Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Erwin wrote: "I am searching for a way to express my thinking that is clear and consistent." And then, "My point is that there is a vast and significant difference between the use of the method of visual inspection in order to settle the question whether a photographer is satisfied with the result and the use of this method to settle the question what is the best image quality attainable. If you are only interested in creating pictures you personally like and are comfortable with, the method of of subjective assessment (or visual inspection) is perfectly viable and sound. "If you are interested in getting the best possible results with your equipment and want to know how to handle the many factors that do degrade the image, you need a method that can identify the possible sources of image degradation and a strategy how to cope with this. "It is for this approach that it is of paramount importance to distinguish between user induced defocus errors and manufacturing induced defocus errors." Erwin, I would call your search quite fruitful. Very well expressed! Thank you. :-) Art Peterson