Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/05

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us, leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Aspherical vs ASPH
From: "Roger L. Beamon" <beamon@primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 18:34:22 -0700 (MST)
 
>And why should it be any more dangerous to extrapolate between the M and R
>35mm lenses, than say, between Nikon or Canon, or Canon L series and non L
>series lenses? Comparisons (based on field work, not charts hanging on the
>basement wall) are valuable for those who want to know. 

You don't extrapolate between things, Eric, you extrapolate from things and
use that data to support a conclusion. You can't say that because a given
lens is great in the M line that its analog will be equally as good in the R
line and visa versa. 
       --
       Roger Beamon,   Natural History Interpreter & Photographer
                                  Docent: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
                                  INTERNET: beamon@primenet.com