FWIIW Sigma has produced 28-70 mm lenses for Leica. So they are not the Asian Zeiss (Kyocera is) but they can do a good job if they want to. And the workmanship of the EX line (like the 105 Macro I have) is really very good indeed. And nobody knows what they have made for other brands. And I still have a suspicion that the Pentax limiteds may be made by Cosina. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: gfen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 12. marraskuuta 2002 14:26 Aihe: Re: OT: Is BOKEH real?!?! Was -- Re: If You had to pick one lens .. . >On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Alan Chan wrote: >> Perhaps you don't understand the Japanese industry too well (no ofference > >I barely understand my own industry at all, now I'm expected to learn >world economics... Geez, you camera guys are too much... :) > >> btw). Cosina brand products are, well... as you know. But the factory Cosina >> actually manufacture many great products, they just don't stamp them >> "Cosina". All the latest Voightlanders products were made by Cosina and they > >I'm just baffled that Cosina, who seems to have a reputation to have all >the quality control of Kiev, would also be known for turning out top of >the line lenses, as well. > >I guess I just don't really have a good enough feeling for how lopsided a >company can even be inside. For instance, Sigma, who isn't exactly highly >reknowned as an Asian Zeiss also produces Quantaray lenses for Ritz. I >know that Sigma isn't as widely trashed as Quantaray is, but I was never >aware of just how many differing levels of quality could come from one >company. > >
