Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Obviously mine is better and I'll have to sell it for twice the price when the the time comes.;) -Marcus --- Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> wrote: > I have just checked and I can't see two sets of > aperture blades in mine. > Frank > > On 4 May, 2004, at 23:29, marcus wrote: > > > My CV 35mm pancake has two sets, but they do not > > overlap in a way that cuts the corners to make a > more > > circular aperture. I don't know the why of it. > > -Marcus > > --- Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> wrote: > >> > >> OK, am I on drugs or does Leica use two sets of > >> aperture blades? It > >> seems on many of my lenses, that looking from the > >> front, there is one > >> set (main set?) that closes down, but from the > rear, > >> there's another > >> set that gradually closes down and catches up at > >> f/22 or so. It's > >> very odd. > >> > >> Is this to smooth out bokeh? Or am I seeing an > >> illusion? > >> > >> Karen > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Karen Nakamura > >> http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for > >> more information > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > > > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover