably constituted about 15% of total production.  I think 
the subject and background distance have to be just so to  maximize the swirl 
effect 

Swirly Mike 
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