Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<snip> All that long-winded introduction to this question: Should I expect to get as good photos from these older R lenses as compared to the newer ones? They look so much less expensive used as the new ones. Is it because the new ones have electronics etc. built into them? Is the glass, formulas etc. essentially the same?<snip> No. Newer lenses will be sharper. The Leica folks have bettered the Miinolta designs in more recent vintages of lenses.