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Subject: [Leica] Re:Another ZM lens on the horizon
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Mon Mar 24 14:54:26 2008
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On Mar 24, 2008, at 2:40 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
> Depends on if you want a soft-focus effect.

that's  a really good idea Jeffery,

especially if you use colace...



Steve


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> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 4:03 PM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>  
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>> On Mar 24, 2008, at 1:58 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
>>> I buy their lens cleaning wipes at Sam's Club. They also work well  
>>> for
>>> hemorrhoids.
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>> they come with precise instructions , no doubt...
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>> "When you use these wipes for both purposes, we recomended cleaning
>> your lens first".
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>> Steve
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>>> But this "licensing" of names annoys me. If you buy a
>>> Pentax lens on a Samsung camera, it is a Schneider lens. I don't  
>>> think
>>> that Schneider had anything to do with that lens. I doubt that  
>>> Pentax
>>> needs Schneider's advice. Is there still a factory that makes
>>> Schneider lenses?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Christopher Williams
>>> <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>>> Zeiss is probably just happy to have survived the Contax closing :)
>>>>
>>>> They seem to be happy putting Zeiss glass on Minolta/Konica/Sony
>>>> bodies. And soon FF 24mp Sony bodies.
>>>>
>>>> http://masterchong.com/v2/sony-alpha/pie02008-sony-showcased-sony-alpha-dslr-a900.html
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>>>> I've inquired about Zeiss glass for my eyeglasses before and the
>>>> look is always "you want to spend that much?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Jeffery Smith"
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another ZM lens on the horizon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I'm completely aware that Zeiss is designing them. My point was  
>>>>> that
>>>>> Cosina changed their lens' appearance, from the earlier ones, and
>>>>> Zeiss is using that newer appearance (first seen when the VC  
>>>>> 35/2.5
>>>>> and 40/1.4 M lenses came out), so now we have Cosina lenses that
>>>>> identical to Zeiss lenses, at least in appearance. I'm surprised
>>>>> that
>>>>> Zeiss is "okay" with that, since they *are* Zeiss designed lenses.
>>>>> It
>>>>> is not the same thing as an Isuzu Rodeo being rebranded as a Honda
>>>>> SUV...the two are identical except for the names. If Cosina is
>>>>> making
>>>>> their own lenses with Zeiss advice, then I'm surprised that Cosina
>>>>> is
>>>>> okay with that. Zeiss is obviously getting a chunk of the profits
>>>>> for
>>>>> its "advice". I don't care what the "brand" is, to be honest. Most
>>>>> of
>>>>> my colleagues who aren't shooters have heard of Canon, Nikon, and
>>>>> Minolta. I walked into a reception at the college with a Contax,  
>>>>> and
>>>>> nobody had ever heard of that.
>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeffery L. Smith
>>> New Orleans, LA
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Leica Users Group.
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>>
>> best,
>> Steve
>>
>> kididdoc@cox.net
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>> "I never wanted to be famous"
>> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/186890
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> -- 
> Jeffery L. Smith
> New Orleans, LA
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
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best,
Steve

kididdoc@cox.net


"I never wanted to be famous"
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