On Wed, 27 Jan 1999 12:22:07 GMT, bob@bobshell.com wrote:
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>All of the camera companies test each other's lenses all the time. I have
>had the opportunity to see some of these tests done by a major camera maker.

Um, that would not have been Canon, now would it....? ;-)

>Generally speaking, Leica lenses test out the best optically, as you would
>expect. Next come the Zeiss lenses in most cases. Then Canon, although in
>some cases Canon beats out Zeiss. Then come Pentax, Minolta, Nikon in a dead
>heat with one another. Olympus nearly always comes in dead last.
>
>Those are the facts, nothing but the facts.

Ummm, yeah, r i g h t . . . .
Golly, I've got a neato bridge down in Brooklyn for sale, cheap! Interested? ;-), ;-), ;-)