Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/17

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Subject: Leitz lenses (ab)used for MF/LF
From: Jack Campin <jack@purr.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 00:20:56 +0000

Marc Small wrote:

> Leitz designed their longer lenses to have sufficient coverage for use
> as MF and LF lenses, so they included the smaller apertures which are
> all the rage with LF photographers.  

LF?  Really?  Which Leitz lenses will cover this?

I've used a 90mm Elmar as a 6x6 enlarger lens, but even with that you
didn't want to look too closely at the corners.  And small stops don't
come into that application.



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