Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Did Kodak at one time beat Leica in terms oflensquality???
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 17:08:26 -0400
References: <3.0.2.32.20010904154151.00754140@roanoke.infi.net> <3.0.2.32.20010904165855.0139e610@roanoke.infi.net>

Thanks, Marc - 

Marc James Small wrote:
> 
> At 03:57 PM 9/4/01 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote:
> >Marc- NOT to start anything, but how do those Kodak lenses, which are
> >found in a slew of still operation cameras, standup by today's optical
> >standards. Not necessarilly when compared to the latest generation of
> >Leica lenses, but when compared to the average lens in their focal
> >length?
> 
> BD
> 
> The better Kodak lenses are still really competitive, and a lot of them are
> still being used profesionally in LF and MF cameras.  I have a
> Tessar-derived Ektar in my Baby Speed Graphic which I am itching to try
> out, once I find a film back and cut down some film.
> 
> For large-format cameras, Goerz, Zeiss, and Kodak still hold the edge for
> inexpensive lenses -- the newer lenses (Rodenstock, JSK, Nikon, and Pentax)
> ARE better but are also a true Leica-sized kick in the pocketbook.
> 
> Marc
> 
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!

In reply to: Message from Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Did Kodak at one time beat Leica in terms of lens quality???)
Message from Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Did Kodak at one time beat Leica in terms of lensquality???)