Re: The end of truly high-end lenses?

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:08:37 -0700, RichA <rander3127@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: Both Leica and Zeiss are not turning out "cut rate" lenses. The
: introduction of plastic, the cheapening of the quality of the lenses
: to allow price cutting would seem to indicate that the era of the high
: quality lens is now ending. Now, not many people will shell out
: $2000-4000 for a fixed focal length lens in the 50-100mm focal range,
: but it's nice to know that lenses do exist for those who want them.
: Meanwhile, expect prices for older, used top grade lenses to climb.

This paragraph, as printed, makes little or no sense. Did you mean to say
"Leica and Zeiss are *now* turning out 'cut rate' lenses"?
.

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