Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don Can we assume that by your expression "retro 50" you are referring to a retrofocus R50 as used in the Leica SLRs? Or do you mean something else? Jerry Don Dory wrote: > Phong, > I was implying that if an element was moved out of it's designated location > +/-0.003 then bad things happen to the light. The designs coming out of > Solms are fabulous, but there are continuing occasional tales of really bad > results, sometimes flare, sometimes severe vignetting, sometimes not as > crisp as supposed to be. The only logical conclusions would be either an > element out of spec or an element out of place. > > The +/- comes from one of Erwins bulletins when he was talking about the new > retro 50 and how it conforms to muck tighter specs than the other 50 > Summicrons he has tested recently. > > Thanks for reading. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html