Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John I thought that it was agreed that Putz was a paid agent of Leica and would lay down for anything that Leica offered. His adulative maunderings are an example. Why is he a judge? He is not even acceptable as a witness, since he is paid for his testimony. OK Marc, now tell me that expert testimony is always paid for in a court of law. On both sides, I must add. Jerry John Collier wrote: > I would suggest you either get Erwin Puts' "Leica Lens Compendium" or > download the abbreviated version from the Leica website: > > http://www.leica-camera.com/index_e.html > > The new Asph lenses are remarkable performers; especially wide open. > Regardless you will need to stop down some to get even performance out > to the edges. > > John Collier > > On Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 01:30 PM, Martin Krieger wrote: > > > When the new 905 SWC was announced, Kornelius made the point that they > > saw a > > way of improving performance at the edges with only a small compromise > > at > > the center. Are there Leica lenses that are designed that way > > (clearly, ALL > > lenses are designed that way to some extent, so this is a relative > > claim). > > What I would want is a much improved corner performance at all > > apertures > > with a bearable sacrifice at the center. > > > > I use the 19 mm 2.8 and the PC 28mm. > > > > Does anyone know much about this. > > > > Why am I looking for such performance. Often I photograph a building, > > and > > then discover that some crucial detail I want is closer to the edge of > > the > > negative. I want to able to get good results out there. Also, in > > enlargements that are big,say 20x, people get close and can see if the > > edges > > are not so good. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html