Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Stupid Question Time
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 19:08:33 -0500

At 04:01 PM 5/11/98 -0400, you wrote:

>If the designation APO is a nomenclature to have the three color wavelengths
>all converge why is it desirable to have one for b&w printing?  Obviously I'm

Because the light coming through the lens, and negative, is not black and
white. It's made of colors, so it will help, especially at wider apertures.

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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO

Some people say that I'm superficial, but that's just on the surface.