Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanning
From: "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 20:36:35 +0200
References: <000401c1146b$1540a9a0$51d380d9@stu>
 
Steve Unsworth writes:

> Presumably what you mean is that the lenses
> in their current state, while not perfect,
> outperform any film available.

No, they do not.  They generally cannot match the resolution of Technical Pan,
for example.  Additionally, they show many aberrations and distortions that no
defect in film negates.

> So why would you worry if Leica stopped development
> of their current lenses/bodies to concentrate
> on digital?

Because I want the lenses, cameras, and images to get better, not worse.
In reply to: Message from "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> (RE: [Leica] Scanning)