Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 20:01 17.11.1997 +0100, you wrote: >I agree with Marc on the quality of Zeiss lenses. The Contarex line is >still in many respects the benchmark for whole generations of optics. The >4/35 is the lens that approaches the theoretical optimum for its focal >length, so does the the Sonnar 2/85 and the Sonnar 4/135 and the Biogon 21. >I think we should try to be a little less leica-centred and also appreciate >great designs when we meet them >Erwin Is your statement true for the 2.8/85 Jupiter 9 also, which is described in Marc's book ? And, sorry, I'm unfamiliar with Zeiss stuff: which 4/35 are you speaking of - is it a Distagon or a Flektogon? Alf