Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So, where is that thread on DOF when we need it? ;) *ducks* - -Mark On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, George Lottermoser wrote: msmall@roanoke.infi.net (Marc James Small)2/25/016:07 PM > and the cost of my Leica gear is a burden on me -- so why should I then > deliberately degrade the performance of wonderful lenses? Isn't it fairly wide and accepted optical knowledge that adding air-glass surfaces to the light path reduces contrast? 35 years ago, my first reading of Ansel Adams put that in my head; along with, only use filters when you need their effect to achieve your intention. George - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Cohen (BALUG LHSA AFA) 226 San Carlos Street #1 "MIS people have sick, twisted San Francisco, CA 94110 little minds" -Linus Torvalds (home) (415) 970-9421 (pager) (888) 702-9872 (cell) (415) 290-7201 (work) (415) 633-1179 page-mark@binaryfaith.com *** The box said "Install NT 4.0 or better", so I installed UNIX *** - ----------------------------------------------------------------- - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS/FA/MU d? s+:+ a- C++++ ULBS++++$ P- L+++ E--- W-(+++) N++ o? K? w--- O? M-- V-- PS+++ PE Y++ PGP++ t+ 5++ X R+ !tv b+++ DI+++ D+ G++ e++ h++ r% y+ z** - ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------