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Subject: [Leica] IMG:Tripping the Light Fantastic, 21'lux at F1.4
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:36:15 -0500 (CDT)
References: <i2xeb6799211004161323g3714ecb0j9cd514e95478d48d@mail.gmail.com> <20100416205949.GH26418@jbm.org> <k2iee8fa51c1004161828v86aa9e44u4caf1f3efe6159c9@mail.gmail.com> <8AA0D622-1D0A-496A-937F-D08CE73149C5@usjet.net> <r2xeb6799211004161908vde7ba888z72b19798f009533b@mail.gmail.com>

That's quite surprising -- 12 feet to infinity at f1.4!

On Apr 16, 2010, at 9:09 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> According to the DoF scale on the lens, 12-infinity are within the  
> range of
> DoF in 1.4. Close distance is of course different, e.g. 3 feet to  
> may be 3
> 1/2 feet.
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Robert Meier  
> <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote:
>
>> This is shot at f1.4?  Shouldn't something be out of focus?
>>
>>
>> On Apr 16, 2010, at 8:28 PM, Marty Deveney wrote:
>>
>>  That's a great use of this lens.  And the lens itself is really a
>>> stunning piece of design and engineering.
>>>
>>> Marty
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 6:29 AM, Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 2010-04-16-16:23:07 Richard Man:
>>>>
>>>>> This lens has more distortion than the Super Angulon and about  
>>>>> 4 times
>>>>> the
>>>>> size, but if you want to shoot at 1.4, what choice is there?
>>>>> http://www.5pmlight.com/PICS/L9995407.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That is just totally cool.
>>>>
>>>>
>
> -- 
> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/>
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