Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Holy Wars Redux: Leica vs. Zeiss (long)
From: Rick Floyd <rick-floyd@mediaone.net>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 18:36:09 -0400

on 5/29/00 6:06 PM, Martin Howard at howard.390@osu.edu wrote:

> Doug Cooper jotted down the following:
> 
>> On more than
>> one occasion, he's noted that Zeiss optics have never been renowned for
>> the quality of their bokeh (as opposed to Leica, which have always had
>> this distinction).
> 
> Not true.  The 85/1.4 and 135/2.8 for the Contax SLR range are noted for
> their beautiful bokeh, and Zeiss zooms are often commented upon for having
> nice bokeh, which is very unusual for zooms.  Maybe Mike just hasn't been
> reading the right things, or talking to the right people.
> 
> M.

I don't know about the 135, but I specifically remember Mike praising the
character of the 85 which happens to be a favorite of mine as well.

Rick
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