Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc James Small wrote: > Well, for starters, you will not find a Zeiss-Opton (note the name, > please!) in LTM. You will find the lens from Carl Zeiss Jena with T > coating, of course. > Ok, so in LTM I may encounter: Zeiss Sonnar-Jena T Zeiss Sonnar In Contax mount: Zeiss-Opton (W. German) Zeis-Jena T (E-German) Correct? > Now, comparing the 1.5/5cm CZJ Sonnar T and the 1.4/50 Summilux, it is > close to a toss-up. Adding multi-coating to the mix, we have the late > 1.5/50 Jupiter-3, and here we find a lens mechanically more shaky than the > Summilux but, well, optically close. And, at $100, that Jupiter-3 makes > even the Cosina lenses look sick. Just make certain you get that return > privilege, SPS QC/QA being what it is! > Where would you suggest looking for one of these? Does the glass of a good one stack up to a Sonnar? thanks, feli - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html