Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikkor S RF 135/3.5
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 12:19:10 -0500

At 06:05 PM 1999-01-07, "David" inyoung@jps.net wrote:
> I have used the Nikkor 135/3.5, 85/2 and 105/2.5 rangefinder lenses in
>Nikon, Contax and Leica mounts with satisfaction.  I tend to believe that
>these lenses are modified Zeiss design for the Contax, being as good as the
>Zeiss lenses or Leica lenses if not better.  

The 2/85 and 3.5/135 are direct thefts of Zeiss designs.  They are not
"better" -- how can an exact copy be "better" than the original?

Marc

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