Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Hasselblad
From: telyt at earthlink.net (telyt@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Oct 20 15:50:28 2004

Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure of the need for "digital" lenses just like "digital" speakers
> or "digital" camera bags.

A comparison of the 21mm ASPH and the V/C 21mm lens on the R-D1 illustrates
the difference.  Not that the 21 ASPH was designed as a 'digital' lens, it
was designed as a retrofocus lens to provide clearance for the M5 and CL
meter arms.  "Designed for digital" is the new way of saying it's a
retrofocus lens.  More distance between the rear element and the sensor
means better performance with digital capture.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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