What does Peter Karbe do all day?

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I don't know what Karbe is doing, but what he should be doing is a Noctilux 35/1

For the Q?

[CheshireCat]

For the Q?

 

Nope.

Q at the end of the queue.

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[earleygallery]

I think he's working on lenses for Panasonic. 

[cirke]

I don't know what Karbe is doing, but what he should be doing is a Noctilux 35/1

 

YES !   a 35mm 0.75 for the M 

[dkCambridgeshire]

YES !   a 35mm 0.75 for the M 

 

 

It's April 1 tomorrow  

 

dunk

[cirke]

It's April 1 tomorrow  

 

dunk

 

I can wait 2 or 3 days :-)

[jankap]

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Perhaps he designs a new R-lens.

Jan

[otho]

Maybe he look after for Berek's, Kolsch's and Mandler's heritage to the next generation of the best lens designers.

[NB23]

Does he use Unicorn farts as Mandler did?

[CheshireCat]

Does he use Unicorn farts as Mandler did?

Yes.

As I have explained in a different thread, unicorn farts are required for the super-slow cooling process of the Noctilux glass.

[james.liam]

He's forever conjuring ways to part you from your money on shiny new things you probably don't need.

[AlanJW]

He's forever conjuring ways to part you from your money on shiny new things you probably don't need.

Yes, we don't actually "need" any of this.   Lots of those shiny new things, however, get filed under "want."

[FrozenInTime]

Hopefully designing some compact lenses.

[darylgo]

The more I learn about designing a lens the more I admire men such as Peter Karbe.   It is a monumental task dealing with glass types, shapes, distances and then to put this in a complex mechanism with tight tolerances, centering and movement.  Erwin Puts occasionally mentions a lens barrel that is made so thin that focus binds when held too tightly.   

[rirakuma]

I'd love to see a 35 lux (with a  pre fle performance)in a summicron size rather than a 35 noct.

[james.liam]

Hopefully designing some compact lenses.

It's roughly Otus-like in size.

 

Made a pilgrimage to B&H yesterday and handled an SL for the first time. The body isn't greatly larger than an M240 but the 28-90 made my old 24-70 Nikkor seem model-svelte--surprisingly, the whole rig felt notably lighter than my old D700 + 24-70. AF is lightning fast + accurate and the EVF.....the Sony a7II I next fiddled with was jerky, and cruder in comparison.

Edited April 6, 2016 by james.liam

[NB23]

He's maybe testing other less exotic animal farts for the regular asph lenses?

[jrp]

Hmmm ... maybe he has been designing SmartPhone lenses such as for the dual sensor P9 http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/137230-huawei-p9-camera-explored-a-lot-to-leica

[ramosa]

I hope he's using his time to help create a Q 50mm version.

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[michaelwj]

He's maybe testing other less exotic animal farts for the regular asph lenses?

I hear he's been experimenting with baby dragon teeth. Extra sharpness.

 

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