All the best!
Raimo K
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: KA mount Carl Zeiss Jena lenses
Hmm. I was always under the impressiong that that particular lens was made by Vivitar ... Vivitar made an excellent Series 1 600mm f/8 "Solid Cat" which, when compared against the Leica lens of the same spec, was virtually identical in construction quality, weight and performance.
Hmmm... That's interesting to me, if true. I do have both a VS1 600/8 Solid Cat and a Perkin-Elmer 600/8 Solid Cat (identical except for the coatings, as far as I can tell). I was never aware of any other versions of the design - I am curious (but a little dubious) about whether that "Leica R 600mm mirror lens" could be another incarnation of the original Perkin-Elmer design or not...
I'll tell you, that was one heavy lens!
Indeed!
By the way, my impression of the VS1 600/8's "big brother" (well, it's
actually almost the same size), the VS1 800/11, is that it is not as good a
lens as is the 600/8. Has anyone else ever tried the 800/11?
Fred
