Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: 50 mm f/1.4
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 21:54:19 -0500

Frank Filippone jotted down the following:

> ASPHerical lens elements don't have to be expensive.  Lately they are an
> improvement in performance, but more so are a marketing advantage..... ( see
> Nikon story above)  ...

I'm beginning to think that "aspherical" is to the consumer optical market
during the 00s, what "harmonic distortion" was to the consumer audio market
during the 70s...

M.
 
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