Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One of my best lenses is the Cosina/Voigtlander 1.2/35mm. Definitely a "here today, here tomorrow" lens. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Aug 23, 2010, at 6:17 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Floating elements jack way up the price of a lens putting it in a zone > Cosina doesn't want to be may also be it. > I doubt the differences between the legendary Leitz 75 Summilux and the > just > not quite out Cosina 75 for M come down to a minor manner of convenience or > opportunity as a lens choice. They have much more NOT in common than in > common - Despite having the same oddish focal length. I think the > Leica/Leitz people deserve more credit that that. Perhaps some reading on > the history of the Summilux 75. Perhaps in Erwin's book. They sank a lot > into that lens. What is going behind a Summilux 75 in terms of glass > choices, design, manufacturing tolerances, and build is many times the > Cosina Voigtl?nder 75 mm f/1.8 in M mount. The 75 Summilux we'll never see > the like of again its a majestic archaic monster. In comparison the Cosina > is here today gone tomorrow toy. And which is why you'd pay a fraction of > the money for one. > The 75 Summilux we'll never see the like of again. I don't care who thinks > the first out images look similar in some way we'll see what Erwin says > about it. > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > mark at rabinergroup.com > > >> From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:22:09 +0930 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] new 75mm M lens >> >> And the main engineering solution to the near-far correction problem >> is a floating element, which Cosina is not set up to manufacture. I'd >> have preferred a design like the 35/1.2 with little focus shift but >> lower overall contrast. But I already have a 75 Summilux. >> >> Marty >> >> On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 6:47 AM, Henning Wulff <henningw at >> archiphoto.com> >> wrote: > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >