In article <47usib$4o4@news.cais.com>, ssives@ids.2.idsonline.com says...
> Hi - I am new to this newsgroup so I apologize in advance if I am
>bringing up a subject which has been beaten to dead previously. My
>question is fairly simple - do you all believe that you can see the
>difference between smaller photos taken with the Leica and Contax >cameras as opposed to Cannon, Nikons,etc.? (much more deleted)

If you are refering to SLR's, as far as I know, all of the "Zeiss" lenses are made in Japan by Yashica (!), and many of the "Leitz"
lenses are also made in Japan by Minolta, Sigma, etc. (Sorry,
I just couldn't resist.....................)
Hope this helps.