Winsor that could be true. However, I believe I read on Zeiss's website
about their manufacturing for Sony. The Zeiss lenses on Sony digicams
are razor sharp...that is what made Sony...I dont think Sony alone could
have been successfull. As for Panasonic...looking at some of the forums
on DPREVIEW, there seems to be quite a few Panasonic users. Also looks
like Panasonic is actually making a digicam under the LEICA badge.
Winsor Crosby wrote:
>I don't know about the cameras, but I am on an anti-Panasonic kick
>lately since my LCD TV bought the farm 3 months out of warranty -
>failed motherboard costing more than buying a new one. I thought back
>to the 1/2 dozen or so Panasonic devices and all have failed
>prematurely in my opinion just out of warranty, except for the DVD
>player that I am holding my breath over. A camera is the last thing I
>would buy from them.
>
>It is pretty much prevailing opinion that neither the Leica lenses on
>Panasonic or Zeiss lenses on Sony are any more than a license to use
>the name. Maybe a design for a cheap lens from the mother company but
>not built by and not containing glass from the lens makers. I suspect
>that is probably true. What is true is that detail is more limited by
>the sensor than the lens. I remember a review, on Steve's Digicams,
>of a Contax digicam with a Zeiss zoom and he was shocked that such an
>expensive camera was no better than a run of the mill Canon, Nikon,
>or Olympus.
>
>The names are magical though.
>
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>Winsor
>Long Beach, California, USA
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>On Oct 26, 2005, at 6:15 PM, Ali wrote:
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>>Would you consider Panasonic w/ the Leica lens? Seem to quite a lot of
>>bang for the dollar.
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