Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/01

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Subject: [Leica] Re: -- No Subject --
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 10:02:25 -0800

Walt,

I simply disagree with you on almost all of your following post.

Jim


At 09:58 AM 3/1/99 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Yes, I did in college....in a photo-physics course (yes, they really exist)
>No, there was no discernable difference with/without in sharpness 
>(50 summicron, tiffen single coated UV)....used 50x microscope, navy 
>test pattern, center and edges....no, no MTF data....that's for 
>designers, I'm a photographer.....
>
>Just like there's no PHOTOGRAPHIC difference in lenses from l970 and today...
>By photographic, I mean that shots taken at the same time/same place, 
>on 100 print or E6 or tri-x, handheld, etc.....there's no difference..
>
>No, there's no visible photographic difference in sharpness under real-world 
>conditions with/without clean UV filter.....there may be in contrast due 
>to flare, but only under certain conditions, i.e. BRIGHT light 
>source in picture, strong oblique lighting w/o hood, etc...
>
>Like 75% of the "data" presented on the LUG, it's dogma, not photographic 
>evidence......again, although he's probably pissed enough, Erwin's findings
>are undoubtably true, and valid for designers.....but to the photographer, 
>discussions of bags or flash techniques are infinitely more valuable....
>
>Walt
>
>
>> 
>>     OK,  I have the flame retardent Nomex cover on the keyboard. Go for it.
>> 
>>     Tom
>> 
>> 
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