Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is, as is the case with other floating element systems from Leica and others, compensating for the aberrations changing with focus distance. On 10 Jan, 2005, at 20:59, bparsons@jhancock.com wrote: > > > > If I am correct, there is a floating element in the rear portion of > the new > 50mm asph lens. ?If this is so, what function is it performing? > > > |+------------------------------ > +-----------------------------------------| > || "B. D. Colen" | > | > || <bdcolen@earthlink.net> | ? ? ? ? To: ? ? ? ?"'Leica Users > | > || Sent by: | Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > | > || lug-bounces+bparsons=jhanco| ? ? ? ? cc: > | > || ck.com@leica-users.org | ? ? ? ? Subject: ? ? ? ?RE: > [Leica] | > || | Zeiss Ikon Focus Shift > | > || 01/10/2005 03:16 PM | > | > || Please respond to "Leica | > | > || Users Group" | > | > |+------------------------------ > +-----------------------------------------| > > > > > > > Bill Maxwell provided us with extensive information about Nikon's > floating element lens design, and Zeiss's apparently using something > similar, and then wrote... > > "Funny thing is that no one called it "hype" when Nikon introduced the > CRC > system. What is the resistance to this new Zeiss product line that > prompts > such comments?" > > Bill, Bill, Bill, are you serious, or is your tongue grafted to your > cheek? Surely you understand that most resident's of LUGland do not > consider Nikon to be competitive with Leica, while the new Zeiss line > most assuredly is. Therefore, if Nikon does it it's "interesting;" if > Zeiss does it it's marketing horseshit. Rest assured, if Leica did it, > it would be described as one of the great Leica innovations - even if > Nikon has been doing it for a decade or so. ;-) > > B. D. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >