[Leica] Zeiss Normal 50mm f/2 Planar T* ZM

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

> That may be true, but I am betting dollars to donuts that the cost of
> blank does not account for the difference in end prices.
> 
> The low number manufactured is the prime reason, and because of that,
> they can afford to use high level of tolerance and greater emphasize
> on certain design goals (i.e. good performance even wide open), but
> those are "side-effects." The main cause is still the simple
> arithmetic of "they ain't going to sell many"


Well if that's true the smart thing for my photography is to find out which
company makes the most lenes and use their stuff. And I think that company
is Cosina.


Mark William Rabiner