Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] .... flatness .....
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 12:50:55 -0800

John Collier wrote:
> 
> on 21/1/00 8:28 pm, Jacques Bilinski at jbilin@axionet.com wrote:
> 
> > I've read statements to the effect "I don't take pictures of documents, etc.
> > I take pictures in the 3 D world. Therefore flatness of field doesn't matter
> > to me" a few times on this list. Is there any valid logic to this?
> >
> Well the fact you read it on this list should answer your question ;-)
> 
> John Collier

I am also confused by these issues. A macro lens is designed for field flatness,
a non macro is not. This is undoubtedly something else.
Mark Rabiner