Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i ordered one these, wanted to wait a while for the prices to drop but could not resist, so one is headed my way. will report back later. On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:31 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > Certainly the two ZM lenses made in Germany (15mm f2.8 Distagon and 85mm > f2.0 Sonnar) are/were priced up at Leica level... > > john > > ________________________________________ > > > Paul we are told the Zeiss optics made by Cosina are placed halfway > between > CV Cosina Voigtl?nder made down the hall and Leica I think both in price > and performance. > Historically before Contax Kyocera the battle between Leica and Zeiss was > done without Zeiss also finding ways to undercut Leica in price. > So they often won. > But now with Kyocera then Cosina now Sony the "you get what you pay for" > bit > of common sense is not somehow magically circumvented as its not about > winning its about undercutting. The CZ Zeiss stuff from what I gather in > most cases a step up from Canon Nikon and a step down from Leica. Both in > price and output. They were not able to do a black magic thing.... Giving > you mare than you're paying for I really don't think. > > > > On 1/7/13 8:42 PM, "Paul Roark" <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: > > > The lens I use the most is the Zeiss 35/f/2.8 Biogon. Leica has more > > consistent and solid construction from what I've experienced, but the > > 2 Biogons I have, no doubt Cosina built, are in the Leica class in > > terms of the images I've been getting. (The 18 ZM Distagon is not.) > > So, the Zeiss-Cosina team can, at its best, make optics that are > > really top notch. > > > > Paul > > www.PaulRoark.com > > > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Richard Man > > <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > >> Indeed beautiful and light, but I wonder if a Zeiss 35/2 ZM stuck on an > M9 > >> will get the same praise, or will it get vilified as "not Zeiss German, > but > >> Zeiss made by Cosina Japan" :-) > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> That camera and concept really intrigue me. I often travel and > >>> backpack with just the M9 and 35mm lens. I hope the concept works in > >>> the market so that we see it evolve. > >>> > >>> Paul > >>> www.PaulRoark.com > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> http://www.dpreview.com/previews/sony-cybershot-dsc-rx1 > >>>> Or > >>>> http://tinyurl.com/cdsa9nq > >>>> Sony RX1 Hands-on Preview > >>>> September 2012 | By Richard Butler & Lars Rehm > >>>> dpreview > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 1/7/13 11:41 AM, "Mark William Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> The lens alone... Is gorgeous. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On 1/7/13 11:39 AM, "mehrdad" <msadat at gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> here on the lug? seems like a very nice "pocketable camera" with a > >>> superb > >>>>>> lens. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad