Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc - I'm curious...How does one calculate these "stop fractions?" B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marc James Small Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 3:07 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] 50mm f1.5 Nokton question At 06:45 AM 3/6/2000 -0700, John Collier wrote: >Why did they make it a 1.5 and not a 1.4? Sentimental reasons! I know it is >only a 1/3 stop but it is annoying. John I believe it is more like 1/7 of a stop. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!