Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don Dory <dorysrus@mindspring.com> wrote: > Does anyone with experience with this lens know if it is a knockoff > of the Zeiss 135 F4.0 Sonnar? It looks extremely sharp and > contrasty and I am sure that someone on this list might know if it > was designed a little too closely to the German design. Compared > to the Culminar and Hektor in this focal length it appears to have a > lot more bite. This was another lens that sort of fell into my > possession and I'm curious as to its ancestry. I own one of these too, in chrome. Like most '50s era Nikon products the Zeiss influence is evident. It's solid, hefty, beautifully made. Sharp as a razor. It even has a tripod socket, which IMO all 135s should have. I agree with Dante here...this Nikkor is an example of the imitator one-upping the original. - -Dave- - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html