Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think Chatterton told me way back that ever since the lenses were made with the protruding red dots the "quality" went down on the mechanics: Aluminum instead of brass parts and so on. The feel of the older lenses can not be denied. And there's nothing wrong with the glass either. They just are not as razor sharp and so on as the modern Asph's and apo's and other computer designed optics with the benefits of modern glasses. I was thinking this lens looked like a dual-range. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA Photography Website: http://www.rabinergroup.com Email: mark@rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html