Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Who cares, other than for historical purposes and curiosity? If the image quality is up to that expected of the name manufacturer, and the build quality is there, what difference does it make? Mark Rabiner wrote: > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > > Hi, Marc - I may be misreading - or miswriting! - something, but I think > > that my point was that they are, in fact, excellent lenses, and are > > rated as such by Erwin. (Certainly their build-quality isn't up to Leica > > standards, but what does one expect for the price?) > > > > BTW - I was quoting someone else who said that they are in the 'sorta > > good class," and by saying that " they are hardly in the sorta good > > class," I was saying that they are much much better than 'sorta good.' > > > > B. D. > > As far as that new pancake Cosina made for Nikon. A 45 with a silver finish. > Is this a step UP for a Nikon owner user? Or a step down or sidewise. > Have Cosina and other companies ALREADY been turning out there lenses with Nikon > on them at other focal lengths? > > I know Kyrecera (Contax) and sigma does some for Leica. > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon > USA > > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html