Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark.. are you talking about an enlarged print or the actual "negative"? Given that the lensescome from Leica and Zeiss, lens quality is probably pretty equal... YOu might want to ask POP PHOTO to do a lens comparison..... WHy do you think a 1600mm would have a much larger magnification than a 1700? The difference is 100/1600 or roughly 6%?? Frank -----Original Message----- >From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >Sent: Oct 9, 2010 1:41 AM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] One Big Expensive Leica Lens > >Will I'd think somebody could do the math and then they do and you're right >and I'm wrong I'll concede. >But my money goes to Leica is going to have not a slightly more >magnification. But a lot more. >You read it here first. Its in writing. Right here. >Prove me wrong I'll eat crow with Bosco. > >-------------------- >Mark William Rabiner >Photography. >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >mark at rabinergroup.com > > >> From: Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 23:46:09 -0700 (GMT-07:00) >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] One Big Expensive Leica Lens >> >> Not quite correct... 1600 or 1700mm .... about the same FL and >> magnification. >> >> The difference is in the recorded angle of view.... >> The Leica is set for 35mm, the Zeiss for 6x6. >> The angle of view on the Leica lens is about half .... only because the >> Leica >> Film is recording the center of the image.... >> >> Frank >> >> >>> Not sure how you interpreted what I wrote. The Leica lens will >>> magnify more. A lot more. >>> >>> Marty >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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