Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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?" >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html