Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 05:35 PM 6/29/2005, Gene E. McCluney wrote: > >>I think Cosina has the ability to manufacture a camera of very high >>quality. > > >From what basis are you making this statement? Obviously every >company has design flaws or QC issues (MP has a gap for dust to >enter), but by all accounts, Hexar RF tends to get out of vertical >alignment, CV lens tend to de-center (there are a number of such >reports on the 40/1.4 on photo.net) and I have gone through FOUR >Epson R-D1s. > >// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, >please use richard at imagecraft.com) Well, I don't have research data. Just the fit, finish and operation of the Voigtlander equipment I own, which includes a Bessa R, an R2a, and nine different lenses, various viewfinders, lens shades, etc., leads me to believe that they keep getting better and better all the time, and they are innovative. What I said was "I think Cosina has the ability to manufacture a camera of very high quality" I was not inferring that the current Voigtlander gear was anything more than very good quality. I was referring to the potential. Anyway, the fit and finish of most of my Voigtlander lenses are far and away above any modern AF SLR lens I have, including Nikon ones. Even Mr. Put-Putz likes some of the CV lenses. Gene McCluney