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manufacture. It seems that lenses for 35 mm photography were a bit boring for him, as they did not pose the challenge he wanted. This he found in the designs for the military and in the ELCAN lenses he could explore more exciting optical limits. There are only a few letters by Mandler in the Leica archives and the contents give the impression of a passionate man, who feels slightly frustrated by the slow progress made by Leitz and the fast improvements made by the Japanese. He clearly saw that without fundamental changes Leica could not compete in the long run. But Leitz was in those days already living on borrowed money. His ELCAN designs were by nature less cost oriented and the knowledge gained here could be transferred to the photographic department. Mandler's study about the Double-Gauss designs is still the definitive analysis of the limits and potential of this class of lenses. The book was published in 1979 and represented the state of the art in optical design at that time. His achievement was the transfer of that theoretical framework to practical design. He did not develop really innovative designs, but his strong point was the exploration of existing limits and to find ways to implement the almost impossible."
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objectives, as well as lenses for movie taking, movie projection, laser scanning, and other speciality optics. In those days optical design was very much a group effort. Mandler's contribution as physicist and designer was to set out the general direction in which design solutions would proceed and to bring his experience and knowledge of optical design theory to select the shortest path to a solution. The solution chosen was not always the most excellent in the imaging sense but it would be the best solution, balancing performance, cost, and manufacturability. As a result many of these designs remained in production for decades". To sum up, "His name will always be synonymous with the best in photographic Double-Gauss lenses".
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developments. That is proven by the numerous optical computations that still have lost nothing in terms of current relevance. Among them is the 50 mm f/1 Noctilux-M lens that he designed. Today, many publications still refer to his work, notably the landmark 50 mm f/2 Summicron-M lens. And there are numerous other examples that prove how important his work was for the evolution of photographic optics in general and for the evolution of photography at Leitz. This includes his apochromatically corrected telephoto lenses. While I was writing these lines, it occurred to me that that I am not qualified to render a judgment of Dr. Mandler."
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Erwin Puts concludes: "He was also a daring man: he created the Summilux 1.4/35 mm when everybody assumed that such a lens was not possible. Mandler was a pragmatist more than a visionary. His designs are very competent, but he had to work within the restrictions of the Leitz philosophy of lens
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Also in Puts' essay on Leica optical designers some clues about Mandler's significance can be found: "The key word for the Mandler designs is "state-of-the-art". The designs are first rate, even today, but the Japanese competition came quite close to producing the same level of imagery. The Leitz
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magazine, declared "Above all advanced cameras, the most respected and admired cameras and lenses in Japan are still the Leica cameras and Leica lenses. Without Leicas, no Japanese camera industry might be inspired to develop single-lens-reflex cameras and automatic machines. Leicas are still the
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Peter Karbe wrote some lines about Mandler after his death: "I can readily say that Dr. Mandler was one of the great optical designers at Leitz and that his work constituted a major contribution to the success of the Leica M rangefinder camera. Dr. Mandler was clearly ahead of his times with his
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show. Mandler designed the Summilux-M 75 mm f/1.4 lens (1980) based on his previous design for the Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 lens (1961), but using new glass first applied to the Noctilux-M 50 mm f/1.0 lens (1969). In the same way, Karbe designed the APO-Summicron-M 75 mm f/2.0
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Reginald P. Jonas and Michael D. Thorpe, in the article quoted, also present a valuation of Mandler's significance. Mandler was Head of Optical and Mechanical design at Leitz Canada for 20 years "during which time he was involved in the design of over 400 lenses, including many photographic
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were measurably on the same level The Mandler era delivered first rate lenses, but they were mainstream lenses that fitted into the Zeitgeist of the 35 mm style of photography. The innovations (zoomlenses) however were snatched away from Leitz by the Japanese companies."
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Interviewed by Tom Abrahamsson in the early 80s about his favourite designs Mandler answered "Right now it is the 75 mm/1.4 Summilux because it's balance between performance and size". However, the current head of the optical department at Leica,
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7) Elmarit 21 mm/2.8 (first retrofocus 21 mm design, in catalogue from 1980 to 1997. This lens replaced the Super-Angulon 21 mm/3.4 in production from 1963).
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Marco Cavina: Leica Summilux-M 35 mm f/1.4 Aspherical 1 tipo: analisi approfondita di un monumento nell'evoluzione degli obiettivi fotografici (in Italian)
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Mandler, W. (1980): "Design of basic double Gauss lenses", International Optical Design Conference, Fisher ed., Proceedings SPIE 0237, pp. 222–232.
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lenses designed by Mandler as selected by Mandler himself not in chronological order (Viewfinder, Volume 38, Number 2, 2005, page 12):
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Jonas, R. P. and Thorpe, M. D. (2006): "Double Gauss lens design: a review of some classics", Proceedings SPIE 6342, pp. 1–15.
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Mandler, W. (1989): "Leica lenses and early computers", I and II, Viewfinder, Leica Historical Society of America, 22(1) y 22(2).
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designs had their own typical set of compromises that distinguished their lenses from the rest, but the best of Zeiss,
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designs by means of the computer, and a particular method developed by him and explained in his doctoral dissertation.
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Mandler became vice president of ELCAN from 1974, being an optical advisor for Leica until his retirement in 1985.
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lenses that "The great revolution in optical designs occurred during the sixties and seventies, when Dr. Glatzel (
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Mandler, W. (1979): "Über die Berechnung einfacher Gauss-Objektive", Doctoral Dissertation, Giessen University.
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Mandler's chief contribution to the optical engineering was his pioneering works in application of
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J. M. Serrano, Leica Noctilux-M 50 mm f/1: The Last Emperor, published at Film und Foto, Nº1
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Mandler is credited with the design of more than 45 high performance Leica lenses for the Leica
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21) Summilux 75 mm/1.4 (2nd) (only a mechanical revision; the same optical cell)
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Erwin Puts: Three generations of optical design at Leica: Berek, Mandler, Kölsch
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The Photographic Historic Society of Canada: Eulogy for Dr. Walter Mandler
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lens (2005) based on his Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 ASPH lens (2004).
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Peter Karbe on new designs after Mandler: the Summilux 50 mm ASPH
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32) Elcan 66 mm/2 (Extra-high resolution lens for the US Navy)
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Mandler was born into a German farmer's family. In 1947 he joined
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Marco Cavina: Walter Mandler e la chimica del vetro (in Italian)
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Leica: A Magical World with Great Future II, by J. M. Serrano
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In 1952 Ernst Leitz decided to establish Ernst Leitz Canada (
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10) Summicron 35 mm/2 (1st, with and without goggles)
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unconquered highest summit of the world of photography".
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Marco Cavina: Leitz Elcan 90 mm f/1.0 (in Italian)
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9) Summaron 35 mm/2.8 (with and without goggles)
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Erwin Puts: Dr. Walter Mandler died on 21 April 2005
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