Digital BW, The Print

Hi Mike,

Since you have these Hartblei lenses, can you check if indeed they are made in Germany? All current consumer lenses for the Canon and Nikon are made in Japan by Cosina (also making for the Voigtlander label).

The site says: " The current Superrotators are equipped with lens groups completely "Made in Germany" by Carl Zeiss. These lens groups are being assembled in Germany and embedded into Hartblei barrels made from German special aluminium."

I have used Cosina lenses, and indeed they are superb.

So... made in Japan or in Germany???

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<snip> need the Zeiss lenses or something more exotic
- such as these http://hartblei.de/en/srz-set.htm I got a set of these at
a bargain price during the recession. They are zeiss glass and just
awesome. The resolution and micro contrast is  stunning. Shows what Nikon
could do if they tried a bit harder. Really they are studio lenses - shame
they are not weather sealed.