Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/21

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Subject: Re: Leitz lenses (ab)used for MF/LF
From: jtan@netvigator.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:21:27 +0800

taroger@singnet.com.sg wrote:
> 
> I have a dumb question...I assume that MF means Manual Focus. What does LF
> mean? TIA.
> 
> //------------------------------------------------------------------
> // Timothy A. Rogers
> // taroger@singnet.com.sg
> // Singapore
> //--- forwarded letter
> -------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Why do the smaller f/stops mean the lens has greater coverage? And why
> would
> > Leica (of all companies) design their lenses to cover MF and LF.

I think in this context MF and LF refers to medium format and
large format? Since they are talking about coverage.