Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi John, Not until today, but I'm still interested. Simon Stevens >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