Hello All,

I currently use 4 Fujinon and Nikkor lenses for 4x5 transparency shooting, and I hope to arrange a test soon comparing Japanese optics with Schneider and Rodens tock. Until I am able to run the test, I would like to ask if any of you have s hot both Japanese and German lenses enough to comment on differences, if any. S pecifically, have you seen something unique or special about the German optics? All brands of modern lenses seem to be plenty sharp enough, but is there someth ing different about the contrast or the color of the Schneider and/or Rodenstock that give the images more of a palpable, 3-D quality? I have heard and read ru mors to this effect, and my German lens-toting friends insist it is true, but so far I have not seen side-by-side examples to confirm it. Thanks for sharing yo ur observations.