Rodenstock Photo Optics
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Rodenstock Photo Optics traces its origins to a mechanical workshop founded in 1877 by Josef Rodenstock and his brother Michael in Würzburg, Germany. The company relocated to Munich by 1884 and became
Rodenstock lenses for large-format cameras; L–R: Grandagon-N 115 mm f/6.8, Apo-Sironar-S 210 mm f/5.6, Grandagon-N 90 mm f/4.5
Kodak Retina IIC with Rodenstock Retina-Heligon lens
Soft focus
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In photography, soft focus occurs when a camera lens forms images that are blurred due to uncorrected spherical aberration. A soft focus lens deliberately introduces spherical aberration which blurs f
An image of a bottle with a heavy soft focus effect.
An image of the same bottle, but without soft focus.
Vest Pocket Kodak with 2-element meniscus lens and integral hood
Imagon fitted with f/7.7-equivalent sieve aperture.