Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/03

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Subject: [Leica] Zeiss faq on lens quality
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Sun Oct 3 14:26:26 2004
References: <000801c4a8c9$dfed4be0$6401a8c0@ccapr.com> <Pine.SOL.4.58-L.0410031455000.26543@hedvig.uio.no> <321F830E-1541-11D9-A5C1-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca> <00b901c4a98e$60978750$4649c33e@eigenaarsgmw7j>
 
I would be very surprised if the Zeiss lenses would clearly surpass the 
Leica's. But only 1:1 comparison tests will tell the truth. Everything else 
is preconception, speculation, gossip.
Didier


><snip>
>Q: What is the resolving power of the ZI lenses?
>A: Very high and clearly above the resolution limits set by today's colour
>film and/or scanning devices.
><snip>
>
>In the various Leica lens reviews it is often stated that the best Leica
>lenses exceed the recording capabilities of slow film.
>This suggests to me that their lenses while very good are not as good as the
>best from Leicas.
>simon jessurun
In reply to: Message from bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Zeiss Ikon)
Message from daniel.ridings at edd.uio.no (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Zeiss Ikon)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] Zeiss Ikon)
Message from s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal) ([Leica] Zeiss faq on lens quality)