[Leica] new list

[Erwin Puts <imxputs@ision.nl>]

After considerable thought, I have finally decided to create my own 
list. It is focussed on the quest for and study of high quality 
photographic imagery.
There is so much information and experience about this topic (also known 
as image clarity or the imaging chain) at other lists like Minox, 
Olympus or Pentax, that is being disregarded or mis-interpreted, but is 
of high relevance to the pursuit of optimizing the 
optical-mechanical-chemical  potential of the analogue photographic 
process.
Anyone can post to the list, using whatever make of camera, but my 
personal contributions will be Leica-biased.
There is only one requirement I wish to address: if you post results, 
make sure there is a solid scientific basis for your results.
I would prefer this list to contain the most substantiated and 
trustworthy facts  about this most fascinating and rewarding topic. As I 
am aware that the quest for ultimate image quality transgresses the 
borders of camera companies, I would  hope that this list can present 
facts that are rewarding to anyone who is in the same area of interest 
and can accept that most current photographic companies do deliver 
products that need an objective assessment to be used in the most 
rewarding way.
It is my conviction that the joy of photography is to be found in the 
result, not the instrument. I am also convinced that the use of the 
Leica camera (M and R) can enhance this joy considerably, but only when 
the operator has an open eye to the general optical,  physical, chemical 
and engineering basics that govern any photographic process and the way 
Leica has implemented these facts and theories.
The wealth of knowledge that is collected by as example Minox or 
Hasselblad users, is of interest to anyone in the same area of searching 
for the ultimate in image quality and I am sure that sharing this 
knowledge is a worthwhile effort that can benefit all, whatever the 
choice of camera model.
The goal of this list would be to be a forum for ideas and methods for 
image evaluation and methods and techniques for improving upon the state 
of the art of image quality, which comprises all aspects of photography 
from exposure to  development and enlargement and choice of materials 
(films, lenses, cameras, tripods, filters, enlargers, etc).

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