Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] McCurry's Afghan Girl [OT]
From: BOB KRAMER <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:58:28 -0500

My guess is they were talking about computer scan comparisons of the eye
irises from the original slides, not retina scans.  I think the iris
structure is almost as individual as a fingerprint, if my memory serves me
correctly.

BK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Photo Phreak [mailto:leicam4pro@yahoo.com]
> Subject: Re: [Leica] McCurry's Afghan Girl [OT]
> 
>     As someone who has endured laser treatment of the
> retinas, my mind is boggled at the idea that a retinal scan
> could be done off an old 356mm transparency.........
> 
>   How come no one else has voiced skepticism of that story?
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