Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 35-70/3.5 vs 35-70/3.5
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 22:04:11 -0700
 
I give up.

Who is on first again?

JBC :-)

> From: "SML" <inyoung@jps.net>
>
> 
> If the German version of the subject lens is the same in optical design as
> the Japanese version, it simply was designed by a Japanese company but
> manufactured in Solm, Germany.  Then how come some people kept insisting
> that the German version designed in Japan but manufactured in Germany is
> better in performance than the Japanese version which was designed and
> manufactured in Japan?
> The German version should be the same in performance as the Japanese version
> if they are identical in optical design.  But one question comes up.  How
> did Leica make the front element bigger (E67 instead of E60) without
> changing the optical design?  I am just curious.
>