Any thoughts on the Voigtlander coating? I was wondering as well, if the SL series, like the Apo Lanthar, Heliar et al. have the same coating (if any at all..); the website doesn't say..
Regards, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 3:19 AM Subject: Re: voigtlander, cosina, vivitar > Actually the lens is made by or maybe designed by Cosina. The Vivitar > uses VMC which in my opinion runs from good to > awful. Not usualy up to SMC standards but still better than nothing. > Often much better. > > Ryan Lee wrote: > > >Spurred by Rob Studdert's fantastic results with his 125 f2.5 Voigtlander > >Cosina Apo Lanthar, I thought of reading up on what else Voigtlander > >offered. > > > >Amongst the cheaper lenses, I noticed the 19-35 3.5-4.5 Ultragon was coated > >with VMV or Voigtlander's own coating www.voigtlander.com. Also, I > >understand that the ones rebadged under the Cosina or Vivitar label are > >essentially the same lens. > > > >My question is this: Do they all use the same coating? b&h and Adorama don't > >seem to stock the Voigtlander version, so I couldn't check if there was a > >price difference. > > > >Anyone? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
