Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/23

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Subject: [Leica] Re: new LHSA camera is being worked on but something is wrong about
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu Jun 23 22:37:57 2005

On 6/23/05 6:54 PM, "Dennis Painter" <dennis@hale-pohaku.com> typed:

> I am really interested in the Zeiss M mount. Esp the digital version. If 
> the
> price
> is where Zeiss is saying and it's Zeiss quality I think it will be a winner
> for
> me.
> 
> I think none of the many, (how many?), companies that tried to sell a 
> better M
> were ever Zeiss.
> 
> 
> Don Dory wrote:
> 
That's Zeiss 4 times Don ! but surely you must know (I know don't call you
Shirley) that two of the lenses are going to be made by Zeiss and are huge
ungainly expensive monsters making Contarex look cute in comparison. The
rest by our ubiquitous Cosina including the body.
A great company in my opinion.
But it ain't Zeiss.

I can't bring myself to think of this as Zeiss against Leica.
It just isn't.

If Leica, bless their souls to stay alive or whatever start having a line of
bodies and lenses made in Asia lets compare THOSE against the Cosina-Zeiss
or Cosina-Voigtl?nder. That would be a realistic comparison in terms of
tolerances, build and price points.

Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/






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