German vs Japan made Lens

[cy100]

People always said German made lens are far better than Japan made one. Is it true?

 

[jeff1]

> >People always said German made lens are far better than Japan made one. Is it true?<<

No.

 

[aader]

> The first post war Nikon lens (formerly Nippon Kogaku, supplying optical instruments to the Imperial Navy) was brought to the US in the late forties, unmarked- it was sent to a lab for testing and they came back with excellent results as well as a hefty dose of curiosity about this new "German" lens.

Regards

Andrei

 

[rickd]

No quality difference that I've ever been able to discern. Just more rare is all (I've got German 15/2.8 and 85/1.4).

--Rick

 

[rickd]

No quality difference that I've ever been able to discern. Just more rare is all (I've got German 25/2.8 and 85/1.4).

--Rick

 

[europanorama]

(I've got German 15/2.8

 

[europanorama]

I've got German 15/2.8-sorry: there is no 2.8, its 3.5 only.

 

[singlo]

I asked the same question to a Carl Zeiss engineer. The official answer was no. The optical
performance is identical. The West Germany lenses
are more "pure Zeiss" from the collectors' point of view.

 

[edek]

I have got a distagon 16mm, 2.8 made in germany. Is this a good one?? is it "usable" ?? what do you think about ????

 

[pkipnis]

It's a killer wide angle full frame fisheye. The only thing you have to be concerned with is keeping it square to the horizon when shooting otherwise the photo will really look distorted. If you want to really show off it's angularity, then shoot your subjects at a 30 - 45 degree angle. Also because of the optical nature of fisheye's, objects closer (like noses) to the lens will be magnified and totally distorted. Years ago I had one and loved it, never found a serious use for it because of the image created by the 18/4.0 and on those few times I needed to rent a 15/3.5 ultra wide. Have fun, shoot pictures, amaze your friends and post a few from time to time.