Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/13
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Simon Stevens wrote:
>I just thought I'd pass this on to depress you all, especially those of
>you who think that the fame of leica depends on the glass. I was at my
>local "professional" photo store in the suburbs of Washington, DC
>yesterday, renting a lens for my Hasselblad when I started chatting to
>the assistant. I mentioned that I use a Leica and he exclaimed
>enthusiastically what a good camera Leicas are "because they use Zeiss
>lenses." (!!)
>
Not really depressing. I would not be surprised to hear that more people
know about Zeiss lenses than Leica lenses. Zeiss optics have been
synonymous with good quality for a long long time and the quality is still
there today. Even the average man in the street has heard of Zeiss. I use
Zeiss on my G2 and Leica on my M6.
Dan K.
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