Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]jh, You may be right about that 'prestige' thing. 5 of my M lenses are the real thing, but to tell you the truth I draw the line at spending about $2000 for a lens that I might not use that much even though I can afford to buy such a lens. And for my purposes I am not looking for the 'ultimatte'. It's like, every once in a while I take out my old Alfa Romeo Spyder for a drive, it makes me smile, would an $80,000 Porsche Cabriolet make my smile any bigger? Steve Annapolis - ---------- >From: "John Hudson" <jahudson@direct.ca> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: Re: [Leica] New Cosina Voigtlander lenses >Date: Tue, Jul 20, 1999, 1:33 PM > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Steve LeHuray <icommag@toad.net> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Date: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 10:30 AM >Subject: Re: [Leica] New Cosina Voigtlander lenses > > >>A few weeks ago I bought a non-leica 28mm, f3.5 and I am very happy with >the >>results in color and B&W. The lens is made by KOBALUX in Japan and marketed >>by Bower and Adorama. It comes in a screw mount with a nice metal adaptor >>for the M, a better quality 28mm finder than my Leitz SA 21mm, hood and >>caps.It is a tiny lens, in chrome and with an old fashioned focus lever. At >>3.5 most would say it is to slow but so far that has not been a problem for >>me I dont use a 28mm very much but I figuered for $399, what the heck. >>Steve >>Annapolis > >Not being, and not likely to be, a user of these third party lenses am I >right in suspecting that the real things are getting just too expensive for >what they can really achieve and that there is now the start of a price >versus the "prestige of having the real thing" trade off? > >jh > > > > > >>---------- >>>From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu> >>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] New Cosina Voigtlander lenses >>>Date: Tue, Jul 20, 1999, 10:57 AM >>> >> >>>I have a question about the flurry of "non-Leica" lenses that >>>have appeared over the last few years.... >>> >>>I understand that the "Adorama" lenses are marketed under several >>>names and might be from a company called "BOWER". >>> >>>Add to this the new Voigtlander (obviously japanese or >korean?--"cosina"???) >>>lenses.... >>> >>>here's my question...are these lenses in quality metal focusing mounts, or >some >>>form of "chromed" or "anodized" plastic, like so many of our late, junky >>>SLR lenses, even from "top" manufacturers..... >>> >>>I apologize for the ignorance, but I don't get to major cities/camera >shows >>>to handle the 'real thing'.....I am considering buying a 21mm, of some >>>aftermarket make, but I don't want a plastic piece of crap (I.E>, I know >>>it ain't Leitz, but is it at least the quality of canon or nikkor RF?) >>> >>>BTW< all the info I've read about the OPTICAL performance of these lenses >>>is fine with me....slightly less than Leica quality, for a rarely used >"effect" >>>lens, is OK....I'm mainly concerned about the mechanical/material quality. >>> >>> >>>Any input appreciated, >>>thanks, >>>Walt >>> >>> >> >