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Subject: [Leica] Elmarit 28mm (used) or Zeiss 28mm for M?
From: jdos2 at mindspring.com (Jeff Sumner)
Date: Thu Aug 25 13:05:35 2005
References: <8DFFA731-5BC1-493B-B6AB-92D9053539CF@mindspring.com> <430CB4D7.3000608@wanadoo.nl> <41B5BE67-1AC3-4EDF-BE38-0004D88ECA9A@mindspring.com> <6.2.1.2.2.20050825105327.03215ad8@pop.med.cornell.edu> <6.2.1.2.2.20050825171542.03c6ab30@mail.screengang.com> <6.2.1.2.2.20050825114451.00c2c8b0@pop.med.cornell.edu> <6.2.1.2.2.20050825185557.05329780@mail.screengang.com> <430E13D6.FFB89B2D@earthlink.net>

Thanks Stephen.

On Aug 25, 2005, at 2:54 PM, Stephen Gandy wrote:

> Zeiss took dead aim at the Leica lens line in an effort to produce  
> better than
> Leica M lenses.  Unlike Leica, Zeiss has plenty of money to put  
> into R&D.
> Foolishly in my view,  Zeiss lauded their efforts to the point of  
> incredulity
> by announcing in the ZM brochure the "best" lenses for Leica mount.
>
> However if your corporate identity had spent 80 years in the shadow  
> of one of
> your  ex-exployees (Barnack), you might be a bit antsy for pay back  
> too.
>
> Putting aside the issue of the "Leica Look" vs the "Zeiss Look,"  I  
> think it is
> very safe bet Zeiss ZM are very very close to Leica's current lens  
> M lineup.
> In some cases, Zeiss has apparently exceeded Leica, but the time  
> needs to tell
> with more user results.  Tom A find his 50/2 Zeiss Planar to be  
> better than the
> current 50/2 Summicron in the close focusing range.  The 25/2.8  
> Zeiss is also
> reputed to be hands down better than Leica's 24 Aspherical.   The  
> new Zeiss
> finders are also better than any Leica 21, 25, or 28 finder --  
> better than even
> the previously best Voigtlander finders (also made by Cosina).
>
> in short, if the new ZM 28/2.8 Biogon is not the full equal of the  
> current 28/2
> Leica lens, it is very very close, and better than used versions of  
> previous
> Leica M 28 designs.
>
> Stephen
>
>
>
>
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