Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Larry, I agree with you that the Steinheil optics are first class for their period. The lens bodies, at least the 85s and 135s that I have owned, were aluminum, and not of the same precision as the brass Leica lens bodies. But they were often found at bargain prices, so were a great buy. Some of my favorite film images were made using a Culminar on an Exa, the step-child of the Exacta line. Simple, inexpensive, and they worked fine. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 11/2/2013 8:52 PM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote: > Jim, > Lovely colors of fall in a nice leaf arrangement. You seem to imply > that the older Steinheil lenses were not up to Leica's standards. > Perhaps because this is the LUG and Leica products MUST be at the top > of the heap. To the contrary. Older Leitz and Leica lenses were never > considered as paragons of sharpness. They had their unique > characteristics but a few decades back other manufacturer's lenses, > notably Zeiss, were more highly regarded. The Steinheil Munchen > Culminar 85mm f/2.8 LTM lens was a real gem and is still in demand by > RF fans. Still, a very good picture even if the lens was from the > bottom of a Coke bottle. > Larry Z > - - - - > Nathan's posts of images from his 90mm inspired me to reach into the > past for a gear combination. Here is an image made with the Fuji X-E1 > and a Steinheil Munchen Culminar 85mm f/2.8 LTM lens from way back in my > past. While not up to Leica standards of that era, the Steinheils could > produce a nice image. > >> From beneath the Red Maple tree: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Maple+Leaves_001.jpg.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >