Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/05

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
Subject: Re: [Leica] Lenses for B/W or Color
From: George Huczek <ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 1997 16:43:07 -0600
 
>This dealer's information is completely wrong.
> If a lens is colour corrected to a high degree it is also very well suited
>for B&W, as the black and white image comprises all wave lengths. BTW: a
>black and white picture is a better test for the capabilities of a lens
>than a colour image.
[cut]

The last point Erwin makes here caught my attention.  Why is it that a B&W
picture is a better test for the capabilities of a lens than a colour image? 

- -GH