Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Except that if it was a Zeiss lens it would also cost at least $2895.00. I've used Zeiss glass all my life. For the Hasselblad system. Its not Kyocera and its not Cosina. If Leica had a line of glass made by Cosina or some very nice Japanese company compare it against that. And would be priced to match. Mark William Rabiner > From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:21:44 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica 18mm and a Flash! > > i really doubt it will be much better than the ziess, after all ziess have > been making 18mm lens for a long time, but it seems outside pressure is > making leica move, the ziess 18 was a huge success with the leica owners, > super sharp, small and "affordable", never the less i am Happy they are > rolling out more m lenses. the performance of the lens i will wait and see, > i am hoping you all did not forget the m8 rollout where users discoverd the > acidental IR filters needed to use the camera, so from now on i let the > truth be told > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:11 PM, Frank Filippone > <red735i@earthlink.net>wrote: > >> Well, that is 3 times the cost of the Zeiss 18....... I guess it is not a >> $7K lens, so that is good.... >> >> We need to see and hear about comparisons....... On M8 AND on film! >> >> Did someone say that Erwin has an article out on the Leica 18? I went >> looking and could not find it..... >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> >> >> OpticsUSA of Boston says $2895.00. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information