Re: [OM] [OT] Riddle (was "unlucky numbers?")

[Winsor Crosby]

>  >>So are you saying the "Holy Roman Empire" also does not have spot metering
> > > and it is not automatic?  I don't get the connection between the Spotmatic
> > > and the "Holy Roman Empire".  Can someone explain this riddle to me?
> > It was not holy, it was a political entity, a kingdom.  It was not
> > Roman, it was in the area of France and Germany.  It was an attempt
> > to create something trading on the prestige of the past, sort of like
> > Cosina calling its product a Voigtländer.
> > --
> > Winsor Crosby
> Oh - low blow! Perhaps I ought to do a comparison of the CosVoigt 21/4 and
> the Zuik 21/3.5 - might be embarassing.
> Incidently, my understanding was that the Spotmatic did have spot metering
> in the prototype but this was dropped for the final release on the grounds
> that most consumers didn't want it and would want to pay the extra for it.
> Automatic referred to the fact that the lens stopped down automatically,
> unlike earlier pre-set lenses.
> AndrewF
Andrew,

I was not commenting on the quality of the new Voigtlaender,  just 
that Cosina uses the name to sell cameras. Your comparison test would 
be interesting though.  Although I think that Leica rangefinder 
lenses without the handicap of retrofocus design tend to be better 
than their SLR lenses.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California

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