Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 4:44 PM +0200 7/15/00, lucien wrote: >Lux Technologies (Paris) wrote: > >The Panomigon is a modern ultra wide angle 15mm lens, conceived by CAD >using powerful calculation software. >Perfectly corrected, it is nearly devoid of distortion : the lines of >the subject remain straight, despite a record image angle of 110° and a >geometrical aperture of f11. > >More information on: > ><http://lux.technologies.free.fr/Pano%20en.htm> > >Home Page: ><http://lux.technologies.free.fr/> > >There is also a report in French "Réponses Photo" about the design, the >making etc... >N° 101 (August 2000) >Pages 96-98 > >What is new is the ACV system (Auto Compensation Vignetting). > >Price in French Francs : complete with viewfinder : 6.000 FF >(Heliar = 3.500 FF, Zeiss Hologon = 17.000 FF) > >According to Réponses Photo, Mr. Minh Hoang (the owner/designer) don't >plan to make more than 100 ex.. > >Lucien An effective aperture (with ACV, whatever that is!) of f/22, and at best geometric aperture of f/11 doesn't bode well for either practicality nor optical performance. I think I'll pass. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com