Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Why Minolta?
From: Axel Schwieker <axel@baer.rwth-aachen.de>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:14:49 +0200
References: <006f01c00bec$5ac7ba00$c0dffea9@d2p8j6> <3.0.6.32.20000822074417.00918720@pop.microtec.net>
 
Dan Cardish wrote:
> 
> >> Does Minolta match the high optical knowledge and quality of Leica?
> >
> >No. 'Nuff said.
> >
> Bull Shit

If this is BS an Minolta glass is up to Leica quality-wise, why is it
that the Minolta-derived lenses in the R line (24mm and some Zooms) are
generally and widely considered to be some of the weaker glasses
(relativly speaking) in the R line?

Axel
In reply to: Message from "Terry Sham" <tsham@netvigator.com> ([Leica] Why Minolta?)
Message from Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> (Re: [Leica] Why Minolta?)