Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely true regarding micro-contrast. A modern Summicron will get all the micro contrast one needs, IMHO. On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:07 PM, George Lottermoser < george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > On Sep 3, 2015, at 4:38 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > > Don't buy a lens for more contrast, less is the way to go. You can > always add it if needed. > > Unless? > we speak of the "micro contrast" of the lens. > ?the ability of the lens to differentiate between areas that are very > slightly different in color or luminosity. > ?a particular optical property > > ?not to be confused with sharpness resulting from a combination of factors > including focus, mico-contrast and/or > a number of other possible aberations that can be caused by the lens. > > The best optics stand out due to their ability to demonstrate micro > contrast on film or sensors. > > That's when and and why feathers, skin, hair, flower petals, and all > look and feel like feathers, skin, hair, flower petals, and all; > or don't. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto