Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Certainly the two ZM lenses made in Germany (15mm f2.8 Distagon and 85mm f2.0 Sonnar) are/were priced up at Leica level... john ________________________________________ Paul we are told the Zeiss optics made by Cosina are placed halfway between CV Cosina Voigtl?nder made down the hall and Leica I think both in price and performance. Historically before Contax Kyocera the battle between Leica and Zeiss was done without Zeiss also finding ways to undercut Leica in price. So they often won. But now with Kyocera then Cosina now Sony the "you get what you pay for" bit of common sense is not somehow magically circumvented as its not about winning its about undercutting. The CZ Zeiss stuff from what I gather in most cases a step up from Canon Nikon and a step down from Leica. Both in price and output. They were not able to do a black magic thing.... Giving you mare than you're paying for I really don't think. On 1/7/13 8:42 PM, "Paul Roark" <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: > The lens I use the most is the Zeiss 35/f/2.8 Biogon. Leica has more > consistent and solid construction from what I've experienced, but the > 2 Biogons I have, no doubt Cosina built, are in the Leica class in > terms of the images I've been getting. (The 18 ZM Distagon is not.) > So, the Zeiss-Cosina team can, at its best, make optics that are > really top notch. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Richard Man > <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: >> Indeed beautiful and light, but I wonder if a Zeiss 35/2 ZM stuck on an M9 >> will get the same praise, or will it get vilified as "not Zeiss German, >> but >> Zeiss made by Cosina Japan" :-) >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> That camera and concept really intrigue me. I often travel and >>> backpack with just the M9 and 35mm lens. I hope the concept works in >>> the market so that we see it evolve. >>> >>> Paul >>> www.PaulRoark.com >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>> wrote: >>>> http://www.dpreview.com/previews/sony-cybershot-dsc-rx1 >>>> Or >>>> http://tinyurl.com/cdsa9nq >>>> Sony RX1 Hands-on Preview >>>> September 2012 | By Richard Butler & Lars Rehm >>>> dpreview >>>> >>>> >>>> On 1/7/13 11:41 AM, "Mark William Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The lens alone... Is gorgeous. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 1/7/13 11:39 AM, "mehrdad" <msadat at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> here on the lug? seems like a very nice "pocketable camera" with a >>> superb >>>>>> lens. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>