Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M vs. R lenses thought
From: "Hans Pahlen" <hans@komvux.skola.mark.se>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 12:17:37 +0100

I have just bought a 'poor man's Summilux 75', i.e. a Nikkor 85/1,4. It will
be interesting to see what it can do...
(Already owning a M-system, I simply can't afford the R-system as well)
/Hans

>Why are we paying that BIG premium over professional Nikon or Canon
>lenses? I doubt that the difference in quality between them and Leica -
>if there is any  (I think the so-called "difference" is sometimes more in
>people's minds than elsewhere; it is rather a question of personal
>likening or dislikening the overall footprint of Leica or someone's elses
>top lenses) - is more than 10%...