Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"A.H.SCHMIDT" wrote: ><snip> > If Cosina was a bit more honest, they call the lenses. they try and sell as > Voigtlander Lenses, and the cameras they try and sell as Voigtlander Cameras, > with partly Germany stamped on the bottom) under a japanese name. Say for > example "Lotus Flower 35f2 > or Cherry Blossom 75f1.4. > > Regards, Horst Schmidt Hey Horst! What the heck is this thing with Japanese naming these lenses after little flowers? Why can't they name them after Dogs like the fine upstanding German companies do? 90mm 2.8 Akita little 35mm F2 Shiba Inu 135 F 3.5 Tosa Inu Now that's a mut you can sink your teeth into, or visa versa! Mark Rabiner