Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mickey, As I am no specialist on lenses and as my love of the Novar-Anastigmat 6.3 is based on blissful ignorance, I am sure your assessment of this lens is factual. Having said that, some of my favourite images are ones I have taken with this lens. It may be a Zeiss 'dud' but it does something for me and I cannot slander its glorious name. Rob. ---------- > From: Mickey Rosenthal > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: M-lens question > Date: Wednesday, 6 August 1997 7:22AM > > > I remember this Zeis-Novar 6.3 lens as a rather bad lens - my Lubitel > lens was better > - my Yashicor lens was better and my current 3.5 Xenar on a 1950 Rollei > is much better. > Of course I like my old Leica and new Minolta lemses etc. > I have a good Tessar 2.8 lens on a Zeiss Tenax, but the camera is > defect. > Regards, > Mickey Rosenthal