Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Another (new) 15mm for Leica M (39mm) , the Panomigon 15mm f22
From: "Jean-Claude Berger" <jcberger@jcberger.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 08:42:53 +0200

From what I understand, the Panomigon is a "concept lens" (à la concept-car)
to demonstrate the ACV usability. ACV is more or less painting little black
dots on the edge of internal lenses in order to compensate vignetting.

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Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com)
Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE)
Lyon, France
http://www.jcberger.com


> An effective aperture (with ACV, whatever that is!) of f/22, and at best
> geometric aperture of f/11 doesn't bode well for either practicality nor
> optical performance.
>
> I think I'll pass.
>
>    *            Henning J. Wulff
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