Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Isn't Leica glass really Hoya glass? I put them on the camera. If they work, and I'm happy with the results, I couldn't give a rats-ass where they were made. As it is, Canada does just fine in my book. I have two Canadian lenses and two Wetzlar lenses. I'd go for a modern Leica lens to replace one or two of them (I must be getting old), but I probably won't do it. Daniel On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, David Young wrote: > Mark Rabiner said: > > >Zeiss glass made in Japan. Bad combination. > > I can't speak for the Zeiss glass, but the Kyocera (who make those Zeiss > lenses) made Vario-Elmar 80~200/f4 has engraving everywhere and a build > quality that equals any Leitz or Leica glass I've ever owned. > > It's also the best (sharpness/contrast) lens I've ever owned. > > So Zeiss has allowed Kyocera to build cheapie Zeiss lenses. Unfortunate. > But Kyocera can make lenses the equal of any, if the buyer is willing to > pay the price. (Leica apparently are. Zeiss, apparently, are not.) > > So, please, don't run down Japanese made glass. Even the stuff designed > there can be pretty good! > > > ---------- > > David Young, | égalité, liberté, > Victoria, CANADA | fraternité et Beaujolais. > > Website at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr > > -- > 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