Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Where's Joe?
From: "thomas schofield" <tdschofield@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 09:49:43 -0800

I have an old 640x480 sony fixed focal length.  They came out with a new 
version of the same camera with the Zeiss lens, and I noticed immediately in 
the store that it had MUCH less barrel distortion at close focusing than 
mine, so it is not just the name Zeiss that is different!

Tom Schofield


>From: Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com>
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Where's Joe?
>Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:14:18 -0800
>
>Marc James Small wrote:
> >
> > At 01:24 PM 12/21/01 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> > >The name "Zeiss" also appears on a slew of plastic point and shoots and
> > >now so does Leica's name appear now on a Panasonic plastic digital 
>grabber.
> > >In all cases no one thinks the names over been devaluated and they are
> > >glad these companies have been able to stay in business.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > I can't speak for the Panasonic/Leica thingamabobbie, but Zeiss DOES 
>make
> > the lenses on the Sony digital gear.  Real Zeiss, real glass.  Sony was
> > willing to pay the freight.
> >
> > Marc
> >
>It doesn't even bother me if it's Japanese glass which is sometimes
>better than German glass.
>It doesn't bother me if there are not Germans with monocles breathing
>down the factory workers necks.
>The Japanese are perfectly capable of putting together a German formula
>with Japanese workers and glass and manufacturing techniques.
>What does bother me?
>I forgot! Nothing i guess!
>
>
>Mark Rabiner
>Portland, Oregon USA
>http://www.markrabiner.com
>
>I have a small spritzer sitting right here not to my monitor of Zeiss
>lens cleaner.
>Made in Cleveland Ohio
>"Can we make it in Cleveland?"
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