Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi David, You might want to check out Stephen Gandy's site for lots of info on the CL, CLE and related lenses. =20 I think your first post asked about the 90mm lenses. There were 3 versions of this lens: the Leitz Elmar-C and Minolta Rokkor-C versions for the Leica CL,and the Minolta Rokkor-M version for the Minolta CLE. The two CL versions were both made by Leitz. All 3 have the same optical design, but only the CLE version has the same focusing cam as a Leica-M lens. The CL versions have a steeper cam that theoretically could cause focusing inaccuracy, though most LUGgers who use CL versions on their M bodies have no focusing error problems. The Leitz/Rokkor CL lenses were not multicoated; the Rokkor-M lenses for the CLE were.=20 There were also 3 versions of the 40mm/2.0 lens, but in this case only one was made by Leitz. The Rokkor versions for the CL and CLE were made by Minolta. The same lens coating/focus cam issues apply here, with the CLE Rokkor-M being mulit-coated and M-cammed. The 28mm/2.8 Rokkor-M was introduced when the CLE was introduced. Built in Japan by Minolta, multicoated and M-cammed. All of these lenses are compact and sharp. In both the US and Japan the Leica versions are usually more expensive. I've been thinking about getting a 90mm Rokkor-M myself, but for some reason the 90mm here in Japan are usually a lot more expensive than in the US..... Cheers! PB On Tue, 02 Jun 1998 22:26:15, inyoung@jps.net wrote: > Some time ago I asked this question with no answer at all. My = question >was about the Rokkor for CLE that was made in Japan and in Germany. Did >the one made in Japan have the same design as the one made in Germany? = If >not, what is the difference? How is the lens compared with 90 Elmar-C? >All I remember is that the Rokkor is multi-coated while the Elmar is >single-coated. Your help will be appreciated. > >Regards, >David Paul C. Brodek/Kobe, Japan E-Mail: pcb@iac.co.jp Tel/Fax: 078-857-3747 Tel/Fax (Int'l): 81-78-857-3747