Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/01

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: The Summicron
From: Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 09:05:27 -0500

>> > Why would you guys want to have the least amount of depth of field from a
>> > 50mm lens?
>>
>> [Austin] Because it allows me to make (exceptional ;-) images I could not
>> make with a lens that has greater depth of field.  Not meant in an
>> insulting way at all, but if this type of imagery does not appeal to you,
>> then you wouldn't understand.  There are image techniques that other people
>> do that I just don't understand (don't appeal to me), but they just love...
>>
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>I understand it all now. Looks like you just have to get a Noctilux.

[Austin]  The 75/1.4 is also stellar in this department ;-)

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