Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark- a good writeup. Stasys On Apr 30, 2005, at 5:39 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > On 4/30/05 4:02 PM, "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net> typed: > >> I don't know about the rest of you, but I for one just hate it when >> lens >> designers fail to reduce the Petzval sum and the secondary spectrum >> through achromatization. >> >> Buzz Hausner >> > > > Unfortunately Erwin makes much from the Petzval Sum but forgot to > explain to > us ahead of time what or who this is and why he is trying to kill > me/us. > I'd bet Verbal Kint has the goods on Petzval Sum but I don't know. > > I found the whole thing very interesting elsewise as Erwins write-ups > always > are for me and the picture which puts all the relevant glass in > perspective > was to me a highlight. > I finally now have a clear idea how big both the new 50 and 75 is/are. > > When we get to see some high quality babe shots from the 75 I don't > know. > Me I'd love to test the glass for them I have a new model and > everything. > > Today, by the way I landed a 105 2.5 Nikkor with collapsible hood for > $130. > A real classic if the formula bears any resemblance to the classic 105 > 2.5 > Nikkor of rangefinder days I'd think would be less than half a chance. > Maybe Verbal Kint knows for sure. > > > > Who is Petzval Sum? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say his father > was > German. Nobody believed he was real. Nobody ever saw him or knew > anybody > that ever worked directly for him, but to hear Kobayashi tell it, > anybody > could have worked for Sum. You never knew. That was his power. The > greatest > trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. > > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >