Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:57 PM 9/4/01 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote: >Marc- NOT to start anything, but how do those Kodak lenses, which are >found in a slew of still operation cameras, standup by today's optical >standards. Not necessarilly when compared to the latest generation of >Leica lenses, but when compared to the average lens in their focal >length? BD The better Kodak lenses are still really competitive, and a lot of them are still being used profesionally in LF and MF cameras. I have a Tessar-derived Ektar in my Baby Speed Graphic which I am itching to try out, once I find a film back and cut down some film. For large-format cameras, Goerz, Zeiss, and Kodak still hold the edge for inexpensive lenses -- the newer lenses (Rodenstock, JSK, Nikon, and Pentax) ARE better but are also a true Leica-sized kick in the pocketbook. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!