Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] summicron question -- go creative
From: Johnny Deadman <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 23:38:51 +0100

on 27/4/00 11:15 PM, Andre Jean Quintal at megamax@abacom.com wrote:

> In other words: sharpness is NOT everything
> in photography. What about "residual" tonal gradation,
> shadow detail, highlights' subtlety, color accuracy when its acutance /
> edge resolution goes down somewhat at f/2.8 or f/2 ?

Right on. When will people realise this? Most modern lenses are 'sharp'
enough. The occasional massive step forward in resolution (35 lux -> 35 lux
asph) excepted. The character resides in the rest of their qualities. Add
bokeh to the above list, for a start. Judging a lens by its sharpness is
like judging a car by the size of its engine.
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Johnny Deadman

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