Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon-- That's an interesting question that you asked in August. Did you ever get an answer?? John Fulton Fort Worth > >I have a speculation question for the optical design gurus on the list, >or those well connected. Erwin comes to mind in particular. I was >reading Dick Gilcreast's piece on the Noctilux on the LHSA Viewfinder >site and if I understood correctly, he wrote that the vignetting of the >Noctilux is a compromise made necessary by the decision not to use >aspheric elements as with the first f1.2 version. I understand how >complicated that had been and it made sense in 1976, but I'm wondering >if that's still the case. Leica has been updating a number of its >designs with molded aspherics, so is it possible or likely we will see a >Noctilux ASPH 50mm f1 any time soon? > >I realise the current one is amazing, but so were most of the pre-ASPH >lenses and that didn't stop Leica from realizing incremental >improvements when the new technology became available. > >TIA > >Simon Stevens - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html