Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Holy Wars Redux: Leica vs. Zeiss (long)
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 18:06:48 -0400

Doug Cooper jotted down the following:

> On more than
> one occasion, he's noted that Zeiss optics have never been renowned for
> the quality of their bokeh (as opposed to Leica, which have always had
> this distinction).

Not true.  The 85/1.4 and 135/2.8 for the Contax SLR range are noted for
their beautiful bokeh, and Zeiss zooms are often commented upon for having
nice bokeh, which is very unusual for zooms.  Maybe Mike just hasn't been
reading the right things, or talking to the right people.

M.

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