Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 16-02-01 22:22:05 GMT Standard Time, howard.390@osu.edu writes: << I think Leica is religiously offended by zooms and therefore refuses to manufacture them. They are not as "pure" as prime focal lengths. They probably don't want their cameras "contaminated" by variable-focal length lenses ;) >> My understanding is that, in order to achieve the high optical standard that Leica sets itself, they had to manufacture these lenses by hand and this was just not a practical proposition. If they can produce a lens like this using machines it will be back in production. Of course, they could always lower their standards :>) Gerry Gerry Walden (UK) Tel: (0)23 8046 3076 Fax: (0)23 8034 8542