Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Performers and flare - DR. BLACKTAPE AWAKENS
From: Krechtz@aol.com
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 13:06:55 EDT
 
In a message dated 8/8/00 6:48:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, doug@nualumni.com 
writes:

<< the popularity of over-saturated color films like E100VS and Velvia is 
probably due to the coincident popularity of lenses which do not control 
flare as well as the current Leica lenses.   >>

I agree.  Particularly, zooms and poorly designed teles are candidates.  
Interestingly, if I remember correctly, Erwin found Kodak Elite EC to be the 
most satisfactory film he tested with one of the latest and finet Leica 
zooms.  It was either the  70-180 APO or 35-70/2.8 Aspheric.

Joe Sobel