Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/17

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Subject: [Leica] Zeiss Puzzle Solved
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Fri Sep 17 16:38:57 2004
References: <001001c49ce1$401725d0$6401a8c0@ccapr.com>
 
At 2:07 PM -0400 9/17/04, B. D. Colen wrote:
>Well the G2 isn't a competitor as a "pro" camera, but it sure is for
>Ams...Leica quality images without the work... ;-)
>
>Seriously, though, can you imagine how well those Zeiss G lenses will
>sell in M mounts? I'd like THAT license to print money. How much is the
>21 2.8 T* Biogon? $1298? Compared to about $2400 for the Leica M 21 ASPH
>2.8?

The Biogon 21 is good, but isn't in the same class as the 21 ASPH. 
The Biogon is very close to the 21VC in quality, though, so if you 
can live with f/4 you can save a big chunk.

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