Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] The 3D Efect
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 09:49:56 -0800

Eric,

WHile I am not the expert, the effect of the Rangefinder is called
"tunneling."  This adds to a perspective in all pictures as it takes
advantage of depth of field.  So I am not confused, just not expert enough
to elaborate in the exacting detail required by the LUGs.

Peter K

> ----------
> From: 	Eric Welch[SMTP:ewelch@ponyexpress.net]
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Saturday, December 26, 1998 3:48 PM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	Re: [Leica] The 3D Efect
> 
> >Could you please explain further what you mean by "tunneling" and "three
> >focusing points?" I sometimes observe a "3-D effect with Leica lenses
> 
> He's confusing focusing with the image that Leica lenses put on film.
> Totally unrelated. The 3-D effect that other Leica owners I know talk
> about
> is how the pictures look, not at what point they're focused on.
> -- 
> 
> Eric Welch
> St. Joseph, MO
> http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
> 
> After all is said and done, usually more is said.
>