The Meyer Optik Görlitz 35mm f/2.8 Trioplan II is a unique lens that performs its best when the bokeh is specifically integrated into a shot and not just a coincidence of the defocus area. That means it's not for everyone, but it has its place.
After unveiling the Lydith 30mm f/3.5 II and Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 II earlier this year, the revived Meyer Optik Görlitz today announced the new Trioplan 50mm f/2.8 II, a sharp normal lens with "soap bubble bokeh."
Very few photography brands can sustain a legacy full of history. Meyer Optik Görlitz has brought back a 100-year-old design with modern quality construction that renders a vintage unique style that endures artistic at this modern age.
Meyer Optik Gorlitz is working its way back from the dead. After the company's very public failure—including the embarrassing admission that the $3,000 "Nocturnus" was just a modified $850 Chinese lens—the brand and its new owner, OPC Optics, is preparing to re-release "optimized" and "redesigned" versions of several lenses this year.
The lens brand Meyer-Optik-Goerlitz has just unveiled a new 35mm f/2.8 "storyteller" lens. Called the Trioplan 35+, it's the 3rd and final lens in the rebooted Trioplan trilogy following the 100mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/2.9.
For the more practical among us, a gold-plated special-edition Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 lens that costs more than twice as much as the 'normal' version makes no sense. If you're one of those people, you probably shouldn't read on.
Meyer-Optik is celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Trioplan by resurrecting another iconic lens. Last year, the Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 brought back "soap bubble bokeh." Today, Meyer-Optik expands on it by bringing the legendary Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 back from the dead.
Since Globell Deutschland revived the Meyer-Optik-Görlitz brand, they have been committed to continuing the legendary engineering of lens optics that began in 1896. As of late, they have introduced a number of high-quality lenses designed and crafted in Germany. Now, Globell wants to breathe life into a modern 100mm f/2.8 Trioplan ‘soap bubble bokeh’ lens, a piece of glass known for its unique bokeh. The company has launched a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign that has already raised more than $250,000 to bring this lens back to life.