Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/06

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Subject: [Leica] RE: Lens tolerances
From: "G. Michael Paine" <mickeyp35@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:01:34 -0700
References: <200106061837.LAA15536@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <p05010404b74449050519@[64.130.153.253]>
 
>
>This reminds me of a slide show a fellow student put on back in the 
>'50s.  When I expressed amazement at the quality of the slides taken 
>with an Argus C3, he explained that he had a friend at the Argus 
>factory who selected a good specimen for him.
>
>Made me wonder if the difference between a prime lens and a 
>"consumer" lens is the percentage of the specimens that the 
>manufacturer is willing to junk.
>
>Herb

Hi,
Two bits worth.
I had a C3 back in '55 to '60, I still am amazed at the sharpness of 
my slides after 45 years plus.
Michael
In reply to: Message from Herbert & Lee Kanner <kanner@acm.org> ([Leica] RE: Lens tolerances)