Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Berek realized that if the out-of-focus images had enhanced fuzziness, the > in-focus portions would seem even sharper than they actually were. > Therefore, his designs had residual aberrations to accomplish this, and the > effect is to make the in-focus portion "pop out" of the print. Thus, the > "Leica glow", as the Europeans name it, results. > > Leitz customarily tested their lens designs by a 'final image' standard and > not by MTF .... Marc, How would you, or other users of the lens, rate the DR (near focus)? How near is near, what color rendering bias does it exhibit? Are there some (serial #?) that should be avoided? Glenn ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Glenn Wm. Thrall THRALL TECHNICAL WRITING gthrall@ix.netcom.com Southern California ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++