Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Fred Jackson wrote: > > >One of the differences in the Leica lens that the Mag. did not give over > >the Nikkor is that in 40 years someone will still be using the Leica > >lens. I can not say that about the Nikkor. I can just imagin that > >someone will still be bragging about still being able to take pictures > >with high quality using a 40 year old Leica lens. > Pascal replied: > Sorry, Fred, but I don't buy this argument. Remember that Nikon still has > the F bayonet since the fifties? > Of course, their lenses have changed since then, but you can basically > still use older Nikon lenses on newer cameras, although you loose some of > the elaborate camera functions. > Hmm. I think Mr. Jackson was talking about the durability of the lenses.