Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Did Kodak at one time beat Leica in terms of lensquality???
From: Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 21:54:41 -0400
 
on 9/4/01 9:09 PM, Mike Durling at durling@widomaker.com wrote:

> 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.

I have a 203mm f/7.7 Ektar for my 4x5 which is an astoundingly sharp lens,
and allegedly sharpest wide open.
- -- 
John Brownlow

http://www.pinkheadedbug.com