Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --------------2B9B5645EA67F12140CBCBBA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > It always amuses me when someone posts photos on their site, with the purpose > of demonstrating how sharp a particular lens is. Regardless of how good the > quality of a scan, no computer monitor can begin to show the difference > between a photo taken with an excellent lens and mediocre lens. Photos posted > on a site can show many things like composition, but they tell nothing about > lens sharpness. > > Tom Shea > Dear Tom, As you have posted under the thread that I started, I will assume that you are answering to my post. If not, then forgive me. I never put those scans there to show the difference between lens resolution, just my ability to scan slides and/or if scanning technology can produce acceptible results for those type of pictures. So, before amusing yourself, I would suggest you read carefully the posts. Regards, Alexander - --------------2B9B5645EA67F12140CBCBBA Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <blockquote TYPE=CITE> <pre>It always amuses me when someone posts photos on their site, with the purpose of demonstrating how sharp a particular lens is. Regardless of how good the quality of a scan, no computer monitor can begin to show the difference between a photo taken with an excellent lens and mediocre lens. Photos posted on a site can show many things like composition, but they tell nothing about lens sharpness. Tom Shea</pre> </blockquote> Dear Tom, <br>As you have posted under the thread that I started, I will assume that you are answering to my post. If not, then forgive me. <br>I never put those scans there to show the difference between lens resolution, just my ability to scan slides and/or if scanning technology can produce acceptible results for those type of pictures. <br>So, before amusing yourself, I would suggest you read carefully the posts. <p>Regards, <br>Alexander <br> <br> <br> </html> - --------------2B9B5645EA67F12140CBCBBA--