Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: 75 Summicron
From: InfinityDT@aol.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 20:30:56 EDT

In a message dated 6/24/99 7:00:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jimbrick@photoaccess.com writes:

<< You must be a lucky person. I've never found "resolution to spare" with any
 lens. I always want more. I would like to get 4x5 usability out of my 35mm
 but it just isn't there yet. When you get tired of the converter, I'll take
 some of your extra resolution...
  >>
Well, you know how Erwin's always saying that you need the sharpest film 
(like Velvia or K25) to exploit what Leica's newest lenses are capable of?  
That must mean that if you're using E100 or Provia or TMax400 or whatever, 
you've got a ways to go degrading the lens' performance before it'll show on 
the film ; )  I know what you mean about 4x5 usability from 35mm.  (My friend 
who shoots  8x10 says the same lament about 4x5.)  I'd like 4x5 usability 
from 35mm *and* 35mm usability from 4x5 (try shooting sandhill cranes in 
flight with one!) 

DT