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Subject: [Leica] Don't Trust Everything You Read On The Internet, or: 2 Myths of the Biogon Lens
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:44:13 -0500
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On Apr 23, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> Hi George, having owned a Mamiya 7 43mm lens for a year and shooting a lot
> with the SWC/M lately, I have to say that in terms of raw sharpness, the
> 43mm definitely holds an edge. I have 20x24" prints to prove it.
> 
> Not that the SWC Biogon is a slouch, it produces some of the nicest images
> I have taken ever.
> 
> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20150421-Scanned-911.jpg

Indeed!
There's more to the way any particular lens "draws" on film and/or sensors 
than sharpness alone.

And the 60s through 80s 'blad Zeiss glass, that I own, definitely always 
pleases the eyes.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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http://www.imagist.com/blog
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