Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Like me- he probably reads Erwin's brother's post- Hubert Puts is more 'laid back'- he probably drinks blended Scotch and uses white sweat socks to clean his lenses- but you can understand what he's saying! What an amazing family! ( I'll insert a smiley here, Erwin! :o) - I used to be in Mensa, but I must've lost my edge a ways back- I read Erwin's posts, and in some cases- they go right over my head! Not saying they are too technical, but I feel like I did reading some works by Sir Isaac Newton! Sounds great, but I can comprehend only about 13% to 18%- maybe I have Neutral Gray Cells in my brain- they now reflect an average intellect!) Perhaps- we can persuade Erwin to do an evaluation of Single Malts! That WOULD be fun to watch!! Dan ( I used to be fast- but now, I'm just half-fast!!!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Cardish" <dcardish@microtec.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens test > At 02:23 PM 23-08-00 -0400, John Brownlow wrote: > >on 23/8/00 1:57 pm, Dan Cardish at dcardish@microtec.net wrote: > > > > > >> Sharpness mean nothing. Every beginning photo student knows this. > > > >Oh, right. I thought it was one of the key factors, along with flare > >suppression, rendition, bokeh etc. Thanks for putting me right. As usual > >your insight amazes. Erwin, you better go take Cardish's optics 101, you > >hear? Anyhow, do go on. > > Have you actually read any of Erwins reports? > > > > > > > >Some of us actually produce big prints from our 1.4 images. The 5% that's in > >focus is very important, as is the bokeh. The argument that if most of the > >image is o.o.f. then the sharpness of the remainder doesn't matter is a > >really peculiar one, as is the bizarre idea that image quality isn't > >important for photojournalists. > > > >How impressed do you think the picture desk will be with your coke bottle > >pix? > > Apparently, if we are to believe you, they are impressed with your's, so > anything's possible. > > >We're on different planets I think. > > Oh...I have no doubt about that... > > > > > >Your lens tests are pretty much the equivalent of driving four different > >cars at 40 miles an hour down a straight smooth road without changing gear > >or braking and then declaring there is nothing to choose between them apart > >from the trim. > > So who asked you to look at them? > >