p.117 #1 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
Two from a 44 year old Carl Zeiss lens, the Contax 100mm f3.5. I had forgotten how fabulous the skin tones were in all light conditions, courtesy of the lead oxide Zeiss used back then. I'd love the Chinese to remake these old CY lenses, even if (as they should) they keep quiet about the lead that was so much a part of the range, along with the T* coatings of the day. We are talking 15% to 40% lead oxide by weight, depending on whether they were light, dense, or extra-dense flint glass.
