Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My 24 mm says "Made In Germany", On the front it says Leitz Wetzlar. Great lens in my book. Gene -------------- Original message from Tom Schofield <tomschofield@comcast.net>: -------------- > Just to add a few more split hairs, I understood the 16 and 24mm > lenses were a Minolta design, not made by Minolta. Any owners out > there who can read the "Made In ___" script? > > Tom > > > On Sep 25, 2007, at 11:51 AM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > > > Mark, > > > > I know only one made by Sigma, the 28~70 Vario Elmar R. I have a > > copy, decent optics, but poor mechanicals, as my early copy has > > gotten sloppy over the years. There was a rumor that Zeiss took > > over this one when they updated it, but not sure if true. > > > > Minlota made the early zooms, and at least one WA, the 24 Elmarit > > R. Which by the way is the same lens currently on the books, > > although Leica has been making it for sometime, and several of the > > elements have been replaced by newer glasses, due to older glass > > being no longer made. I have one of these and it performs > > exceptionaly well. I had heard at one time, that Minolta only > > provided the glass, and Leica did all the assembly from the very > > beginning. Can't verify this, just what I had heard. > > > > You forgot Kyocera, who makes/made the 80 ~ 200 f4 Vario Elmar R. > > This lens is exceptional in performance. I guess Leica is making > > this one now, since Kyocera has gotten out of the optics business. > > Don't know if they made any other lenses though, Doug? > > > > Gene > > > > > > -------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner > > : -------------- > > > > > >>> Jack, > >>> > >>> Part of the reason for the lower prices of R lenses, is that over > >>> the years, > >>> the R line has been somewhat of the Black Sheep or Unwanted > >>> Cousin to the M > >>> line. Unfortunate for the popularity of the R system, but great > >>> for those of > >>> us who use it when it comes to used lens prices. > >>> > >>> Gene > >>> > >> > >> I think this is totally wrong and its my understanding that there > >> have been > >> extended times that the R system supported the M system and that only > >> recently has the M line swung back. > >> The R8 and 9 are brilliant cameras. > >> Innovative. > >> Not boring. > >> I want one. > >> But need one which shoots digital film. > >> I think there will be one very very soon. > >> Like tomorrow. > >> > >> > >> There are categories of R glass. > >> Some made by Minolta. Not too noteworthy. > >> Some made by Sigma. Not too noteworthy. > >> Some made or designed by Schneider-Kreuznach. > >> Real mouth watering in my opinion. > >> And some made by Leica. > >> Usually very Leica like. > >> considering > >> > >> Mark William Rabiner > >> rabinergroup.com > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information