Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:26 AM 3/3/99 -0500, you wrote: >Has the optical design of the 60 macro changed over the years. I've >noticed changing model numbers but have seen no optical tweaks. Perhaps >mechanical updates? It was a series lens when introduced. Then it went to 55mm. Not sure about any other changes. >I noted Pascal reported that its optical performace is approached only >by the Nikkor 60, according to CDI. The Nikkor (latest) is a superb lens. When I used it, it seemed to me that it was the closest Nikon lens I'd ever used to Leica image "character." And then I found out that Kyocera manufactures it. Ah ha! Very solidly built, compared to the first AF version of that lens (55mm). Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Canadian DOS prompt: EH