Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<< Yes, the old E. Leitz NY lenses were not coated. They were made by Woolensock and were awful!>> Wrong on two counts! Leitz, NY lenses, made by Wollensack, were indeed coated and their quality equaled or surpassed that of other manufacturer's lenses of the same era. Leica sold F4.5, 90mm Wollensak lenses in Leitz made screw mounts and both Leica and contemporary photographers claimed that the performance bettered that of the unavailable F4.0 90mm Elmar. Larry Z - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html