Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Coan wrote: >Mark, >I bought a used Voigtlander 18mm (Cosina) lens for my Leica. It has "germany" on >the box and instructions. I didn't think they had anything to do with Germany any >more? >John I noticed the same thing on mine. But what really made me laugh was the use of the word "seit" in "seit 1756." Seit translates more strictly than the English "since" and clearly implies something existing up to the present time with continuity and without interruption - not exactly a good description of the firm's sad history. While we are on the topic of German, Der Gruene Punkt (the green dot) means that the packaging is recycled. It's equivilent to the little triangular circling arrows logo you often see on US recycled products. I suppose it could also imply that the materials in the lens are recycled, in which case I am truly amazed at the quality Cosina has achieved! Simon Stevens