Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just to add a few more split hairs, I understood the 16 and 24mm lenses were a Minolta design, not made by Minolta. Any owners out there who can read the "Made In ___" script? Tom On Sep 25, 2007, at 11:51 AM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > Mark, > > I know only one made by Sigma, the 28~70 Vario Elmar R. I have a > copy, decent optics, but poor mechanicals, as my early copy has > gotten sloppy over the years. There was a rumor that Zeiss took > over this one when they updated it, but not sure if true. > > Minlota made the early zooms, and at least one WA, the 24 Elmarit > R. Which by the way is the same lens currently on the books, > although Leica has been making it for sometime, and several of the > elements have been replaced by newer glasses, due to older glass > being no longer made. I have one of these and it performs > exceptionaly well. I had heard at one time, that Minolta only > provided the glass, and Leica did all the assembly from the very > beginning. Can't verify this, just what I had heard. > > You forgot Kyocera, who makes/made the 80 ~ 200 f4 Vario Elmar R. > This lens is exceptional in performance. I guess Leica is making > this one now, since Kyocera has gotten out of the optics business. > Don't know if they made any other lenses though, Doug? > > Gene > > > -------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner > <mark@rabinergroup.com>: -------------- > > >>> Jack, >>> >>> Part of the reason for the lower prices of R lenses, is that over >>> the years, >>> the R line has been somewhat of the Black Sheep or Unwanted >>> Cousin to the M >>> line. Unfortunate for the popularity of the R system, but great >>> for those of >>> us who use it when it comes to used lens prices. >>> >>> Gene >>> >> >> I think this is totally wrong and its my understanding that there >> have been >> extended times that the R system supported the M system and that only >> recently has the M line swung back. >> The R8 and 9 are brilliant cameras. >> Innovative. >> Not boring. >> I want one. >> But need one which shoots digital film. >> I think there will be one very very soon. >> Like tomorrow. >> >> >> There are categories of R glass. >> Some made by Minolta. Not too noteworthy. >> Some made by Sigma. Not too noteworthy. >> Some made or designed by Schneider-Kreuznach. >> Real mouth watering in my opinion. >> And some made by Leica. >> Usually very Leica like. >> considering >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> rabinergroup.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information