Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/16

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Another (new) 15mm for Leica M (39mm) , the Panomigon 15mm f22
From: Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 08:25:27 +0100

Jean-Claude,
I was wondering how or what this ACV actually was. Thanks for sharing this 
but I would have expected the dots needing to be in the middle of the lens 
rather than the edge, is that not the case?
Jem

- -----Original Message-----
From:	Jean-Claude Berger [SMTP:jcberger@jcberger.com]
Sent:	16 July 2000 07:43
To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject:	RE: [Leica] Another (new) 15mm for Leica M (39mm) , the Panomigon 
15mm f22

From what I understand, the Panomigon is a "concept lens" (a 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.

- --
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.
>
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