Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jerry,

Yes, as I have both.  They are really only assembled in Japan, and the
assembly is overseen by Zeiss.  There is nothing distinguishable between
them that I have found, and they are wholly designed by Zeiss.

Austin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Olson [mailto:jerryolson@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 3:13 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] You lost me... was: From the horses mouth.
>
>
> Do you find the modern zeiss lenses made in japan equal to their
> german counterparts?
>
> Jerry
>
> Austin Franklin wrote:
> >
> > What about bokeh?  I used an F1 in the 70's (one of my favorite
> cameras) and
> > found the bokeh to be not really as good...it was blotchy, and not very
> > smooth.  Not near as harsh as a Fuji lense, but not as nice as
> my favorite
> > Zeiss or Leitz lenses.
> >
> > > Austin, I've owned leica, Nikon and Canon. The canon lenses are
> > > outstanding. As good as Leitz or Nikkor.
> > >
> > > Jerry
>