Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/11

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Subject: [Leica] FS Black Zeiss 35mm f2.0 Distagon ZF
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest)
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:11:49 -0400
References: <C837EBF3.33068%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <C837F0BE.636E8%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Here we go again...


On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:55:10 -0400
Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> > The ZF line of Zeiss lenses for Nikon SLRs is also made by Cosina.
> > They also make them for Canon EOS. I think that a couple of the SLR
> > lenses are actually made in Germany, just like a couple of the
> > Zeiss M-Mount lenses, but most of them are made by Cosina just like
> > most of the M-Mount Zeiss lenses are.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Chris Crawford
> 
> 
> Very much the issue and one which we all have long known here on the
> LUG but more so the issue for me is not which exact factory a lens is
> made in in which part of the world but PRICE POINT.
> A lens costing hundreds is not a lens costing thousands.
> Dollars that is.
> Glass type choices.
> Tolerances.
> Quality control.
> 
> [Rabs]
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from leowesson at gmail.com (Leo Wesson) ([Leica] FS Black Zeiss 35mm f2.0 Distagon ZF)
In reply to: Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford) ([Leica] FS Black Zeiss 35mm f2.0 Distagon ZF)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] FS Black Zeiss 35mm f2.0 Distagon ZF)