Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:10 AM 10/9/04 EDT, TTAbrahams@aol.com wrote: > The Zeiss Ikon camera is probably a good camera, but none of the shown > were >operating units - only mock-ups. The lenses on the other hand were fully >functioning, at least the ones built by Voigtlander. Zeiss was not amenable to let >you try the 15/2,8 and the 85/2, but the rest you could stick on your >camera >and shoot with. The 25/2,8 was the focal-length that I want to get - >judging >from ? roll shot wide-open in Halle 1, it performs very well. Voigtl?nder ceased to exist in 1965, Tom. Zeiss is now engaging in the same sort of badge-engineering which has so polluted Cosina in recent years. These are Cosina-designed cameras with Zeiss input and Zeiss-designed lenses produced by Cosina. There is not the slightest bit of Voigtl?nder about them, and shame on you for suggesting such! Marc msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!