Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/02

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Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] Canon 85/1.8 LTM
From: inyoung@jps.net
Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 20:44:23

Hi,

 Once we started talking about the Canon SM lenses as Leica alternatives,
how about the Canon 135/3.5?  How are they compared with Leica Hektor or
Elmar?

Regards,
David

At 03:23 PM 5/02/98 EDT, you wrote:
>The Canon Serinar 85mm F1.9 is an earlier model of the Canon 85mm F1.8. Yours
>probably came in a chrome mount, while then later ones were in black. Both
are
>very good lenses. In fact, most of the Canon line of Leica screw mount lenses
>is exceptional and would be good users for financially embarrased Leica fans.
>The later ones were imported by Bell and Howell of motion picture camera
fame.
>
>Actually the US recognition of the quality of Japanese optics occurred
when US
>press photographers covering the Korean War bought Nikon RF cameras in Japan
>and found that the lenses were better than contemporary Leica or Contax
>optics. David Duncan popularized the Nikon among Life photographers. In
actual
>fact, the Japanese have always been in the forefront of optical manufacture.
>Even before WW2 Japanese optical equipment could always stand comparison with
>the best of German and US gear. During WW2 the Japanese even delayed putting
>radar on their battleships because their optical rangefinders were so
good. It
>was a stupid decision but it shows their faith in their optics.  - LarryZ
>
>