Carl Zeiss Planar HFT 80mm F/2.8 PQS

Standard prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · September 1992
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • Original name:
  • · Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2,8 f=80mm HFT PQS Lens
  • Class:
  • · Fast 6x6 medium-format standard prime lens
  • · Professional model (Top class)
  • System:
  • · Rolleiflex SLX/6000 (1976)

Abbreviations

HFT Multi-layer High Fidelity Transfer coating is applied to the surfaces of lens elements. This anti-reflection coating increases light transmission, eliminates flare and ghosting, and maintains color consistence among all lens models. Learn more
PQ Professional lens with high quality optics and robust build. Meets the highest standards and provides excellent performance and flawless image quality unachievable with traditional optical technologies.
S A lens with Direct Drive Shutter which permits speeds up to 1/1000 sec.

Model history (4)

■Carl Zeiss Planar [HFT] 80mm F/2.8
akaRollei-HFT Planar 80mm F/2.8		A7 - 50.16mBVI 1966 ●
—Carl Zeiss Planar HFT 80mm F/2.8 "Exclusive Professional" (188 units) 1992 ●
■Carl Zeiss Planar HFT 80mm F/2.8
akaRollei-HFT Planar 80mm F/2.8		A7 - 50.90mBVI 1976 ●
■Carl Zeiss Planar HFT 80mm F/2.8 PQA7 - 50.90mBVI ●
■Carl Zeiss Planar HFT 80mm F/2.8 PQSA7 - 50.90mBVI 1992 ●
—Carl Zeiss Planar HFT 80mm F/2.8 PQS Gold (33 units) 1994 ●

Specification

Optical design:
Medium format 6x6
80mm
F/2.8
7 elements in 5 groups (Double Gauss derivative)
Rolleiflex SLX [74mm]
52.3°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
Built-in leaf shutter:
Type:
Electronically controlled Rollei
Range of shutter speeds:
30 - 1/1000 + B, T
Self-timer (V):
-
Shutter speed control:
None; shutter speed is set from the camera
Flash sync mode:
X sync
Flash sync terminal:
-
Focusing:
0.90m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
590g
⌀81.5×63mm
Accessories:
Bayonet-type VI
96 741 - Bayonet-type square
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Sources of data

  • Rollei close-up handbook.
  • Rollei Rolleiflex 6000-system: lenses and dedicated accessories booklet.
  • Rolleiflex 6008 SRC 1000, 6008 user's manual.
  • Rolleiflex 6008 integral user's manual.
  • Rolleiflex 6003 professional user's manual.
  • Rolleiflex 6001 professional user's manual.
  • Rolleiflex 6008 AF, 6008 integral2 user's manual.
  • Sinar Rolleiflex 6000-system: lenses and dedicated accessories booklet.
  • Rolleiflex 6008 professional SRC 1000 booklet (January 1993).

Manufacturer description #1

If Rollei shutter technology allows 1/500 s at oversize shutter openings, it is only logical that even faster speeds have become feasible with normal sizes. And in fact, Rollei has been able to overcome the technical limit of 1/500 s. Several focal lengths have meanwhile been fitted with the new Direct Drive Shutter that permits speeds up to 1/1000 s. These special shutter versions are designated PQS.

Zeiss Planar 80 mm f/2.8 HFT PQS: Classical standard lens for general use in practically all areas of photography. High speed and legendary sharpness – plus an ultra-fast 1/1000 second for moving subjects or as a safety margin when using high-speed film.

Manufacturer description #2

Universal standard lens of supreme correction and flat field, with extreme definition all the way to the corners. The large aperture allows precise visual focusing. Also yields excellent closeup results when reverse-mounted .

From the editor

The lens was produced under the following names:

  • Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2,8 f=80mm HFT PQS Lens
  • Made in Germany by Rollei Planar 1:2,8 f=80mm HFT PQS Lens

Notes

  • The lens is not compatible with Rolleiflex SLX, 6006, 6002, 6006 2 medium format film SLR cameras.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Carl Zeiss lens designation "Planar" mean?

Planar: the development of a design concept (P. Rudolf, 1896) based on reducing the curvature of the image field. Planar designs are ideal for very fast lenses which are often used at full aperture (available light photography). / Source: Rollei literature /

Carl Zeiss Planar HFT 80mm F/2.8 PQS special editions (1)

Other standard prime lenses in the Rolleiflex SLX/6000 system

■Rolleiflex SLX mount (6)
Rollei-HFT Rolleigon 80mm F/2.8A6 - 50.90m⌀67 ●
Schneider-Kreuznach Xenotar HFT 80mm F/2.8 PQS
akaDHW Fototechnik Apogon HFT 80mm F/2.8 PQS		A7 - 60.80mBVI ●
Carl Zeiss Planar HFT 80mm F/2.8 PQA7 - 50.90mBVI ●
Carl Zeiss Planar HFT 80mm F/2.8
akaRollei-HFT Planar 80mm F/2.8		A7 - 50.90mBVI 1976 ●
Rollei-HFT Planar 80mm F/2.8 ELA7 - 50.90m⌀67 1999 ●
Schneider-Kreuznach Xenotar HFT 80mm F/2 PQA7 - 50.80mBVI 1988 ●

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