Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I imagine, the reason why the the Nocton is at f 1.5, was, purely an accident Conica managed to draw the correct name and focal length out of a head. This lens really existed once. I have one. Now they must have thought, if we get 3 out of 3 right so far, we may as well try to get the 3rd parameter right. And so they did. All the other Cosina-Voigtlander lenses never really existed. There was never a 35mm Scopar, especially not with a Gauss type configuration. It was always a Tessar copy and only available for the 35mm Cameras in a 50mm focal length. And roughly in about a 75 mm and 105mm configuration for the larger format. Always in a Tessar layout. In 35mm format it never was faster than f2.8. The same goes for the Heliar. Completely miss named and miss leading for a 35mm camera. In my opinion, Cosina could not care less about the history or the accuracy of this lens names. It is a shame. But then what do you expect, if a company is to ashamed to use there own name on the products they manufacture. Now, after having said this, I would appreciate, if none of you LUGers accuse me of making racially negative remarks. I would have written the same, if a company from the US, Germany, France or even Upper Volta had done this. I am just not impressed. I do owe a small company, but have never been ashamed to put my own Brand Name on to my products. Regards, Horst Schmidt