Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike Rabiner wrote: "Fred Picker taught his popular cult the necessary advantages of going up one format on enlarging lenses but I never got his book or bought his print of the white picket fence." I'm not sure you ever read his books or newsletters either, Mark. Had you done so, you would know he suggested longer lenses would produce a more even image. He had it on good authority. Saint Ansel, Book 3, Page 29 [later series] said: "The lens must also "cover" the negative area with minimal fall-off at the corners. Using a lens of longer focal length than"normal" will help avoid this fall-off of illumination; it will also help ensure good definition at any aperture, since only the central portion of the lens's field of view, where resolution is highest, will be used. ..." Sorry, Mark, but he makes lots more sense than your ranting! Alec Jones : One of the "cult" and proud of it!