Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc wrote in part: >> (How do we spell optics? Z-E-I-S-S, I keep trying >> to tell you guys! Leica is adequate, but Zeiss is magnificent.) > Mike Johnston wrote: >In many ways I must agree. But wouldn't you give the nod to Leica R over >Zeiss Contax lenses? Generally, I would. I don't think any whole, entire, >comprehensive lens line in the world can match Leica R, in toto. > >(Of course the most perfect set of connoisseur lenses ever made are the >Biogon-Planar-Sonnar 28-45-90 for the G cameras. Too bad the darn things >don't attach to better cameras.... ;-) While it might be considered off-topic (or even offensive) to express the virtues of the CZ trio above, I cannot but say that these three optics are way underpriced for the kind of performance that I have seen in any of them. For colour photography...the Zeiss optics are beautiful performers. Like they say, "You don't miss what you have not tasted." Dan K.