Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The reason a lot of photographers over the decades justified not using Leica was that reason; The price of the German Mark. They'd say your just paying for Economics. What your paying for are higher grade materials, Glass, metals and plastics, better design and lenses made in smaller amounts with all that comes with it, a main thing being quality control. But other than that, yea, Leica is just a waste of money. Mark William Rabiner > From: <grduprey@mchsi.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:20:13 +0000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] New 18 mm lens > > > > The Zeiss lens is made by Cosina and in Japan. ?The Leica lens is made in > Germany, which most likely accounts for the higher cost. > > > Gene? -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" > <red735i@earthlink.net>: -------------- > > >> Maybe it is a change in marketing focus rather than a small sensor >> issue..... Focusing the lens into the hands of the M8 users..... >> >> But still, I would prefer it say that it covers the 24x36 format......( >> because no M8 lives with me......) >> >> Competitively the Zeiss 18 is $1000 or so.... F4 ( as well), and is small >> ( >> I think). This lens is $3K or so..... >> Is the Zeiss lens made in Japan by Cosina or is it a German lens? How is >> the build quality on the Zeiss? >> >> I wonder... if the M8 is only a smaller sensor, why introduce lenses for >> the >> "old" (24x36) market....? >> I just have to believe there is a M9 with full 24x36 sensor coming >> soon....... or maybe an M10? M11? >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> >> >> I'm quite convinced it covers 24x36. >> >> a. Kaufmann said all their lenses would. >> >> b. It's very large for a lens that only covers the M8 format. >> Remember, a lens that covers the same angle of view and has the same >> speed and was also designed very recently (the 24/3.8) is a lot >> smaller. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information