Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had the new 15 f 2.8 in me hand in NY at the Expo East. I've never look through any glass German or Japanese that look that good except for the ill fated 35-70 F2.8 zoom. I would be very surprised if it was (the new 15) made in Japan. Cheers Wilber - ----- Original Message ----- From: Mehrdad Sadat <m.sadat@verizon.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:25 PM Subject: [Leica] New leica 15 and zoom lenses!! > the local leica rep, at a demo day in town (la) told me that both of these > lenses will be made by panasonic.!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark > Rabiner > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 5:35 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Leica R lenses German parameters Firewire drive > > > Jim Brick wrote: > > > > Via Erwin: Paraphrased: The new 15/2.8 is a Schneider lens re-designed > > (tweaked) by Leica to Leica specs, thus giving a Leica footprint. > > > > Jim > > > Jim I was just re reading his Newsletter this morning on that wondering > if he meant > Leica quality > or Leica parameters > > I learned in the last year or so that Leica, Zeiss, Schneider, > Rodenstock, Nikon, Canon all have their set of what I'm calling here > "parameters" as to which aspect of lens performance to empathize how much. > We often think of contrast vs resolution by I think Erwin had called > that simplistic. > > I was not sure if the 15 was not considered "good enough" and Leica had > to give Schneider a good kick in the pants. > Or if Schneider had simply empathized the wrong "aspects" or > "parameters" of the lens to have high over others which Leica preferred. > > Interesting as here we have Schneider making an "Leica" lens with none > of the Schneider nomenclature on it like Super Angulon which we find on > older glass commonly used on a Leica. > > I'll admit to have no less awe over Schneider's glass making ability > than Leitz or Leicas or the other German companies. > All four German companies: Zeiss, Leica and Schneider and Rodenstock i > think of in hushed reverence. > > I don't know anybody whose got the inside track as to which of this > group might have a slight upper hand. > Perhaps an impossible comparison. > Schneider medium format glass cost more for Rollei 6x6 than Zeiss does. > That's one straight across reference almost. > Zeiss glass resells better on a Rolleiflex than Schneider. That's > history and collecting, not quality. > And Zeiss does not make large format glass any more or enlarger lenses > so we can't compare them against Schneider directly in those terms either. > > And Leica is the only one of those German companies making glass for > 35mm cameras. > > I just got an Apo Rodagon 75 D optimized at 1:1 for my Viso though. I > can use that for 6x6 as well! > > an enlarger lens which does not enlarge! (much) > > an enlarger lens for contract printing; when you don't want to contact > print. > > Or to not be dumb about it: a duplication lens. > > I'm interested how it will stack up against my 63mm 2.8 El Nikkor which > is also a dupe lens but can enlarge a bit more. > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > > If my Lacie Firewire 60GB External Drive is buzzing does that mean it's > about to crash? It's kind of buzzing. I'm kind of worried. I got it two > weeks ago and it's been making more noise in the past few days. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html