Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This throws out all the Canadian M bodies and lenses as well. They might as well be doorstops. ;) On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:17:36 -0600 (CST) Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: > > Mark, > > Have you ever used the Zeiss lenses made for the late Contas > SLR's? Some of those were made by Zeiss in Germany and some by > Kyocera in Japan under Zeiss's watchful eye. Noone could tell the > difference between those made in Germany and those made in Japan. > > Bob > > > > > > > > >> Welcome to the LUG Kevin, the ZM Biogon 35 a very nice lens made by > >> the very nice largest lens company in the world located in Japan. > >> Its a ZM lens we refer to on the LUG. > >> It cost a thousand dollars. > >> A Summicron cost three thousand dollars. > >> You want to compare them straight across you think that's wise? > >> The ZM lenses are made in the same faculty that twenty other major > >> brand named lenes are made. Within viewing distance of each other. > >> Your post is full of Zeiss lenses are this and Zeiss lenses are > >> that. A Zeiss lens cost three thousand or more dollars and are made > >> in Germany with high tolerances amazingly high quality control and > >> expensive choice glass types. For a hundred years. > >> I own a half dozen for my Hasselblad system. > >> The feel, look and quality has no resemblance at all to the nifty > >> cheep stuff Cosina makes for them in Japan - with the Zeiss name on > >> it. You want to call them a Zeiss lens you're fooling nobody but > >> yourself. In another time warp dimension can you compare something > >> straight across which cost a three times difference. Is made to way > >> less tolerances. Well less quality glasses. Designed for an > >> entirely different market. You want to save money? > >> Get a CV or ZM lens for your Leica. > >> You want a "world glass optic" you have to pay some real Leica > >> money for it. > >> > >> > >> > >> [Rabs] > >> Mark William Rabiner > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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