[svenning]

In the German photo magazine: "fotoMAGAZIN" - issue 11/2001 - there was an article about the World's best lenses and the following Leica lenses was picked out by the editors:

Leica Elmarit-R 2.8 / 28mm - character: 9.6 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Leica Summilux-R 1.4 / 35mm - character: 9.6 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Leica APO-Elmarit-R 2.8 / 180mm - character: 9.8 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Leica APO-Summicron-R 2.0 / 180mm - character: 10 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Leica APO-Telyt-R 2.8 / 280mm - character: 9.8 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Leica Elmarit-R 4.0 / 80-200mm - character: 9.8 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Leica APO-Elmarit-R 2.8 / 70-180mm - character: 9,8 (optic) / 9,8 (mechanic)

Note: 10 points is the maximum score (!)

The rest of the selected lenses were:
Nikkor AF RF 2.8 / 14mm ED ASPH - character: 10 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Voigtlander 4.0 / 25mm - character: 9.8 (optic) / 9.6 (mechanic)
Carl Zeiss T* 1.4 / 35mm - character: 9.6 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Pentax SMC-FA 1.9 / 43mm - character: 9.6 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Hasselblad X-Pan 4.0 / 45mm - character: 9.8 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Carl Zeiss T* 1.4 / 50mm - character: 9.6 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Voigtlander 2.5 / 75mm - character: 9.8 (optic) / 9.6 (mechanic)
Pentax SMC-FA 1.8 / 77mm - character: 9.6 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Minolta AF G 1.4 / 85mm D - character: 9.8 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Canon EF-L USM 1.2 / 85mm - character: 9.6 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Hasselblad X-Pan 4.0 / 90mm - character: 9.8 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Nikkor 2.0 / 105mm DC - character: 9.8 (optic) / 9.6 (mechanic)
Minolta AF APO 2.8 / 200mm - character: 10 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Carl Zeiss APO-Sonnar T* 2.0 / 200mm - character: 9.8 (optic) / 9.6 (mechanic)
Nikkor AF-S IF-ED 2.8 / 300mm II - character: 9.8 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Nikkor AF-S 4.0 / 300mm IF-ED - character: 9.6 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Carl Zeiss Tele APO-Tessar T* 2.8 / 300mm - character: 10 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Canon EF L USM IS 2.8 / 400mm - character: 10 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Canon EF L USM IS 4.0 / 600mm - character: 10 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Nikkor AF-S 2.8 / 17-35mm IF-ED; character: 9.8 (optic) / 9.8 (mechanic)
Hasselblad FE 4.8 / 60-120mm; character: 10 (optic) / 10 (mechanic)
Canon EF-L USM 2.8 / 70-200mm; character: 9.8 (optic) / 9.6 (mechanic)

All-in-all a very interesting selection by this German Photo magazine - however now to my question the the Leica Forum members:

Do you agree that the above mentioned Leica Lenses are the right Leica World Class lenses?

Personally I would have liked to seen my favorite lens on the list - namely the 60mm Macro-Elmarit (!)

Have a nice debate - all the best - Svenning, Denmark.