Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]True- glass is glass is glass, for the most part; but then, it's what the little gnomes do with it! Since playing with a recently acquired Canon 10D and the ubiquitous, (and comparatively wobbly) 28-85USM, I realize that I can actually get sharper results with Tri-X, or HP-5 in the trusty old IIIf with the 50/3.5 Elmar! Now I start wondering if the Leica to Canon mount is such a foolish idea! Dan JCB wrote: > At 04:12 AM 1/22/2005, dnygr wrote: > >> Someone made a comment that everyone has good glass now. That depends >> on what the meaning of good is. I can always see the difference >> between Leica's and others' glass. Leica negs stand up well to medium >> format glass as well. We all know that. > > > > Leica does not make their glass. They buy it from several glass > vendors, Schott, Hoya, etc. Leica glass is right-out-of-the-catalog > glass. The only glass made by Leica is in their research facility, for > R&D purposes - and they possibly do not still do this. > > Marc Small can elaborate on "Leica" glass should you need further > clarification. > > JB > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >