Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Days, Seattle
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:14:07 -0700
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To me it doesn't make sense.
In how many lens lineups is the 28 or any wide angle lens the sharpest on the
list? I think none!
Usually they sharpest is a normal or a short tele. I'd assume all these years
that those were the optics the most capable and easiest to make the sharpest.
Wide angles have been great, the 38 Biogon, Super Angulons and Leicas of course
but as sharp as their sharpest normals to short teles? 
No i don't' think so and they also suffer from a lot less contrast i think too.
The specs on a great wide angle would make the specs on an OK normal.
I'd like to know what Leica did to make a 28 of all focal lengths the sharpest
on their lens lineup.
Are the MTF charts available? (not that i know how to read them)


That's a hard one to swallow.


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/

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