Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Have you ever used the Zeiss lenses made for the late Contas SLR's? Some of those were made by Zeiss in Germany and some by Kyocera in Japan under Zeiss's watchful eye. Noone could tell the difference between those made in Germany and those made in Japan. Bob > > > >> Welcome to the LUG Kevin, the ZM Biogon 35 a very nice lens made by >> the very nice largest lens company in the world located in Japan. >> Its a ZM lens we refer to on the LUG. >> It cost a thousand dollars. >> A Summicron cost three thousand dollars. >> You want to compare them straight across you think that's wise? >> The ZM lenses are made in the same faculty that twenty other major >> brand named lenes are made. Within viewing distance of each other. >> Your post is full of Zeiss lenses are this and Zeiss lenses are >> that. A Zeiss lens cost three thousand or more dollars and are made >> in Germany with high tolerances amazingly high quality control and >> expensive choice glass types. For a hundred years. >> I own a half dozen for my Hasselblad system. >> The feel, look and quality has no resemblance at all to the nifty >> cheep stuff Cosina makes for them in Japan - with the Zeiss name on >> it. You want to call them a Zeiss lens you're fooling nobody but >> yourself. In another time warp dimension can you compare something >> straight across which cost a three times difference. Is made to way >> less tolerances. Well less quality glasses. Designed for an entirely >> different market. You want to save money? >> Get a CV or ZM lens for your Leica. >> You want a "world glass optic" you have to pay some real Leica money >> for it. >> >> >> >> [Rabs] >> Mark William Rabiner > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information