Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For those interested..... The Chinese lenses from TTartisan and 7Artisans are made well. They really do feel like a classic Leica lens in handling. But you do not buy a lens for its feel... you buy it for its optical performance...... I have several of these lenses and have tested them against their Leica equivalents. The Chinese lenses are not as optically capable as the German. But, in general, they are not too far behind either....? About the equivalent of the German lenses made in the 50's, 60's and 70's..... The best reason to consider one... Price vs usability..... These lenses are typically 5% of the cost of the German.? Not 5% less, but 5% OF the cost.....? And if you are not using the lens regularly, think Nocti or 21mm Summilux, then they offer you a really good performance for little money. Try them out before you dismiss them as junk... I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at gmail.com