Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 28, 2008, at 7:16 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Yes but! > The complexity and frequency of the knurling means I only see the > points of > a small area as sharp, whereas the simpler lines of the corner and > two holes > don't need as much sharpness. Quite true. And this sets up another one of the basic visual design principles: Contrast. In photography we generally use the term to refer only to tone. In visual design the term can easily apply to complex in play with simple; large in play with tiny; etc. > Actually I assumed that you used some offset > movement to produce the plane of sharpness shown. It looks to angle > back > into the image- corner, a crescent of the knurling and part way > into the top > surface?? no movements on this one. 65 elmar mounted > 16484 focusing tube > visoflex III > M8. Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist