[Leica] Re:Another ZM lens on the horizon

[jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)]

Depends on if you want a soft-focus effect.

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 4:03 PM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:
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>  On Mar 24, 2008, at 1:58 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
>  > I buy their lens cleaning wipes at Sam's Club. They also work well for
>  > hemorrhoids.
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>  they come with precise instructions , no doubt...
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>  "When you use these wipes for both purposes, we recomended cleaning
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>  > But this "licensing" of names annoys me. If you buy a
>  > Pentax lens on a Samsung camera, it is a Schneider lens. I don't think
>  > that Schneider had anything to do with that lens. I doubt that Pentax
>  > needs Schneider's advice. Is there still a factory that makes
>  > Schneider lenses?
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>  > On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Christopher Williams
>  > <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>  >> Zeiss is probably just happy to have survived the Contax closing :)
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>  >> They seem to be happy putting Zeiss glass on Minolta/Konica/Sony
>  >> bodies. And soon FF 24mp Sony bodies.
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> http://masterchong.com/v2/sony-alpha/pie02008-sony-showcased-sony-alpha-dslr-a900.html
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>  >> I've inquired about Zeiss glass for my eyeglasses before and the
>  >> look is always "you want to spend that much?"
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>  >> Chris
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>  >>
>  >> ----- Original Message -----
>  >> From: "Jeffery Smith"
>  >>
>  >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another ZM lens on the horizon
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>> I'm completely aware that Zeiss is designing them. My point was that
>  >>> Cosina changed their lens' appearance, from the earlier ones, and
>  >>> Zeiss is using that newer appearance (first seen when the VC 35/2.5
>  >>> and 40/1.4 M lenses came out), so now we have Cosina lenses that
>  >>> identical to Zeiss lenses, at least in appearance. I'm surprised
>  >>> that
>  >>> Zeiss is "okay" with that, since they *are* Zeiss designed lenses.
>  >>> It
>  >>> is not the same thing as an Isuzu Rodeo being rebranded as a Honda
>  >>> SUV...the two are identical except for the names. If Cosina is
>  >>> making
>  >>> their own lenses with Zeiss advice, then I'm surprised that Cosina
>  >>> is
>  >>> okay with that. Zeiss is obviously getting a chunk of the profits
>  >>> for
>  >>> its "advice". I don't care what the "brand" is, to be honest. Most
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>  >>> my colleagues who aren't shooters have heard of Canon, Nikon, and
>  >>> Minolta. I walked into a reception at the college with a Contax, and
>  >>> nobody had ever heard of that.
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>  > --
>  > Jeffery L. Smith
>  > New Orleans, LA
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>  best,
>  Steve
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>  kididdoc@cox.net
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>  "I never wanted to be famous"
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Jeffery L. Smith
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