Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How exact the copy? Did they have access to the original calculations? Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen nyt myös Kameralehden juttuja suomeksi - ---------- > From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikkor S RF 135/3.5 > Date: 08. tammikuuta 1999 18:19 > > 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 > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!