Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] digital M
From: V8PWR@aol.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 08:18:24 EDT

Dans un courrier daté du 21/07/01 13:23:26 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), 
mxsmanic@hotmail.com a écrit :

> > How much lp/mm for  2.8 / 90 , 35 Asph , 50
>  > 'cron late , and 3E please ?
>  
>  Erwin doesn't provide MTF figures in his book for the individual lenses,
>  probably because, as he points out, they tend to confuse more than inform
>  outside the realm of specialists.  He does mention lp/mm figures for a few
>  lenses in his descriptions, including the aforementioned 90, which he says 
> is
>  one of the very best lenses Leica has ever made.  A handful of lenses are 
so
>  sharp that they are diffraction limited, with resolutions surpassing 500 
lp/
> mm!
>  That will leave even Technical Pan in the dust.  Don't count on getting 
that
>  handheld, though!
>  
>  > Sorry I don't have the book yet , can you make
>  > a small debrief for us ?
>  
>  It is a very nice hardbound volume well worth the $60 or so I paid for it. 
 
> The
>  author describes the history of lens design and construction at Leica, the
>  principles of lens design itself, and of course the characteristics of 
each 
> of
>  the lenses that Leica has made, from the most common to the most rare.  He 
> says
>  he has actually tested them all, which must have been quite a project.
>  
>  I haven't finished reading the book by any means but it looks great so far.
>  
>  

Ok, so obviously i 've got to buy it in the next future !
Thanks a lot.

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