[Leica] Re: KINOPTIC lenses

[Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>]

For my Alpa system, I had the 100mm APO Kinoptic and the 150mm APO
Kinoptic. These lenses were so sharp, they ate resolution charts for lunch.
BUT their lens coating was a real dog. High contrast subjects, any stray
light (just a reflection off of a tree leaf) would cause a visible level of
flare.  But were they ever sharp! You just had to be very careful where you
used them. Basically, in the shade.

Jim

At 07:30 PM 12/8/98 +0100, you wrote:
>In last Popular Photography (12/98) page 166
>
>KINOPTIC lenses in T-mounts:
>
>snip....
>Now , however, Kinoptik is supplying its line of nine 35mm lenses in
T-mounts. 
>Result? These French made lenses can now be used on almost all manual focus
>35mms 
>(rangefinders included), plus a handful of AF SLRs, too. 
>Half of the Kinoptik lenses,  which range from 50mm f/2 to 1000mm f/8 are
>Apochromats; 
>four are true macros focusing to 1:1; and all are covered by lifetime
>warranties. 
>(Heiz Service, 34-11 62nd St., NY 11377.)
>
>Did one of the LUGers tried those lenses ?
>
>Lucien