Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:18 AM 8/11/1999 -0500, Bud Cook wrote: >But Marc, are they built to the same standards? Is a Geo a Toyota? IMHO, >the quality of the lens mount is as important as the quality of the glass. I haven't the foggiest idea about Toyotas and Geo's. Never owned either, nor wanted to do so. However, I DO know Zeiss glass. First, some of the more exotic Contax SLR lenses are made in Germany at the main Zeiss lensworks in Oberkochen, as are the more exotic Contax G/G2 lenses. Second, the lenses made in Japan are made to Zeiss standards and Zeiss performs the final inspection: this is done in a room where only Zeiss employees are admitted, and the Zeiss inspectors are rotated frequently to avoid any question of favoritism. So, yes, Contax SLR lenses ARE as pure a Zeiss product as can be found! Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!