Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lens of the century: The Cooke triplet, it has been designed already in 1893 by Taylor, but it became a revolution only after 1900 when Schott gave us the glass to optimize the design Lens designer of the century: most dangerous this one. I opt for Berek as he developed the computations needed to optimize 35mm photography. Color film of the century: Agfacolor as this one was the first to use the three layer (RGB) technique Tools of the century: the H and D sensitometric analysis and the electrical exposure meter, without these two we would be still guessing around The most underrated product of the century: the Kodak Disc system which gave us the current emulsion quality The technique of the century: Zone system, it learned generations of photographers to discuss technique in a systematic way Most underrated camera of the century: The Zeiss Contaflex SLR from 1953 Erwin