Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes but! Firstly disregard the Contax badged Kyocera products (and I have and have had a stack of G's and T's and N's). The ZM mount Zeiss Ikon lenses made by Cosina are not plastic mounts or in any way cheaply put together. They are Zeiss designs using conventional glass types rather than perhaps bleeding edge minimalist exotic formulations and by all reports work extremely well. Erwin Puts have written cogently on these. These designs are distinct from the CV Voigtlander badged Cosina (and more expensive). The two exceptions in the range are a 2.8 15mm and 2 85mm which suffered delays when the German production failed to come up to standard. Last time I looked it costs MORE than the 90AA. People like Tom A speak very highly of the Cosina made ZM's. The couple that I have handled were extremely well put together. I agree with you that "made in Germany" means a lot to Leica and Zeiss enthusiasts. Kudos to Leica for the new Summarits to come from Solms as well. I don't know what the German is for "street cred", Stra?e Glaubw?rdigkeit??!!! ;-) Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] Summarit press release > Frank I was referring to the Zeiss Ikon range of ZM lenses, which are > marketed > by Zeiss but almost all made by Cosina in Japan, like > their camera bodies (two are from Oberkochen with very Zeiss like prices). > I think that these are distinct and different designs and price points from > the Voigtlander branded lenses from the same > manufacturer. > > Cheers > Hoppy > Zeiss made in Japan is what it is. Not Zeiss. Before it was Kyocera. Now its Cosina. I'm sure they're made better now. But to me for some reason its Zeiss if its made by Zeiss. And there are always a couple of them that are. At three times the price for three times the specs. And big and heavy. Metal over plastic mounts. I don't even mind plastic mounts. Mark William Rabiner Harlem, NY rabinergroup.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information