Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 6/25/04 8:02 PM, "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> wrote: > All, > Erwin does not have to compare the new lens to anything. Look at the > MTF chart: wide open the lens transmits 40% at 40 lines out to the > corners. That is far better than the 35 Summilux ASPH which is down to > 20% in the corners wide open. By the time the lens is at 5.6 it is > running over 90% to the corners. > > By the numbers this will be a stupendous lens. One poster has it > correct, it will be all about the ability to manufacture consistently. > If sample variation is small then the 35, 50, 90, 135 combination > available from Leica will be just about enough to keep many in film. > > 0.02 > > Don I think a much smaller sample variation is what we expect from Leica. Part of what justifies the price we pay. As well as small runs. ... A small company. To NOT have such consistency to me would be a scandal. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/